In announcing its new anti-piracy protections, the Blu-ray Disc Association indicated it had adopted the same content management system used in the HD-DVD format, known as Advanced Access Content System. Blu-ray backers said they had also included a “Blu-ray specific” enhancement for content protection renewability known as BD+.
--snip-- Goodman, who indicated both formats have their own technical merits and are evenly matched, observed that HD-DVD may have an advantage with its content provider support. --snip--<P> Que? Both have their own technical merits? There is no question that Blu-ray is technically superior, primarily on the basis of it's higher capacity both for recording and playback. HD-DVD's only advantage is that it *may* be cheaper to produce, particularly for hybrid DVD/HD-DVD combo discs. But that's not a technical advantage, it's an economic one.
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DVD Format Groups Cross Swords Over Anti-Piracy Tools
Posted by: Jay Lyman August 10, 2005 11:45 AMIn announcing its new anti-piracy protections, the Blu-ray Disc Association indicated it had adopted the same content management system used in the HD-DVD format, known as Advanced Access Content System. Blu-ray backers said they had also included a “Blu-ray specific” enhancement for content protection renewability known as BD+.
Goodman, who indicated both formats have their own technical merits and are evenly matched, observed that HD-DVD may have an advantage with its content provider support.
--snip--<P>
Que? Both have their own technical merits? There is no question that Blu-ray is technically superior, primarily on the basis of it's higher capacity both for recording and playback.
HD-DVD's only advantage is that it *may* be cheaper to produce, particularly for hybrid DVD/HD-DVD combo discs. But that's not a technical advantage, it's an economic one.