DSE 3 #1 February 22, 2008 There is currently a free license available. Dunno if it's so or not, but have heard the free license may go away for the use of the BD logo on your DVD's. In other words, putting the logo on DVDs without the license can get you nailed for trademark violation. If you get the free license (only available for small productions such as wedding, event (tandem) videos, then you have no worry, and you even get to have a cool BD logo on your website. http://www.blu-raydisc.info/license_app/lla_apps.php Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goobersnuftda 0 #2 February 22, 2008 I just see bad things hapening when there is no competition out there. Can you imagine what it would be like if there was only one oil company to get gas from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #3 February 22, 2008 How many DVD standards do you currently have available? Just one, right? Everyone from consumers to content creators lose when there isn't a standard. I see this topic in the avsforums and can only laugh at it. It's an argument that is attributed to Sony-haters, but the truth is, 19 companies hold parts of the Blu-ray patent. Sony happens to be the biggest dog in the list, but Philips isn't too small, either. To use your analogy, you don't have much of a choice when it comes to the spigot in your car. But you can choose Mobil, Chevron, Phillips 66...but you don't get to choose the access to the gas tank. BD isn't a "no competition" format any more than DVD currently is. As a matter of fact, BD is even more competitive at the licensing end than any other format in history. MPEG LA still hasn't worked out all the licenses. And probably won't for some years. Standard DVD licensing took about 4 years, I imagine BD will take the same or longer. Honest, the sky didn't fall. HD DVD died 2 years ago, just that most people don't know that. Bill Gates saved it for any number of reasons, not one of which (IMO) had anything to do with Toshiba. The competition isn't in the kind of disc you put media on, it's the media that's on the disc that's competitive. Universal, Paramount, Columbia, Morgan Creek, and all the other entertainment companies will continue to compete for your dollar via those shiny round discs, just like they always have. One last thought...Imagine the nightmare you'd have trying to deliver tandem videos if there were more than one SD DVD format? "Which player do you have maa'm? The Widget? Or the Tweeter?" "Or is it...?" Standards are a good thing, I believe. Notice that once Toshiba stepped out of the game, stock prices for BOTH camps went up? That's because the rest of the market knows one standard is a good thing. BTW, you probably were already aware that Toshiba is a BD licensee? For those that may not have known, Toshiba will be launching BD players soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #4 February 22, 2008 Most of the world's gas prices are set by a group of oil barons in the middle east already Lack of competition there doesn't matter, but it is a 'standardized' way to set cost to the consumer. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kefran 0 #5 February 26, 2008 Quote Most of the world's gas prices are set by a group of oil barons in the middle east already Lack of competition there doesn't matter, but it is a 'standardized' way to set cost to the consumer. Matt off topic but ... are u sure that all the barons are located in the middle east ?-------------------------------------------------- I never used 2 rocks to start a fire ... this is called evolution ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
newshooter12 0 #6 February 26, 2008 lol... no not all barons are in the middle east, but they seem to get the most of my cash... or at least make me feel the worst about giving them their $$. banking barons should be second on my list for all the interest I pay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
