Recent content by samatha6

It does.. Its just that the current substrates that are used produce a poor yield. From the link I posted from my first reply its less then 50 percent yield... which is really bad. They are trying to develop a new substrate. But current production technology cannot produce the diode with high...

Your right... as it states here http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/30/blu-ray-and-hd-dvd-delays-due-to-blue-laser-shortage/ However, the layer on the HD DVD is 0.6mm thick with larger pits.. less data then the BD with a layer of only 0.1mm thick. One would think that the tolerances for the...

Signed!! From what I have read on the costs and problems making Blue Ray work.. I am supporting HD DVD technology. One only has to look back at how much Sony charged for proprietary memory sticks... far more $$ then traditional solid state memory. With Sony's track record, I really don't...

This article helps explain Sony's problems with blue laser diode yields: http://www.videsignline.com/news/194500035 As this article explains, with current processes, there is no way to increase current yields on blue laser diodes. As the article points out, the yields are pathetic at this...

Shipments cut in half? I am reading on this site: http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=36041 and others that Sony's initial shipments may be far less then expected. I also read that less then 100k....closer to 80k were sold in the Japan launch. All I can think is that the blue ray...

Diode shortages Yep, they are delaying (again) Europe shipments of PS3: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14694813/ Also they are allocating most of the diode supplies for PS3: http://www.ps3land.com/article-633.php So on the stand alone HD DVD/Blueray market, it appears Toshiba will have...

Well according to some people on this thread... it doesn't. And you said yourself that it won't do MP3 data discs... thats bad. I am not too worried about it, since you can bet that once the lesser known HD DVD players hit walmart they will play All the legacy formats.. for less money. As it...

I am thinking if you change the booktype to dvd-rom on a dvd+r disc it will work.. but anything that you have already burned to booktype +r will probably be useless. I can't believe that Toshiba would leave out that kind of support. I can see tons of these boxes being returned. If everyone...

I seem to remember that Zenith makes one that upconverts through component... and if I remember right.. with only certain firmwares.. I don't know if the newer ones can do this anymore.. But they were popular models...

Don't see how BR will win the format war if their players cost hundreds more. That does not follow the price driven model for most electronics.

I guess at this point its everything that is in print about BR or HD DVD.. no real hardware to compare with yet for reviewers. Although one must think about why Sony keeps delaying PS3. Some ("beliefs") think its due to manufacturing issues with BR. From the little technical info I have read...

Well I based my bitrates on what my pioneer DVD player reports.. Its shows the VBR bitrates in real time... and they do in fact peak at nearly 9000 kbps on a few of my discs.. I admit that those discs will momentarily freeze on my other phillips player.. so those discs may not be fully...

Or at least have the ability to hit the next button.. I mean is it really necessary for us to read the FBI warning 10 million times? I think we all have that memorized by now. I think the worst case is when they force trailers as well without the ability to hit the next button.. I think Disney...

You are assuming that the encryption will be broken to make digital copy for copy. The Image Restraint Token is used to down rez any analog copying from an HD device to a video capturing system. If what you say is true, and the pirates can make copies with ICT still intact.. then that means they...

I guess the big question everyone is wondering about is if the Image Restraint Token is enabled on any of the new titles coming out. And if it is, how clearly do they mark that fact on the packaging.