Web Based Features

[stimpson]

Are the web based features still going to be supported on the DVDs that have them?

 

[allargon]

AFAIK -- yes... a few trolls have said they will shutdown the servers this summer. However, I haven't read anything definitive. They have to have servers to support BD-Live anyway.

 

[stimpson]

Ok. Just wondering if there was any reason I need to keep my A2 connected to the net.

 

[shanewalker]

I was wondering this very thing after picking up "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" at Best Buy over the weekend (30% off)...noticed it had web enabled features and thought, 'for how long?'

With these HD wars causing the companies involved to hemmorage money, I really don't see them keeping these ancillary features supported for more than a year, tops. We'll see, I guess. Depends on whether there's a way to implement on Blu-ray and still support HD-DVD w/ minimal addt'l cost.