XP & Vista to add native Bluray support

August 18, 2008 · Filed Under Gadgets & Tech · Comment

An API is in the works which would allow Blurays discs to be burnt without the need of third party software, from within Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003 and Server 2008.

The public beta of the ‘Feature pack for storage’ should be released soon.

Check out the Microsoft connect page here for more info

Tags: Bluray, Microsoft

Blueray/HD DVD dual format coming 2008

June 29, 2007 · Filed Under Television · Comment

According to videobusiness.com Warner is going to delay its dual format HD disk “Total HD” to 2008, Warner was originally planning to release it in 2007.

The Total HD disk features HD DVD on one side and Blueray on the other, so for example a film could come on a disk in both formats, this would simplify purchasing movies for many, and I imagine would be useful for those with both format players.

It is not clear how much extra these disks would cost, I imagine that they would cost more then a single format alone.

The release date has not yet been announced.

Tags: Bluray

HD DVD/Blueray “Managed Copy”

May 29, 2007 · Filed Under Television · Comment

President Dan Glickman, of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced that Advanced Access Content System (AACS) system will be implemented in to the HD DVD & Blueray formats before the end of the year.

So what does this mean? it means users will be able to create official backup copies, there will however be security measures…

Once this “Managed Copy” system is implemented, studios will have the option to offer for example a limitation of copies which can be made of a disk.

There is fear however that this will just open the doors to piracy, as a few months back a previous version of the AACS encryption was in fact bypassed by a hacker.

Tags: Bluray