Jesse Blacklow
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Coming back from a bit of a vacation from the board to post this interesting interview and podcast. If what he's saying is true, then a lot of the accusations about BDA licensing, BD+, and managed copy are just plain false. And yes, he does make the tired cheer for MPEG-2 (give it up already!), among other things, but he also makes a lot of good points about the business side that a lot of people ignore.
ETA: The podcast contains significantly more discussion, such as Parsons tipping his hat to HD DVD's run out of the gate, as well as the mention of a Philips Blu-ray player, presumably by the end of 2006.
Here's a couple of excerpts:
On title quality and the first side-by-side comparisons:
ETA: The podcast contains significantly more discussion, such as Parsons tipping his hat to HD DVD's run out of the gate, as well as the mention of a Philips Blu-ray player, presumably by the end of 2006.
Here's a couple of excerpts:
On title quality and the first side-by-side comparisons: