| GooseGaws said: Some players have indeed had problems with playing the movie itself. Again, all these arguments are based around excusing a product that has had a far greater number of problems than it should have amid claims that eventually, it will be complete and reliable. Consumers should not have to worry about whether the discs or features will work with their player. The problem is that the BDA rushed to market with an unfinished spec bolstered by a lot of lofty promises, and I find that to be unacceptable. It is, of course, characteristic of Sony's attitude that they can do whatever they want and that you'd be a fool not to go along with them. |
In terms of reliability, since you are picking on BluRay so much, have you failed to see people that have been having issues with the Transformers HD DVD? Freezing issues, skipping, being stuck on web updates, forcing you to do things like deleting cache in order to get the disc to play properly? Or remember the chroma bug?
example:
http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=22056&page=2
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=928707
http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/02/hd-dvds-latest-firmware-update-enables-web-features/
Like you said "Consumers should not have to worry about whether the discs or features will work with their players". Obviously both formats have their issues, hence the need for multiple firmware updates required for both formats. HD DVD spec may be finalized, but don't you find it strange that they are still adding features or firmware updates to an already finished spec?
