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    Blu-ray and HD-DVD

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by eamsednfds, Jun 13, 2007.

  1. eamsednfds

    eamsednfds Notebook Guru

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    "• DVD player has been able to play HD-DVDs for a long time. It has blu-ray and HD-DVD settings in prefs now."

    I was just cruising the macrumors.com site and saw this, apparently it's true. Has anyone had experience? The optical drive can read both??
     
    eamsednfds, Jun 13, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Ummm, they haven't even released dual-format drives for any platform yet...notebook, desktop, standalone players, anything.
    So I guess that is a rumor...that is not true.
     
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    eamsednfds Notebook Guru

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    as i am reading i think the drive included can read HD-DVD but there are blu-ray settings, maybe for an external drive?

    [edit] actually i seriously have no idea what i'm talking about. anyone?
     
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  4. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    They might be talking about HDCP, so that HD formats will work?
     
    Greg, Jun 13, 2007
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    JM, Jun 14, 2007
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    eamsednfds Notebook Guru

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    it had something to do with the software being capable with both or something, but now i'm really not sure
     
    eamsednfds, Jun 14, 2007
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    Well it might be that they added and it could be an option down the line.
     
    vengance_01, Jun 14, 2007
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    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    Software wouldn't have that type of option for the two, as far as I know.

    It's the hardware that comes down to it. The type of laser and such.
     
    JM, Jun 14, 2007
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