I don't know... Can HDMI output 7680x4320?
HDMI 1.3 can transfer data at 10.2GB/s. 1.4 max resolution is 4096×2160p I think. Maybe future versions can
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Anyone else waiting for Blu-ray support?
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HDMI 1.3 can transfer data at 10.2GB/s. 1.4 max resolution is 4096×2160p I think. Maybe future versions can
It's going to be a long time before iTunes offers 1080p movies. Even if iTunes does offer 1080p movies, there's nothing wrong with having a Blu-Ray drive built into your Mac.
What if a mate has a movie on Blu-Ray and you want to watch it on your Mac (if you are away on business or something..).
We don't need SD card slots... we need Blu-Ray.
That's true. Only photographers needs that stupid SD card slot. I still want bigger internal SSD more than Blu-ray
I will because:
http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.htmliTunes Terms of Service said:
Until we can get rid of all the drm and hdcp ******** there is no guarantee that you will be able to enjoy your downloaded media at any given time.
Yeah, it's no wonder so many people rip their DVDs and Blu-ray discs. Who'd accept terms like that?
Every time I see a Blu-ray thread I say this and I'm going to say it again.
We're not getting Blu-ray because it is "a bag of hurt."
We're not getting Blu-ray because it is "a bag of hurt."
Why don't they just put everything into SD cards instead of bluray disc? That thing takes up more space than a single SD card yet holds less information. With SD cards, you don't waste any more space. You can use as much as you need. they need to get rid of optical drives/storage and move on with memory cards .
Stamping discs is much more cost effective.Why don't they just put everything into SD cards instead of bluray disc? That thing takes up more space than a single SD card yet holds less information. With SD cards, you don't waste any more space. You can use as much as you need. they need to get rid of optical drives/storage and move on with memory cards .
Why don't they just put everything into SD cards instead of bluray disc? That thing takes up more space than a single SD card yet holds less information. With SD cards, you don't waste any more space. You can use as much as you need. they need to get rid of optical drives/storage and move on with memory cards .
The largest SD card I've ever seen is 32 GB. A single-layer Blu-ray is 25 GB and a DL is 50.
And you don't lose or inhale or ingest Blu-rays.
Blu-Ray will die because a pack of 25 discs costs as much as a dual-layer DVD burner. A quality one at that. Oh, and each movie costs more than my family going to the movies. I take a 2 story tall widescreen over some 50" LCD HDTV any day. Blu-Ray is a waste of money, like half of Sony's products (think Sony P). If prices go down to maybe 20-30% extra of a normal DVD, maybe adoption rates might go through the roof.
Not to be rude, but this issue has been beat to death here on the boards
If you use MRoogle and search for blu-ray, you will find a lot of opinions
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but but but we need one of these threads ever 2 days.....lol
seriously op, do you REALLY think you are the first person to ask this? do you REALLY think this is a unique question?
And there same thing happens whenever a new piece of tech is introduced. The price goes down so the things are cheap as dirt and then the new piece of tech is here for us to complain about.
BR disk prices will go down soon. It's coming more and more popular so prices must come down. Few years and they'll be as much as current DVDs are. And by the way, have you ever heard of renting a movie? I never buy movies and maybe 2 times a year I go to movies, because renting a BR movie is 5 and we have 100" Full HD video projector downstairs so it's better than going to movies I think.
Put me in the "not waiting for Blu-Ray support" column.
At the very most, perhaps they could add a BTO option. If it were standard, it'd cause higher price tag, and I'd bet most people don't have any interest in paying extra for a drive they probably won't use.
Of course, I don't expect Apple to do that for quite a while, if ever.
At the very most, perhaps they could add a BTO option. If it were standard, it'd cause higher price tag, and I'd bet most people don't have any interest in paying extra for a drive they probably won't use.
Of course, I don't expect Apple to do that for quite a while, if ever.
A pack of 25 dvd-rs used to cost as much as a top-of-the-line cd burner back in the day. You do realize that prices drop over time, right? Blu-ray is being adopted faster than dvd, look at the numbers (google it, im in a bit of a rush atm). Saying blu-ray is dead because it costs more that current dvds is just moronic at best.
I also buy audio cds and rip them myself. Higher quality than the iTunes store and i know i'll be able to listen to it years from now.
Most iTunes music is iTunes+ and does not have DRM so you would have no problem listening to it years from now. I guess if you like buying a whole CD for only one good song then that's up to you.
That's what SDXC is here to fix. 64GB card available before the end of the year.
I've never understood that.
Not the buying for "one song", but that you'd only like one song if you liked any songs by that band. It makes no sense.
SDXC isn't here yet, it'll be so slow (at least through USB) it isn't worth it, it'll be expensive (for awhile), and you'll need a new reader and devices to use it.
you may not.
I surely do though.
I enjoy watching/listening to blu-rays on my Pioneer Elite/Outlaw/Klipsch reference hometheater.
This I can understand, but I would imagine you are in the minority on such a use. Regardless, if I want Blu-Ray or not has nothing to do with why Apple doesn't offer it. Perhaps it isn't that cost effective. When you look at how Blu-Ray is doing in the big picture, I'm no expert, but it isn't really blowing up is it?
You are listening to the wrong music if only one song on the cd is good.
Regardless, iTunes+ has much lower quality than a ripped cd, so it still makes sense to buy an actual cd if you want the whole thing.