Hewlett-Packard Co. on Wednesday raised the stakes in a battle between high-definition DVD formats by urging a group led by Sony Corp. to include features important to PC makers and users. Palo Alto, Calif-based HP has long backed Sony's Blu-ray but last month Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp. endorsed a competing high-definition DVD format known as HD-DVD, which is backed by Toshiba Corp. That prompted HP to make its move on Wednesday.
"We're still supporting Blu-ray but we're very serious that we want these technologies. If in the end, they're supported in one and then not the other, we'll have to make a choice," said Maureen Weber, general manager of personal storage in HP's personal systems group. Blu-ray and HD-DVD were not available for comment.
The world's No. 2 computer maker asked the makers of Blu-ray to include two technologies in its specifications now supported by HD-DVD. One is known as mandatory managed copy, allowing users to copy high-definition movies onto PCs from discs and distribute them on home networks. HP also asked Blu-ray to support a feature called iHD, which provides for new interactive features and is slated to be implemented in Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system.
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"We're still supporting Blu-ray but we're very serious that we want these technologies. If in the end, they're supported in one and then not the other, we'll have to make a choice," said Maureen Weber, general manager of personal storage in HP's personal systems group. Blu-ray and HD-DVD were not available for comment.
The world's No. 2 computer maker asked the makers of Blu-ray to include two technologies in its specifications now supported by HD-DVD. One is known as mandatory managed copy, allowing users to copy high-definition movies onto PCs from discs and distribute them on home networks. HP also asked Blu-ray to support a feature called iHD, which provides for new interactive features and is slated to be implemented in Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system.
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What strickes does BR have against it yet? A silly press release that any rational person did not beleive from Microsoft? Sorry, that was a wild pitch on MS's part... not even clsoe to the strike zone.
well the future will show.
btw, that happened to dvd-audio and sacd? they still both sold in stores side by side?
What if they don't concede, will HP just throw away the money already invested in Blu-ray?
I have looked at several articles about this thing, but never read anything about an HP official stating the reason behind this move and why it would be bad not to include mandatory managed copy and iHD.
The articles are all so vague and look almost like complete rumors.
LMAO
Whats wrong with Blu-ray Java? Don't tell me Blu-ray Java cannot be implemented on Windows Vista, that's just bullocks.
That's like saying SUN Java cannot be implemented on Windows Vista.
I thought Blu-ray also uses DRM on their content. Managed Copy is also available for Blu-ray, the only difference is that it will not be 'mandatory'. Meaning it's up to the studios to allow the content to be shared on a home network. And knowing the studios, they would rather leave it 'Managed Copy' out of their content.
They don't know why anyone would require the content to be shared on any network. Most people aren't that lazy to take a BD-box, take out the disc and insert it into the player each time they want to view it.
Media Centers are only and will be only for enthousiasts, which is a small market to sell movies to.
I wonder what HP really is afraid of. MS and Intel aren't really big players in the next-gen DVD format war Blu-ray is already winning.
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