***ps3 In Big Trouble***

[forq2]

i read about this blue laser thing about 2months after the first dvd burners became available so i have been waiting out to get a dvd burner until they come so i can burn 50 gig at a time but there will be compatability issues with this and old tech so i wonder if they will change dvds also and make new dual laser dvd's but who knows when this tech will be released to the public

[Pitbul]

Originally posted by Cl1mh4224rd+14 July 2003 - 13:07--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Cl1mh4224rd @ 14 July 2003 - 13:07)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Nevin@14 July 2003 - 18:49
This is what my Physics teacher told me - (or as much as I can remember):

This new blue laser is very new, but the wavelength is shorter then a red laser.&nbsp; this causes it to be a different colour.&nbsp; Why is this important?&nbsp; well with a shorter wavelength laser the information on the cd can be closer together.&nbsp; And when you add dual layers you get amazing capacity.&nbsp; He said You could fit about 16 movies on a Dvd with this special laser.&nbsp; <---(This is all I can remember, may be a bit different but I think I got the main part)

It just never became affordable enough to mass produce for consumer purchase. [/b][/quote]
until now... sony will launch the first Blu-Laser equipt DVD player this winter for 1000 USD

[downloader2008]

Originally posted by Pitbul+14 July 2003 - 15:34--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Pitbul @ 14 July 2003 - 15:34)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Cl1mh4224rd@14 July 2003 - 13:07
<!--QuoteBegin-Nevin

@14 July 2003 - 18:49
This is what my Physics teacher told me - (or as much as I can remember):

This new blue laser is very new, but the wavelength is shorter then a red laser. this causes it to be a different colour. Why is this important? well with a shorter wavelength laser the information on the cd can be closer together. And when you add dual layers you get amazing capacity. He said You could fit about 16 movies on a Dvd with this special laser. <---(This is all I can remember, may be a bit different but I think I got the main part)

It just never became affordable enough to mass produce for consumer purchase.

until now... sony will launch the first Blu-Laser equipt DVD player this winter for 1000 USD [/b][/quote]
I knew they will replace DVDs soon enough, and I remember walking into a specialty electronic store and they had another better, newer format for audio CDs which was not known yet and I bet that soon enough that will take place like this new "blue laser" format is going to.

[Wolfmight]

why dont they make a cheap addon ps1 cd player for eh... &#036;40?

[Busyman]

The Blu-Ray Disc is going to be supported by all the big manufacturers and records in hi-definition (there won&#39;t be a player and then a recorder; it records at launch). To my knowledge it is not compatible with current DVD&#39;s. For Sony to include the Blu-Ray it will the PS3 very very expensive even though the console launches much later. I never even heard Sony was using that format.

[gbfan]

While I"m sure it wouldn&#39;t read a disc burned with the old laser I don&#39;t think that it needs a different kind of disc to write on.

[Nevin]

I also heard the guy that actually invented this "blue laser" worked for a large company somewhere in Asia, but according to the laws in this country this company now owns the copyright to the blue laser. This guy got screwed so hard, so he is now living in the US trying to re-create his first invention so it can be produced for less money. Basically he&#39;s trying to screw the ones who screwed him&#33;

But anyways if he (or anybody else) is able to do this, we could expect mass production of blue laser products&#33; Just think, the entire James bond series could be released on 1 disk&#33;

[Bait Master]

Why in the world would the PS3 not being able to play PS1 disks put the PS3 in "big trouble". Why would you even want to play crappy ps1 games on a ps3?

No problem or "big trouble" here.

[Evil Zak]

Anyone who uses the terms "ps1 games" and "crappy" in the same sentence without terms like "not" or "far from" or "makes other games look" should be shot. Or better yet, forced to play them.

But I too don&#39;t see the "big trouble". PS1 is currently &#036;50 US, and if blue laser technology costs &#036;1000 US like that one guy said, fifty isn&#39;t too much more to shell out for the classics.

[Damnatory]

Well, what are you all expecting. Ok so you guys are all expecting every new playstation that comes out should be reverse compatible? Get over it, having the reverse compatible options built into the newer Playstations is only going to just be in the way. I&#39;d rather have space for something that would make it perform better then take up space for a dual laser. And yes, the original playstation is crap. If you don&#39;t have a ps1 or a PS2 then I say: fuck it. You should have bought one when you had the chance instead of waiting for playstation 9 to come out so you can play your playstation 1 games. Old technology combined into the newer better things is only going to bog down the performance.