Jason Roer
Supporting Actor
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- Oct 5, 2004
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Hey all,
So here's an interesting tidbit - check the link below:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...s/article.html
What's this all about? Disney in bed with MS? Does this mean that everyone who thought MS was going to develop the VC1 codec with HD-DVD only to later support their online model exclusively was right? (or Bill Gates dressed in a cloak as the Emperor says, "Everything is happening as I have forseen it.") Or is this just simply a good business model for Disney to explore right now - letting some of the HD-DVD world get a taste of Disney flicks in HD for very little cost to them. Will MS be able to convince Disney to begin releasing their catalogue on HD-DVD (since the films will already be encoded in VC1 for the downloads)? How does all of this effect Disney's relationship to Sony and what does this mean, if anything, to Bluray and their now non-exclusivity for Disney titles in HD (at least for viewing purposes - still BD exclusive to own).
Love to hear some thoughts on this.
Cheers,
Jason
So here's an interesting tidbit - check the link below:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,13...s/article.html
What's this all about? Disney in bed with MS? Does this mean that everyone who thought MS was going to develop the VC1 codec with HD-DVD only to later support their online model exclusively was right? (or Bill Gates dressed in a cloak as the Emperor says, "Everything is happening as I have forseen it.") Or is this just simply a good business model for Disney to explore right now - letting some of the HD-DVD world get a taste of Disney flicks in HD for very little cost to them. Will MS be able to convince Disney to begin releasing their catalogue on HD-DVD (since the films will already be encoded in VC1 for the downloads)? How does all of this effect Disney's relationship to Sony and what does this mean, if anything, to Bluray and their now non-exclusivity for Disney titles in HD (at least for viewing purposes - still BD exclusive to own).
Love to hear some thoughts on this.
Cheers,
Jason