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Region coding on Blu-ray discs.

Here’s a list of region codes on Blu-ray Discs, as discovered by yours truly. Discs are tested with various players from regions A and B. (Updated 29.07.2008)

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2008 07 29 Softa
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Unboxing: Panasonic DMP-BD30 (Region B)

I took delivery of Panasonic’s new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player earlier today. It’s not a new product as such, as it’s been on sale in the USA for a while already. As usual, Europeans had to wait a few months to get theirs. Here are photos of the unit’s unboxing, with some brief comments.

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2008 03 20 Rauta
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On predictions.

Some of you may remember my earlier rants about the demise of HD DVD and the future of High Definition. In them I made a bunch of predictions, some of which turned out to be a bit bone-headed. I received plenty of flak for those opinion pieces; some of it justified, most of it… not [...]

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2008 02 23 Rauta
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Format war: what’s next?

Media all around the world has been quick to pronounce Blu-ray as the winner of the format war. Financial Times went as far as printing rumours about Paramount dropping HD DVD, which Paramount very quickly denied. Other than that, HD DVD PRG has been very quiet about the future. I have a theory about what’s [...]

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2008 01 10 Softa
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Format war rants and misunderstandings.

I’ve been getting quite a lot of feedback to my two-part rant about the format war. Since it’s obvious some people have difficulties in comprehending written text, I’d like to clear things up a bit.

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2008 01 08 Rauta
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Format war almost over. Who lost? We did. (part 2)

Finland’s most influential newspaper, Helsingin Sanomat, published a short news item about Warner’s decision to support only Blu-ray from May 2008 onwards. The ensuing discussion on HS’ website was interesting reading, mostly because the majority of chuckleheads there were convinced that Blu-ray’s victory will lead to cheaper movies and players. Dream on, people, dream on.

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2008 01 07 Softa
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Format war almost over. Who lost? We did. (part 1)

It was mere days before CES 2008 and the already announced HD DVD press conference, when Warner Bros. shook the industry with its announcement of their exclusive support for the Blu-ray format (from May 2008 onwards). Early adopters and industry pundits everywhere wasted no time in declaring the format war over.

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2008 01 06 Rauta
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PS3 gets software scaling and DLNA-support.

Found it on the internets:
Latest PLAYSTATION 3 Firmware Update Provides PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and DVD Upscaling Remote Play on PSP (PlayStation Portable) via the Internet and DLNA transfer of media content also enabled
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced today availability of the latest version of the PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) firmware. Version 1.80 features upscaling of [...]

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2007 05 23 Rauta
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Blu-ray <> DVD.

Kirjoitin uuteen Hifimaailmaan (kuten sen nimi nyt kirjoitetaan, kiitos vaan Sonofabitch Magazines) pari Blu-ray-arvostelua, joista toisen kuvituksena oli Blu-rayn ja DVD:n kuvavertailu. Koska kuvissa oli valtaisa ero monitorillani, mainitsin kuvatekstissä eron olevan “ilmiselvä”. Painotekniikka teki kuitenkin tepposet ja piakkoin lehden ilmestymisen jälkeen sain kuulla, että painetussa kuvassa ero on kaikkea muuta kuin ilmiselvä. Korjataanpa asia [...]

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2007 04 05 Softa Comments (0)

PS3:n eurofirmis 1.60 jaossa.

Laitoin kotva sitten virrat päälle eurooppalaiseen PS3:eeni ja yritin logata sisään PlayStation Networkiin. Ruudulle tuli ilmoitus uudesta käyttöjärjestelmän päivityksestä, joten ei muuta kuin langat laulamaan.

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2007 03 22 Rauta
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