Samsung Blu-ray Disc Launch on Track for June

sony has a bad corporate image by putting
viruses that slow down yr computer on Celine
Dion's music cds and producting faulty digital
ccd equipment for companies like nikon,
olympus..in the past three yrs so i would stay
away from anything and anyone associated
with Sony products and blue ray technology..
Louis,Ottawa Canada June 13-206

putting viruses on music cds? wow, that's a big accusation....though anyone who listens to Celine Dion is already sick in the head anyways.

Well, that is rather asinine.. How can you blame a whole corporation for what one of its subsidiarys do? Besides, if anything, you can expect Sony to perform well under the microscope. Howard Stringer is trying to change the way they do business and Blu-Ray should be looked at asa fresh start, not a noose around their neck.

Frankly, BluRay is way ahead of the competiton in seek-speeds, bandwidth, error correction, and capacity. Bring it on!

oh please give it up Louis. it wasn't a virus and it's already been dealt with so move on. geez.

hellz yeah - bluray!!!!!!!!!!!!

too bad sony is behind it

Umm. As far as bandwidth goes, BD has an slight advantage for movies BUT HD-DVD has higher bandwidth for data discs. Look it up if you do not believe this.

And YES, Sony records DID use a common virus writers tools to keep people from have fair use of the CDs purchased. It caused all kinds of computer problems for many people and was very hard to get off a machine once it was on it.

Remember, Sony is the company that fought and won in the Supreme court about fair use when they didn't own any content but were selling VCRs. My how they have changed their viewpoint.

First of all it as not Sony It was SonyBMG and actually that was BMG idea BMG has always used copy prtection on some titles, i've had BMG cd's frtom 2000 that had copy protection on the disc while Sony has never had copy protection on cd's until The merger SONY BMG not Sony get it straight

I agree that SonyBMG were in the wrong but what did Samsung do? You can't blame them for something Sony did. At the same time should we not by Samsung DVD players either because Sony helped create DVD's?

BluRay is going to be awesome.

blueray is the main reason why ps3 will cost so much and wiil fail...but, above all who will change ALL dvds collected untill now and switch to a new technology that require, to be fully used also a new flat giant tv?

YAY!!! Blu-ray!!! The possibilities are endless!!!

"blueray is the main reason why ps3 will cost so much and wiil fail...but, above all who will change ALL dvds collected untill now and switch to a new technology that require, to be fully used also a new flat giant tv?"

BluRay players can play DVDs...

Blu-ray will succeed! Why? The main reason why VHS won over Betamax because of the Adult industry. This time around, guess who they're supporting? Yep, BLU-RAY! Mainly because of high storage, it's important so that they can take advantage of multiple angles and give their customers a true experience into the adult world.

I hate to break it to all of your Sony haters, but Sony ISNT behind the optical drives of blu-ray, they just helped Panasonic make it. Sony will not be making blu-ray drives, they'll be rebranding the Panasonic drives.

Panasonic works with Apple, Apple sets standards, Sony, Panasonic, Apple and many more are behind Blu-ray so don't worry about the fact that Sony is in the mix, they just have their name first the spotlight.

The reason VHS won wasn't the adult industry, but because it had the longest recording time (like Blu-ray) and multiple companies making VCRs (like Blu-ray).

Someone mentioned that HD-DVD had higher bandwidth for data discs than BD..let's get the facts straight shall we..HD-DVD output at a max rate of 36.5Mbps..for everything..data discs, video, everything..BD on the other hand outputs at 36Mbps at 1X and 72Mbps at 2X for data discs...the video bd-rom outputs at 54Mbps...they've reached up to 108Mbps in the lab (for bd-rom) and they're working on taking the standard as far as 8X...so stop trying to mislead people...so far HD-DVD seems content to sit on what they have to offer for the time being; bluray has already begun preparations to take their specifications to the next level...so consider that when you pick a format...and for the last time, both of the competing standards will support DVD playback..no need to replace your movies...just rent the hi-def version instead of buying it again...stop wasting money...

There are much more important things to discuss...my main issue is with how both of these companies plan to use media keys and device keys...they're going to use a revocation system to block drives whose keys have been compromised from accessing newer discs...basically, drives have to search for their keys in the disc during the initial decryption...if a key for your device is absent it won't play the disc...if someone cracks a particular model of a drive, it's key will be removed from any new manufactured discs so new discs won't be able to play on that model...that means if you have a drive that has been compromised by a pirate you won't be able to get new movies to play on it once the manufacturers get wind of it, because, simply put, all the new discs wouldn't include your drive model as one that's allowed to play it...THAT'S what we should be talking about...

Though some ppl already mentioned some info about the SonyBMG "virus", let me put in my two cents. This so called "virus" was nothing more than a rootkit--and no a rootkit is NOT a virus. It is one of the many tools programmers use to write their programs(allows access to the kernel/system root). While it is true that a rootkit may be exploited if put in the wrong hands or is compromised by a cr@cker/blackhat, it's not a virus. The deal w/ the rootkit was the fact that Sony didn't tell it's customers about it, and then it was exploited by cr@ckers; in retaliation for SonyBMG putting it in there in the first place.

I'me an original 'beta-maxer', and it's only a matter of time before VHS gives up the fight and BETA MAX stands victorious. Hey, does anyone know where I can get some new titles for my beta?

what's wrong with betamax?

Was this so called Virus on any discs besides Celine Dion?

I am just curious, because I listen to alot of music but would never listen to that.

Funny how pwoplw get soooo testy about their brand prefrences. Bottom line is Sony has made great video products for many years and they are still making great products.

As far as them being behind Blu-ray, there are dozens of manufacturere behind Blu-ray, more than are oushing the HD-DVD. I suspect that like BETA, the smaller storage of HD-DVD will be its demise.

All that being said, I bought a Sony Beta Hi-Hi in the 80's and loved it. It took me until just a hew years ago to find a (Sony) VCR that compared to that unit.

Buy the one that is the most capable for the money, and forget the brand name if you want the best value.

Hey "Waybak Man" I have some old Beta Tapes for you!

Hey Simon, why aren't you asking "who will replace all their cassette tapes they have collected up to now to buy CD's"

And the CD player was not backwards compatible (because of the square peg in round hole issue)

Sony supported the making of the Da Vinci Hoax er i mean.... Code. Since then I haven't support anything Sony endorses. It's obvious that Sony is headed by nothing but cowardly leaders who wouldn't dare say anything to offend Jews or Muslims or gays for that matter. Because they know Catholics, or Christians, for the most part are a peaceful group they think it's ok to make fun of them with their bigotry comments.