Op-Ed: HD DVD vs. Blu-Ray

[WRXWagon2112]

How about this? A $95 Blu-ray ROM drive. Pop it into an HTPC and you're good to go.

Or the model that I have: Linky. Gives you both Blu-ray and HD DVD - allowing you to pick up some great deals on HD DVD movies.

--Alan

[WRXWagon2112]

Amazon.com's running a special right now - HD DVDs for $9.99. I just picked up The Road Warrior. Gotta love it!

--Alan

let me know how the transfer looks.

The transfer looks quite good. There are some areas where I suspect the original film was doctored (scenes that are supposed to be at "night" but are probably fiddled with to give it that "night-time" look) so they have a heavy grain to them. But otherwise it's very clear and crisp. Kinda shocking for an older film like this.

--Alan

[WRXWagon2112]

Blu-ray disc ripper can now copy BD-Live content.

The latest version of the people's Blu-ray ripper, Blu-ray Disc Ripper 1.4, is the first to support BD-Live titles. BD Ripper 1.4 now grabs the AACS folder, which might be needed for BD-Live flicks to decrypt downloaded content. That means it in effect copies the BD-Live extended content, bringing us one step closer to running downloadable BD-Live goodies on a ripped disc. You still need an AACS key to make the magic happen, but those are easy enough to find. What was that about 10 years, blah blah Blu-ray blah blah unbeatable blah blah?

--Alan

[Mr Kleen]

have we not learned to never ever issue a public challenge to the hacking community.