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Blu-ray future limited for some
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Blu-ray received a boost at CES with Warner's exclusive deal
Owners of Blu-ray DVD players may find themselves frozen out of future developments in the technology because their machines are not upgradeable.

The Blu-ray camp has recently rolled out new features for players, which include picture in picture options.

But the majority of Blu-ray players sold to date do not have the necessary hardware to offer the features.

Some discs already come with a note telling users that they may need to upgrade software in their machine.

In some discs, the note reads: "To ensure the best possible viewing experience, your Blu-ray disc player may need a firmware or software update."

But these updates relate to improvements in playback and do not offer a pathway to the new features.


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  • that's not funny; THIS IS FUNNY. Genuinely LAO - Duilawyer 16:45:17 01/15/08 (1)

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