So Time-Warner says that they are going to release their movies on Blu-Ray exclusively, and the word on the (blog) street is that HD-DVD is now dead. Adding to the fire, HD-DVD pulled out last minute of the CES show in Las Vegas, AND cut their player price in half. It's looking bad for HD-DVD, folks.
I was actually an early Blu-Ray supporter because of the larger storage space available on the disks. It seems logical to me that would leave extra space for extras and improved audio and video. However, recently I switched my support to the apparently-doomed HD-DVD. The reason? I found out that HD-DVD does not employ region-codes, which Blu-Ray does. I'm a strong supporter of freedom and the Fair Use Act, and it seems to me that if I am in another country, and I buy a movie, I should be able to bring that movie home and know it will play. Region-coding is designed to prevent that.
And this all makes sense, when you know Sony's history as far as DRM goes. They guard their information fiercely, even when it means limiting the buyer's ability.
So I guess I am now supporting a dead horse. Oh, well. I'm glad I didn't actually BUY any player yet. So I'm really more of an "emotional supporter."
Btw, have you ever entered HGTV's yearly "Dream Home" sweepstakes? I enter every year, and I really LOVE the idea of living on the beach or in some wonderful locale. Of course, that brings all sorts of problems to mind. For example, I couldn't live in the house because most of the time, the house isn't anywhere near a place where I could find work. For example, this year's house is in Key West. I've been there, and I seriously doubt the software development field is hot in Key West. But what's worse is that you know you can't keep the house. Almost all the previous winners sell it, and that's because the yearly taxes are unaffordable unless you're already wealthy. So while I'd really love to win the house, it would also be a bit of a sad moment when I'm walking through the house knowing I could never afford to live there. I guess winners just have to be content to sell the place for a small fortune and have a nice little nestegg all set up.
If I win it, I'm selling it, selling my regular home, and taking my family out of the US. There are countries where I can make a good living on the interest from half a million bucks or more. Just call me "gringo."
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