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This isn't just a Blu-ray issue, it's a firmware issue

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Jazz Inmate

In Reply to: RE: Is there any word on the hardware upgrades BluRay needs? posted by Duilawyer on July 25, 2007 at 06:45:57

All electronics that do processing functions these days can benefit from firmware and software updates and the approach to that is to connect the device to your network and download current firmware. The PS3 and other blu-ray players don't need new hardware, just new firmware and software to take full advantage of BD. But all devices should do this, PCs being a prime example and TiVos being another.
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"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)

Edits: 07/25/07

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No its not - Jack G 10:26:30 07/25/07 (3)
Most BD players don't have the hardware to process two video streams. I'm not sure about the PS3, but none of the other players are upgradable to do PiP. they cannot be made to be compliant with profile 1.1.
Jack
- Jack, you really need to stop this misinformation campaign - Jazz Inmate 10:52:12 07/25/07 (2)
  What we're really talking about here is BD-J.
  
  Here are just some of the players that currently support BD-J:
  
  Sony BDP-S1
  Sony BDP-S300
  Samsung BDP-1000
  Samsung BDP-1200
  Samsung BDP-1400
  Panasonic DMP-BD10
  Pioneer BDP-HD1
  LG BH100 combo Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD player
  Philips BDP-9000
  Sony Playstation 3
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  "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BD-J (Open in New Window)
  - BD-J is not the same as BD video profile 1.1. - Jack G 11:57:48 07/25/07 (1)
    Do your homework.
    Right now, all players have a profile of 1.0
    You are confusing BD-J with video profiles.
    Jack
    Edit: I forgot that the Denons are 1.1 compliant, but they aren't out yet.
    - Read this (Open in New Window)
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    - also here. - Jack G 12:26:25 07/25/07 (0)
      .
      wiki-profiles (Open in New Window)
somebody somewhere said that HD already HAS the feature? - Duilawyer 10:21:26 07/25/07 (5)
HD comes with picture in picture now in all its units? NO?
- You mean HD-DVD? You can't use HD and HD-DVD interchangeably - Jazz Inmate 10:44:30 07/25/07 (1)
  Yes, HD-DVD has that feature. Would you ever use it? I doubt I would.
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  "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
  - sorry. No, I can't imagine using PIP during a movie. Porn? nt - Duilawyer 14:29:01 07/25/07 (0)
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- Yes. All HD DVD players have this - Jack G 10:30:00 07/25/07 (2)
  The LG combo player doesn't have this ability. but it also doesn't have the HD DVD logo on it.
  Perhaps you shouldn't have sold your A20.
  Jack
  - I coudl buy it back now for less than I sold it for. Besides, HD - Duilawyer 14:30:18 07/25/07 (1)
    has only one studio left that is solely HD?
    - RE: I coudl buy it back now for less than I sold it for. Besides, HD - Jack G 15:23:51 07/25/07 (0)
      None of the majors has changed, but there are about the same number of titles availabnle to both formats.
      Jack

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