And the PS3 is getting Playready DRM which I think means it will also be a certified Vidipath platform.Moore told us the first approved VidiPath devices will begin hitting the market as early as the second quarter of this year.
there are (game) consoles that I know of that will be VidiPath certified as well. With Sony in the mix, its not a stretch to assume the PS4 could incorporate the technology. And DLNA Marketing Manager Katie Gengler also hinted that TV manufacturers are looking into firmware updates that could potentially make some existing smart TVs compatible with VidiPath. While were still waiting for the VidiPath veil to be lifted, it appears the protocol will hit the ground running once it premieres in the next few months.
NeoGAF has a thread on this with some very good observations.Windows 10 (MSFT +0.1%) "will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages," OS chief Terry Myerson writes in a blog post. COO Kevin Turner previously said Windows 10 would be available in in late summer or early fall.
Meanwhile, during a talk with Reuters, Myerson stated Microsoft will be "upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine, to Windows 10." He asserts Microsoft's goal with the initiative is to "re-engage" with Chinese Windows users, a huge percentage of whom have pirated copies.
To further its Chinese Windows reach, Microsoft has struck distribution deals with Lenovo, Tencent, and Qihoo; Lenovo will offer Windows 10 "upgrade services" at 2,500 service centers and retail stores, while Tencent and Qihoo will provide the OS to the hundreds of millions of users of their Web services.
In January, Microsoft promised Windows 10, which contains many features meant to win over enterprises that shunned Windows 8, would be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.1 users. The company has suggested it will rely more on services to monetize Windows (already free or discounted for smaller/cheaper hardware) going forward.
Blu-ray streaming comfirmed!
Some interesting fact and supported speculation:
1) The PS4 should be able to play 4K blu-ray
All modern blu-ray players support multiple layers. I mentioned this in a cite.Considering that the PS4 BD player does not support triple layers or the expanded double layer format mandated by UHD Blu-Ray, I very much doubt this is the case.
What makes you think it doesn't?Considering that the PS4 BD player does not support triple layers or the expanded double layer format mandated by UHD Blu-Ray, I very much doubt this is the case.
What makes you think it doesn't?
Reading 33 GB per layer instead of 25 GB doesn't require special hardware, and is a Sony (and Panasonic) invention they have been using with BD-XL.
Being able to access a third layer requires a more powerful laser diode, but Sony has been producing BD-XL laser diodes for a while, now (hint: BD-XL are up to four 33 GB layers.)
Don't forget that Sony is a founding member of both the Blu-ray Disc Association and the HDMI Forum.
As such, they already had serious clues of how these norms were going to evolve in the mid term when they designed the PS4.
They certainly haven't overlooked these evolutions.
Gesh, we are talking going from 2 layer to 3 and le-seb's cite has Sony in 2010 releasing a more RELIABLE and powerful diode that supports 4 layer.So does anybody know if the Ps4 already have in the better laser diode ?
Notice it's 'and/or', and not 'and' or 'and possibly'.Can my existing HDMI 1.x devices be upgraded with HDMI 2.0 features?
Currently, there are no provisions for doing such an upgrade. Because of the new enhanced feature set, any such conversion would require hardware and/or firmware upgrades. If there are such conversions, it would come from the manufacturer. Please check with them directly.
which is why it has a custom Panasonic HDMI chip that is not listed on Panasonic's web site.I'll add to your third point that even the HDMI Forum is saying in its FAQ that depending on the device, the upgrade from HDMI 1.3 to 2.0 could be done with a simple firmware update:
Notice it's 'and/or', and not 'and' or 'and possibly'.
I think the technical possibility could exist in the case of the PS4.
Add 4K blu-ray digital bridge as an additional capability.http://www.multichannel.com/news/next-tv/abi-sees-surge-vidipath-certified-devices/390664 said:ABI Research projects that VidiPath-certified devices will be available in about 40% of all U.S. cable homes that subscribe to advanced services by 2016, expanding to 70% by 2020.
