NetFlix Drops HD-DVD

[Woochifer]

I'll do the research if I have to, but can you give us just a brief explanation of the differences between the two?

Profile 1.1 is the Blu-ray player spec that all manufacturers were required to follow starting November 1, 2007. The original Blu-ray player Profile 1.0 spec did not require on-board audio decoders, support for PiP, on-board RAM, or any secondary interactive features. Individual player models might have included these features, but they were not mandated under Profile 1.0.

Profile 1.1 is known as the "final" standard playback configuration because it supports the full range of features built into the Blu-ray standard. Profile 1.0 players can still play the movie and basic bonus features, but there are some feature sets on newer Blu-ray discs incompatible with those older players.

Profile 2.0 (aka the BD-Live configuration) is an optional configuration that bumps up the minimum on-board RAM, and mandates internet connectivity, presumably for other future Blu-ray features. People who must have the latest and greatest will wait for Profile 2.0, and it will presumably maintain the higher end price points. For basic playback and access to the interactive features, you only need Profile 1.1.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...Explained/1186

[Rich-n-Texas]

Profile 1.1 is the Blu-ray player spec that all manufacturers were required to follow starting November 1, 2007. The original Blu-ray player Profile 1.0 spec did not require on-board audio decoders, support for PiP, on-board RAM, or any secondary interactive features. Individual player models might have included these features, but they were not mandated under Profile 1.0.

Profile 1.1 is known as the "final" standard playback configuration because it supports the full range of features built into the Blu-ray standard. Profile 1.0 players can still play the movie and basic bonus features, but there are some feature sets on newer Blu-ray discs incompatible with those older players.

Profile 2.0 (aka the BD-Live configuration) is an optional configuration that bumps up the minimum on-board RAM, and mandates internet connectivity, presumably for other future Blu-ray features. People who must have the latest and greatest will wait for Profile 2.0, and it will presumably maintain the higher end price points. For basic playback and access to the interactive features, you only need Profile 1.1.

http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...Explained/1186

Thank you!

As soon as I saw this:

...is an optional configuration...

I knew...

Profile 2.0, and it will presumably maintain the higher end price points.

...wasn't far behind.