Blu-ray/DVD Combo Discs

[JasonR]

Originally Posted by BigBLUballz

But its only on one side, is what hes getting at. BD & DVD still with pretty picture on top side.

And I was stating it would either have to be a flippy or a single sided disc with major playback issues. Why do you think it isn't a reality already?

[U4K61]

The only reason I can see in wanting a combo is to get 480i. That's easy, just use the composite, and you will get that standard def signal you are after without even having to go to set the resolution. Why do some worry so much about carrying the baggage of old tec on the backside of the new? The PS3 plays my DVD collection, that's more then enough.

[richteer]

Originally Posted by viiv

Right in the first few pages of my Sony S300 manual (you can pull it off the esupport website in PDF if you want to see it), there is specific mention of "types of discs this unit can play" to Blu-ray/DVD combo discs, ala the HD DVD/DVD combo discs. So that means there are provisions in the format for this. Now where are they?

Frankly, who cares? Combo discs are a bad idea (ref: the reliability problems of HD DVD's combo discs), from a reliability point of view. The whole point of Blu-ray is to eventually succeed DVD; putting a DVD-compatible layer in a Bllu-ray ain't gonna help with that.