Blu-ray Licensing to Get Easier and Cheaper
AlleyInsider speculates that licensing changes to Blu-Ray could pave the way to Mac support for the High Definition drives.
Of interest, Apple's recent inclusion of HDCP copy protection in their newest laptops could also help pave the way for support of the HD disc format.
A new licence will be established by mid-2009 as a "one-stop shop" for device makers. The licence will include all necessary Blu-ray, DVD and CD patents for selling Blu-ray players. The licensing programme will be handled by a new licensing company to be led by Gerald Rosenthal, former head of intellectual property at IBM. It will be based in the US, but will have local branches in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
The new streamlined process will reportedly cut the total cost of royalty payments by 40 percent. Apple's Steve Jobs specifically cited complicated licensing issues as one of the hurdles to adopting Blu-Ray in Apple's own computers.Of interest, Apple's recent inclusion of HDCP copy protection in their newest laptops could also help pave the way for support of the HD disc format.
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39 months ago
I'm starting to care about having a Blu Ray drive in my Mac now because I finally got an HDTV a month ago. Now that I'm buying my movies on Blu Ray instead of DVD, I have no way of ripping them to my iPod.
39 months ago
Blu-Ray is a borndead standard and this move just proves it. They are desperate to sell DRM-ridden discs to people that could not care less about a marginal increase in image quality.
39 months ago
The only useful use for blu-ray is for data backup, and macs can do that already using an external blu-ray drive or one of these which you can build into your Macbook Pro:
http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=338
ok so we cant watch blu-ray movies, but id rather buy them in the iTunes store anyway. I think Apples trying to move away from disc media as it goes away from their whole iPod digital media philosophy.
To be honest there isn't much point watching blu-ray on a screen smaller than 30 inches anyway.
http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?products_id=338
ok so we cant watch blu-ray movies, but id rather buy them in the iTunes store anyway. I think Apples trying to move away from disc media as it goes away from their whole iPod digital media philosophy.
To be honest there isn't much point watching blu-ray on a screen smaller than 30 inches anyway.
39 months ago
The only useful use for blu-ray is for data backup, and macs can do that already, ok so we cant watch movies, but id rather buy them in the iTunes store anyway. I think Apples trying to move away from disc media as it goes away from their whole iPod digital media philosophy.
not only movies how about programs
I have Logic Studio and Final Cut Studio and both are 8 dvd's
and you don't mention one word about gaming..
because games and movies are gonna be sold on one blu ray
39 months ago
next excuse: the drives aren't slim enough in the slot loading variety or something along those lines.
i don't really care either way personally. but its about time for the data retention purposes at least.
i don't really care either way personally. but its about time for the data retention purposes at least.
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