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Just wondering from the GUYS that know...
I went to 2 places here on the net and there are only a FEW
Blu-Ray burners out now... THEY ARE STILL very High in Prices..
and one common complaint was java based software.. and SLOW burning times.
Cons: -Slow burns. Takes hours to burn a full sized 25GB Blu-ray Disc -Extremely expensive -Don't know if BD will beat HD-DVD ***READ OTHER THOUGHTS***
"..HDCP compliant hardware ? Will I NEED a different video card?
Will I be able just to buy the burner, then play it in my computer and
still get the "full effect" when hooking it up to HDTV?"
"....HDCP monitor or connection from the videocard to HDTV with HDCP capabilities (usually any HDTV with HDMI input) A regular monitor will not run Blu-Ray. There are very few LCD monitors out there with HDCP and they sadly all cost much money. Some trivia is that there is no such thing as an HDCP compliant CRT(those fat monitors) "
"...HE stated that HDCP was just another gimmick, and that the only thing that was needed was a monitor supporting the 720p resolution. This is incorrect, as HDCP has to do with Content Protection, not resolution. If your video card and monitor are not HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) certified, then the Blu-ray Disc will not play on your computer. You can have a 30" monitor, doesn't make a difference, without HDCP the disc will not play. Think of it as a cd key, without it your program will not be usable on your computer."
"...Windows Vista is an OS that is designed duel core processor if you have a duel core processor then there is a 99% chance that it is a 64bit processor, so you should have Vista 64, right, and if Vista is the only OS that supports HD streaming video then this drive should be 100% compatible with Vista 64Bit, right? NO, Before you can recognize this as a drive you have to replace registry files and manually delete and load drivers. And then when your done with that the only diver that you keep doesn't have driver signature support, so EVERY time you boot your computer You have to press F8 and disable Driver Signature Software (windows dose not like this, and you lose a big part of your Windows Firewall). And the soft wear that they give you is not compatible with vista. So after a month of e-mailing Cyberlink (no phone support, only online support you have to pay for) You finally get a version that loses video if you try to do anything else beside start up your computer and play the video"
... Firmware issues were/are big!
What are going to be the "right formulas" to get these puppies to work? Decent system requirements??
Were they still in design to work with XP when they were coming out?
SOOOO Many questions.
So do we all "wait and see"? (how long or how many generations?)
hehe yeah like I'm gonna PAY $15 for a TDK BR disk..
When they gonna go down as well (any brand)?
Or will the makers just keep the prices artifically high like they did CDs?
Sorry.. it' all just rattling around up there.. No wait that's the HD DVD junk pile
OK PEACE
I went to 2 places here on the net and there are only a FEW
Blu-Ray burners out now... THEY ARE STILL very High in Prices..
and one common complaint was java based software.. and SLOW burning times.
Cons: -Slow burns. Takes hours to burn a full sized 25GB Blu-ray Disc -Extremely expensive -Don't know if BD will beat HD-DVD ***READ OTHER THOUGHTS***
"..HDCP compliant hardware ? Will I NEED a different video card?
Will I be able just to buy the burner, then play it in my computer and
still get the "full effect" when hooking it up to HDTV?"
"....HDCP monitor or connection from the videocard to HDTV with HDCP capabilities (usually any HDTV with HDMI input) A regular monitor will not run Blu-Ray. There are very few LCD monitors out there with HDCP and they sadly all cost much money. Some trivia is that there is no such thing as an HDCP compliant CRT(those fat monitors) "
"...HE stated that HDCP was just another gimmick, and that the only thing that was needed was a monitor supporting the 720p resolution. This is incorrect, as HDCP has to do with Content Protection, not resolution. If your video card and monitor are not HDCP (High Definition Content Protection) certified, then the Blu-ray Disc will not play on your computer. You can have a 30" monitor, doesn't make a difference, without HDCP the disc will not play. Think of it as a cd key, without it your program will not be usable on your computer."
"...Windows Vista is an OS that is designed duel core processor if you have a duel core processor then there is a 99% chance that it is a 64bit processor, so you should have Vista 64, right, and if Vista is the only OS that supports HD streaming video then this drive should be 100% compatible with Vista 64Bit, right? NO, Before you can recognize this as a drive you have to replace registry files and manually delete and load drivers. And then when your done with that the only diver that you keep doesn't have driver signature support, so EVERY time you boot your computer You have to press F8 and disable Driver Signature Software (windows dose not like this, and you lose a big part of your Windows Firewall). And the soft wear that they give you is not compatible with vista. So after a month of e-mailing Cyberlink (no phone support, only online support you have to pay for) You finally get a version that loses video if you try to do anything else beside start up your computer and play the video"
... Firmware issues were/are big!
What are going to be the "right formulas" to get these puppies to work? Decent system requirements??
Were they still in design to work with XP when they were coming out?
SOOOO Many questions.
So do we all "wait and see"? (how long or how many generations?)
hehe yeah like I'm gonna PAY $15 for a TDK BR disk..
When they gonna go down as well (any brand)?
Or will the makers just keep the prices artifically high like they did CDs?
Sorry.. it' all just rattling around up there.. No wait that's the HD DVD junk pile
OK PEACE
ElwoodsBrotherJake 
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