HD DVDs to turn into online shopping catalogs

Iria · Oct 3, 2007, 04:59 PM

Source: TG Daily
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Hollywood (CA) - The newest feature to enter the realm of high definition video is the ability to go shopping online, directly from an HD DVD player.

Universal Studios announced today that Evan Almighty will be the first title to make use of the new feature. According to the studio, users will be able to access a special link from the disc's main menu to go to a specific online store tailored for the movie.

mike2h · Oct 3, 2007, 05:59 PM

while hd dvd has some cool features(& the cool part is debatable) over blu ray, this aint one of em. pretty lame imo. pretty soon they will be forcing you to watch commercials before the movie.

calidan · Oct 3, 2007, 09:37 PM

Blu-ray has the same capabilities. It's just not final yet and unfortunately not mandatory for all Blu-ray players to have Ethernet ports.

Hopefully this doesn't work at too well for the online shopping catalog. There is a better use for the online feature.

Oct 3, 2007, 04:59 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	HD DVDs to turn into online shopping catalogs Source: TG Daily ________ Hollywood (CA) - The newest feature to enter the realm of high definition video is the ability to go shopping online, directly from an HD DVD player. Universal Studios announced today that Evan Almighty will be the first title to make use of the new feature. According to the studio, users will be able to access a special link from the disc's main menu to go to a specific online store tailored for the movie.

Oct 3, 2007, 05:59 PM	#2
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	while hd dvd has some cool features(& the cool part is debatable) over blu ray, this aint one of em. pretty lame imo. pretty soon they will be forcing you to watch commercials before the movie. __________________

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calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Blu-ray has the same capabilities. It's just not final yet and unfortunately not mandatory for all Blu-ray players to have Ethernet ports. Hopefully this doesn't work at too well for the online shopping catalog. There is a better use for the online feature. __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan