Re: Interesting study on spam

In message <itll9r$n4j$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Keith F. Lynch <kfl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
Ben Yalow <ybmcu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The only question is whether Bluray "won" so late in the cycle that
it'll be dead before it replaces DVD.

I think the reason Blu-ray hasn't caught on better is because most people don't value the additional resolution enough to buy new higher resolution screens, players, and discs. Especially since the discs are much more expensive, and, I would assume, more touchy about dust, scratches, and fingerprints.

Allegedly they're better in that respect, something to do with the wavelength used.

In my experience, most people sit across the room from their TVs, which means they aren't even seeing all the resolution a DVD provides, and no amount of added screen resolution will make a visible difference to them. If they cared about resolution, they'd have been sitting closer to the screen in the first place.

Agreed

Also, I've heard ugly rumors about DRM run amok -- that each Blu-ray disc can "upgrade" the DRM code on the player, and this sometimes inadvertently causes it to refuse to play older Blu-ray discs. Even if this rumor is exaggerated or completely false, it's certainly widespread enough to deter people from buying into the technology. Especially since there are technical tricks to get a higher resolution from regular DVDs.

There have been rumours, and it's one of the reasons why I'm holding off, but I've yet to hear of it actually happening. Having said that, most Blu-ray disks have online features and the players are generally designed with network capabilities, which would be another route for the manufacturers etc. to change the code, so overall I feel much less secure about them than I do about DVD.
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