US Dept. of Justice investigating Blu-Ray at DVinfo.net

Christopher C. Murphy · January 26th, 2004, 08:00 PM

FYI - hope this speeds up and doesn't hurt HD-DVD!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...01252222000440

Peter Moore · January 27th, 2004, 07:23 AM

The DOJ just doesn't seem to learn when it comes to these things. They should be attacking the MPAA over copy protection, not Sony over trying to set a standard.

Frank Granovski · January 27th, 2004, 07:34 AM

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...not Sony over trying to set a standard.

Hmmm. Sony's BETA thing is still fresh on my mind, and I think their microMV was another attempt at setting a standard...Sony's standard.

Peter Moore · January 27th, 2004, 03:32 PM

And beta actually was the superior standard (as recognized by broadcasters) and blue-ray is too.

Frank Granovski · January 27th, 2004, 07:30 PM

Well, yes. BETA was superior but Sony either didn't want to share it or wanted too much money from other cam makers, from what I recall. That was the issue which lead it to failure.

Nicholi Brossia · January 27th, 2004, 09:29 PM

I second that, Frank. JVC sold VHS product rights to other companies like it was going out of style. Hence, lower price, higher availability.

Peter Moore · January 29th, 2004, 07:57 AM

Ok sure, but you know, if they go with WM9, they've got the same problem from Microsoft. So if you're going to trust a giant, why not trust the one who's overing the disk with more long term beenfits? That's clearly blu-ray. Even if we don't need 30 GB today, we will tomorrow. DVD-9 can't last forever.

January 26th, 2004, 08:00 PM	#1
Christopher C. Murphy Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,707	US Dept. of Justice investigating Blu-Ray FYI - hope this speeds up and doesn't hurt HD-DVD! http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...01252222000440 __________________ Christopher C. Murphy Director, Producer, Writer

January 27th, 2004, 09:29 PM	#6
Nicholi Brossia Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 389	I second that, Frank. JVC sold VHS product rights to other companies like it was going out of style. Hence, lower price, higher availability. __________________ Nicholi Brossia

January 27th, 2004, 07:23 AM	#2
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	The DOJ just doesn't seem to learn when it comes to these things. They should be attacking the MPAA over copy protection, not Sony over trying to set a standard.

January 27th, 2004, 03:32 PM	#4
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	And beta actually was the superior standard (as recognized by broadcasters) and blue-ray is too.

January 27th, 2004, 07:30 PM	#5
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Well, yes. BETA was superior but Sony either didn't want to share it or wanted too much money from other cam makers, from what I recall. That was the issue which lead it to failure.

January 29th, 2004, 07:57 AM	#7
Peter Moore Trustee Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Arlington VA Posts: 1,034	Ok sure, but you know, if they go with WM9, they've got the same problem from Microsoft. So if you're going to trust a giant, why not trust the one who's overing the disk with more long term beenfits? That's clearly blu-ray. Even if we don't need 30 GB today, we will tomorrow. DVD-9 can't last forever.