If additional capabilities are added to VidiPath in the coming years (such as cloud-based deployment models and support by OTT video providers), ABI said adoption among the advanced cable service footprint could grow to 100%.
Does this mean that in the UK they can force you to pay for a TV license on top xbox live gold and other subscriptions because "it can receive a signal" - the line the sand before you have to pay for a tv license.
What makes you think it doesn't?
Reading 33 GB per layer instead of 25 GB doesn't require special hardware, and is a Sony (and Panasonic) invention they have been using with BD-XL.
Being able to access a third layer requires a more powerful laser diode, but Sony has been producing BD-XL laser diodes for a while, now (hint: BD-XL are up to four 33 GB layers.)
Edit : Okay, so I need to retract this a bit. Reading 33 GB layers doesn't require new optics per se, but the use of the i-MLSE error correction standard seems to be pretty resource intensive, which may explain why older drives couldn't be upgraded to support it. And after researching a bit more, it looks like being able to read a third layer is just a matter of changing the optical lens' focus. Which most modern optical pickups should already be able to do (since they already do this to read the second layer). More power is only needed when writing to the disk.
Don't forget that Sony is a founding member of both the Blu-ray Disc Association and the HDMI Forum.
As such, they already had serious clues of how these norms were going to evolve in the mid term when they designed the PS4.
They certainly haven't overlooked these evolutions.
It appears the DISK has the changes requiring just a firmware update to the player. I found this paper that explains the need only occurs with 33 GB/layer rather than the standard 25 GB.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc said:On January 1, 2010, Sony, in association with Panasonic, announced plans to increase the storage capacity on their Blu-ray Discs from 25 GB to 33.4 GB via a technology called i-MLSE (Maximum likelihood Sequence Estimation). The higher-capacity discs, according to Sony, will be readable on current Blu-ray Disc players with a firmware upgrade. No date has been set to include the increased space, although in 2010 Blu-ray.com reported that "it will likely happen sometime later this year."[77]
Yes but I don't expect it to be announced till sometime around October which is when Game Console refreshes are released. That in my opinion caused a misunderstanding with Netflix stating they expected Sony to support 4K blu-ray in October when new consoles are released leading to articles that current versions couldn't support 4K blu-ray.For the most part I don't have a clue what you're talking about Jeff but I recognise some words and it makes me excited if it means what I think it does.
PS4 HDMI 2.0 and 4K/UHD Blu-Ray compatible?
When has always been a problem for me. What do you mean by not soon? And the following is an example of my posts being accurate, I posted on this in 2012 because of a EU power board letter to Microsoft and Sony about blu-ray streaming in the home. And I'll admit to being less than 90% accurate, maybe 80% or less if there isn't a Xbox 360 and PS3 refresh with AAA game streaming and low power modes (October-Nov) soon.thread title not coming true anytime soon
This is what I have been saying, the PS4 and XB1 are entertainment hubs supporting blu-ray streaming and more.http://www.cepro.com/article/fox_home_entertainment_proposes_blu-ray_movie_servers_as_uhd_digital_bridge/ said:By Julie Jacobson, October 21, 2013
Mike Dunn, president of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, thinks we need an easier way to manage high-def content. He is calling on Hollywood and consumer electronics manufacturers to work together to create a Blu-ray player with terabytes of space for storing and managing content, including 4K Ultra HD.
During his keynote presentation at the CEA Industry Forum in Los Angeles this week, Dunn spoke of an “entertainment hub” that ushers consumers into the digital world. It would store and make TV shows and movies available to any device.
“Consumers would have the ability to copy their physical discs and store and manage their entire digital library in one centralized location—managed in the living room,” he says, “where most content is viewed on the big screen.”
To that end, he says, 20th Century Fox recently is launching an “Innovation Lab” to foster “relationships with CE and tech companies to start early in the innovation cycle.”
Anyway, he says this “Digital Bridge is really the platform for the future” and that “we must build it together.”
And then, he adds, “Everyone can innovate around that for the next 10 years.”
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