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I know what you've been thinking, Mr. Home Theatre Enthusiast. "Why can't I watched low rez Flash clips on my awesome HDTV and Blu-ray player?" Thanks to LG...Now. You. Can.
The robust update Blu-ray's BD+ copy protection that was gonna take three months to crack was just busted by Slysoft, months ahead of schedule. Wanna guess what's gonna happen to the next BD+ update? [Inquirer]
Only possible in today's crazy world: Chinese OEMs who planned to steal Blu-ray marketshare with sub-$US200 players are being bloodied by name brands like Sony and Samsung selling their players at that price.
Infinity Storage Media has a hybrid disc with both Blu-ray and DVD data layers. This means that it'll play on your ancient budget DVD player but it'll also play in high-def in a Blu-ray player.
Chris Nolan just hosted the live, on-demand substitute for a Dark Knight commentary track last night. So why was I left unsatisfied after squinting at my TV for two and a half hours?
I can only imagine the resulting tower of unpacked boxes. [Sony Blog]
Just a little reminder for Blu-ray/Batman fans in the audience—that live screening with director Christopher Nolan is tonight at 6pm Pacific. Here's what Warner says you need to do to participate:
Posted by Nick Broughall at 4:37 PM on December 17, 2008
According to the ABC, EzyDVD has gone into receivership today. They're hopeful that they'll be able to save the company from complete destruction, and blame their current predicament on trading losses and lacklustre sales. But I guess that means that we won't be seeing their digital movie store happening any time soon, if ever. Here's hoping they manage to stay afloat in these tough economic times - even though they don't really venture too far below the RRP for their movies, they do have a pretty extensive selection, and their Beat the Bomb sales are always good value...
[ABC]
One of Blu-ray's touted technologies—for studios—was that even if its copy protection was busted, it could be updated in future titles, requiring a new set of cracks. A November update is their most iron-clad yet.
We thought Sony was clever, but here's the original "Blu-ray" device. It's a copier, duplicating large mylar maps by using ammonia and photosensitive paper to transfer the image. And here's a pile of its product:
