Blu-ray's Chances Against DVD

[Neo65]

Originally Posted by Anthony P

true no one has given any remotely interesting examples of BD-live, but don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against it. THis wasn't even BD-live related.

I just found it interesting that he was saying he would love to have 1/4 of the screen taken over and blocked by his friend while they both talk to each other during the movie. Doesn't he (or you) actually care for the movie. The most annoying thing to me is some idiot talking through the movie, even more if someone blocks the view. If you enjoy that and you don't care about seeing and listening to the movie then so be it, you have that choice at home. I just think it odd that someone would look forward to it and actually ask for it. What next start sticking gum under your seat and spilling soda on purpose to get that sticky floor feeling, and an auto red LED flash light spot?

Everyone gets to choose what they want. I also don't see any value in anything that the interactive side has presented, but presumably there are people who do want to chat during a movie, or perhaps have part of the movie covered up by video conferencing stuff.

I think for most parts, such things are rare. The first time I watch a movie, I want the entire movie and don't see distractions from that as a plus.

However, a movie like "Rocky Horror Picture Show", where it is also a cultural event, if you watched it a dozen times, you "may" decide to have a joint session with all other fans from remote sites.

Note though, I doubt that this chat from internet while watching "Rocky Horror" is going to be that useful. The best experience is still in a theatre watching strangers do god awful fools of themselves and laughing about it --- I dont' see that happening from your home, even with the internet.

Still, everyone gets to choose what they want.

I do have this to say about the Priests of Interactivity. The onus is on them to show us, the people who pay money to buy movies, why it is that this thing is going to be worth even a dollar to us.

IE: They have to spend some effort and prove why this is compelling and have people shell out money for this feature. The old "If we build it, they will come" mantra always has an expiry date, and cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely.

We are talking about engineers working on features, that possibly could be a total waste of their professional lives, or it could be really big. Whatever it is, at some point, you just have to show the world that there's something there, or just move on and let the engineers fix the other bugs in the players instead --- the ones that prevents the movie from playing properly.