First half of 06 for 25gb ain't so bad. I wonder how much it'll retail at...

Well let's see multiply the cost of a double layer disk by five and you'll be close. LOL!

Another problem too, is that the RootKit-Company-Of-Japan has announced that it's initial release of Blu-Ray Hi-Definition movies will only be encoded in standard, present-day mpeg-2 (DVD) format encoding.

Boy, I think this is dumb!

Their arguments to the contrary, the far more advanced and powerful mpeg-4 AVC (Advanced Video Codec), which is a core part of the blu-ray spec, will not be used in their first movie releases.

_Damn_, Sony needs to smarten up, you know?

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Their arguments to the contrary, the far more advanced and powerful mpeg-4 AVC (Advanced Video Codec), which is a core part of the blu-ray spec, will not be used in their first movie releases.

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Thats so they can sell a whole bunch of mpeg2 blurays and then come out and sell a whole bunch of mpeg4 blurays so people will have to buy 2 of each movie. And people will!!!

^ He's right. It's all about money money money. Companies don't really give a crap what we want, but what they can profit off of.

I wouldn't expect too much from Blu-Ray.

Sandisk Flashcard Solid State Drives will Cost $ 90.00 a Gigabyte versus the Hard Drive < $ .50 a Gigabyte ( $ 500 drive ) versus Blu-Ray / HD-DVD $ .012 a Gigabyte ( $7,500 drive ) versus Inphase / Optware Worm Holographic $ .50 a Gigabyte ( $ 15,000 drive ) versus Atomic Holographic Drive < $ 0.0004 a Gigabyte ($ 750 drive ).

http://colossalstroage.net

hello klingon this just might fit in..even blue ray

Turn all your video's into a format you can go mobile with!

A reader of this website pointed me to the referenced article on Boing Boing. Before I get into a lengthy rant let me say this first and foremost. Any company that stands behind consumer rights and fair use gets my "Attention". Neuros is one of those companies and has produced a device that could very well be one of the hottest tech tickets this Christmas season.

If your a geek and you don't like paying for things two or three times and live a mobile lifestyle you need to check out the Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2 as important take a few moments and read this editorial from the company and what they stand for. Just reading the editorial alone makes me want to stand up and applaud them.

I sent a e-mail to the company, and for the first time ever asked to do a product review of the Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2. You can bet when I get my hands on it that the review will be very thorough and if it performs as I expect I'm going to get the companies CEO on the line and talk about their company.

You all know I am very pro Fair Use and I will do everything in my power to give companies that not only publicly say the care about consumers rights but are also creating products that exemplify consumer rights every opportunity to have their message put forth. You will be hearing more about Neuros from me! [BoingBoing] [Neuros

http://www.geeknewscentral.com/archives/005242.html

Neuros MPEG4 Recorder 2

Break the Sony PSP™ Content Logjam!


Product Overview

The Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder is a digital VCR for the portable video age. Instead of buying proprietary UMD discs at $20 each from a limited catalog, now you can create open digital video files from all your content that you can use on all your devices anywhere you want. Your PSP™ now has access to the world’s full catalog of video titles.

The MPEG-4 Recorder is like an easy-to-use, free-standing VCR that records onto digital memory cards instead of VHS tapes so that the video is playable directly on the PSP™ or other handheld devices

Read more details about the Neuros MPEG4 Recorder here!

Features

• Record effortlessly from any video source (TV Cable box, Satellite Receiver Box, PVRs or DVRs Like TiVoTM, DVD players, VCR, Camcorders).
• Simple setup that works without a PC and operates like a VCR.
• MPEG-4 video format allows you to view content directly on your PSP™ or any other device that accepts standard Memory Stick or Compact Flash (CF) memory cards (not included).
• The MPEG-4 format is also compatible with most other portable media devices.
• A great way to digitize your home movies for archiving, emailing, or playback on portables and laptops.
• Can play back from Recorder 2 through TV’s and home theatres. Pocket-sized device is small enough to use as a portable VCR.
• Three resolution Settings: VGA (640 x 480) for near-DVD quality playback on TV; QVGA (320 x 240) for high-compression playback on most handhelds; and WQVGA (368 x 208) optimized for playback on PSP™.
• Four recording quality settings: Superfine, Fine, Normal, and Economy.
• Uses Advanced Audio Codec (AAC) format for high-quality stereo sound.
• Upgradeable firmware from www.neurostechnology for future expanded functionality.
• Includes “The Core Pocket Media Player,” an open-source media player for Palm OS-based and Windows CE / Windows Mobile-based devices.




Curious why Sony doesn't offer such a device?
http://www.neurosaudio.com/store/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=Digit...