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Article comparing blu-ray and hddvd authoring.

Well, the battle of the next-gen formats has begun. There are now three titles that have been released on both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. This reviewer puts them through their paces and does a nice comparison. Most of the technobabble boils down to HD-DVD getting the nod; however, the average person probably can't tell any difference between the two formats. Then again, when it comes to video and audio, I've never been the average person... :D

Quoted: Finally, after months of apples-to-oranges comparisons between the two formats via different discs from differing studios, a direct head-to-head analysis can now be made using identical source material. As the first Warner Blu-ray titles hit stores, we at High Def Digest are proud to roll out the web's first in-depth comparisons of all three discs.

Quoted: In each review, we take a comprehensive look at how each disc on both formats stacks up, in terms of video and audio quality, depth of supplemental content, and overall ease of use and menu navigation. In some cases, the results were surprising, and sure to generate continued debate.

BD / HD DVDハイブリッドメディア "THD"(Total Hi Def)Discを正式に発表 / THDはBlu-rayとHD DVDそれぞれ二層を一枚のディスクに納める → Blu-ray の層と HD DVD の層を用意する方式のハイブリッド

Wired's 2007 predictions. Funny that I'm getting a Blu-ray ad on a page predicting its demise. Still not sure why people are assuming that either format will win. Who won, SACD or DVD-A? Hehe, thought so.

Well, not quite ... I took a look at this, and it's not really that groundbreaking. Here's my Digg comment:

AACS has not been "hacked". The author's source code simply implements the decryption algorithm (documented, no black magic here).

The only thing of interest is the fact that he extracted the title keys, which he almost certainly obtained by poking around in PowerDVD's memory space.

The proper title for this post is (probably) "AACS Title Keys Extractable from PowerDVD".

Now, if the title keys can be obtained and distributed en masse (100,000 titles would require only a few megabytes even with title metadata), then AACS is certainly ineffective, but it's incorrect to say that it is "cracked" or "hacked". Nothing here will lead to a libdeaacs.so that could operate in the absence of a key database.

Angry but often insightful post on piracy vs. DRM-infected "legitimacy".

Quoted: Then came the PC makers, the dumb sheep that they are. There seems to be a race to see who can pass the buck quickest ...

I'll admit it; I'm a Gundam fan, though I haven't been impressed by any of the Gundam games to date really. Crossfire looks pretty sweet from some of the screen shots I've seen, so I'm psyched to check it out. Though, not holding my breath about its goodness.

Cover art looks good, but too grey overall...

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