Aspire One 571: HD/H.264/VMedia netbook

[Dr Mordrid]

Link....

VMedia uses a micro blue laser disk @ 1G/layer

[MultimediaMan]

Dumb. We do not need another media type, especially one based on moving parts.

[Dr Mordrid]

IMHO they need to move on to an SDXC card - or something similar - for distribution. Toss BR and the whole moving parts shooting match. Slip it into a kiosk to buy a film and the retailer saves floor space, the user saves storage space and producers don't need to ship as much.

[Evildead666]

They want a proprietary format to make it hard to copy.

[dZeus]

IMHO they need to move on to an SDXC card - or something similar - for distribution. Toss BR and the whole moving parts shooting match. Slip it into a kiosk to buy a film and the retailer saves floor space, the user saves storage space and producers don't need to ship as much.

MPAA/RIAA wil milk consumers with physical distribution formats as long as profitable. As soon as people will stop buying CDs/DVDs/BluRay altogether, internet download will start to be a viable alternative.

Now, whether they will incorporate the reduced costs of digital distribution vs. physical media...