#15749 - 03/20/06 11:09 AM
Re: Bluray downverting via component not mandator after all
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Desperado
Registered: 07/03/05
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Having the studios "choose" is the same as no choice. They will all choose to downsample. Thinking otherwise is an exercise in self delusion. They are absolutely paranoid about casual copying in high def. These restrictions won't hurt the big pirates in the slightest, but will inconvenience regular consumers who are expected to lap this stuff up.
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#15750 - 03/20/06 12:15 PM
Re: Bluray downverting via component not mandator after all
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Gunslinger
Registered: 03/11/06
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Actually Ritz, Sony actually announced that their initial offerings from Sony Pictures on BD disks would not do downconverting.
So for at least the near term those with older equipment can get full HD quality from BD with Sony Pictures discs.
Of course they could easily change their minds on that...
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#15751 - 03/20/06 02:18 PM
Re: Bluray downverting via component not mandator after all
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Desperado
Registered: 07/03/05
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Loc: NJ/Beijing
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I saw the Sony announcement. It was made for only one reason...to sway public opinion in their favour from the competing HD DVD format. The instant they think that is no longer a problem, you can bet your bottom dollar that will change. I'm in the music and video production business and have a LOT of dealings with Sony BMG. This announcement was purely a temporary measure. I suspect it will be a non-event since they'll likely change their minds before any content is actually made available to the public.
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#15752 - 03/20/06 02:53 PM
Re: Bluray downverting via component not mandator after all
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Desperado
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Remember that Sony is a monster of a company, and they sell gobs of hardware as well. It's entirely likely that their promise of not engaging the downconversion flag on Sony titles could be rescinded at any time to "combat piracy" - in other words, if they think that by doing so they could sell more SXRD TVs. And the result would be the same - those with older TVs would be back to square one.
They might wait a bit to ensure market penetration and be sure that people are locked in to their product, but there's no doubt they'll do it. And with the age of Digital-only TV only 3 years away, they probably wouldn't feel overly obligated to justify the decision.
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#15753 - 03/20/06 06:29 PM
Re: Bluray downverting via component not mandator after all
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Desperado
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Remember, Sony is the compay that installed malware into millions of computers which compromised their security, including some computers in sensitive locations. When found out they were never really punished.
I'll try to buy non-Sony whenever possible in the future, which is essentially a reversal of my prior practice.
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#15754 - 03/20/06 07:13 PM
Re: Bluray downverting via component not mandator after all
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Desperado
Registered: 02/20/06
Posts: 446
Loc: Beaverton, Oregon
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Yeah, I felt the same way Charlie, but decided to cave. I looked at the available 1080 HDTV big screens and nothing beats the Sony SXRD units right now.
In terms of absolute picture quality, they will have the top spot in the market for 50" and 60" units probably until SED displays come out.
It was either that or DLP and DLP is just a kludgy design in it's current form and is not true 1080.
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