jasong
11-29-2006, 11:33 PM
I've been thinking about the difference between Blu-Ray , HD-DVD, and regular DVD disks. There is the potential to make Blu-Ray disks that can contain 200GB of movies on a DVD-sized platter.
Now, let's say they can figure out a way to make 200 GB Blu-Ray disks wholesale, say $10-$15 a disk, and fill them with data. Now, let's also say the average DVD movie is 7 GB(I pulled that out of my butt, by the way) and an HD movie is, um, 15 GB(my butt is very productive, apparently, ;) )
That's about 28 regular DVD movies on one disk or 13 HD movies.
Lastly, let's say they invent some really insidious DRM. Maybe every batch of Blu-Disks made gets some somewhat different code, and they keep the codes on a central computer with some super-badass security. What I'm thinking is, you'd get online(maybe the device that handles the DRM has the ability to surf exactly one website) you'd enter your credit card info, put in the disc with the movie you wanted. It would read the serial number of the disc after it processed your credit card. It would either then, give you a code to enter on the special player(possibly your computer) or alter a small RW type portion of the disk(maybe comprising 1-2MB worth of disk) to make it work for that one movie.
I know it sounds complicated, but consider the fact that you do something more complicated than that simply finding a new website. I once taught my grandmother how to use Google. I thought it was funny, at the time, that she wanted to write everything down, but to her it was a very complex, involved problem. Now she uses it like a pro.
So, what do you guys think? With the way US patents are, I'm sure someone has already come up with a similar idea and patented it, so it's simply a matter of whether or not it will ever be implemented.
Oh, yeah, I forgot, the disks are given away for free in the hopes the person will be interested in seeing one or more of the movies. They'd have themes, like "Horror," or "Arnold Schwarzenegger," or "2006."
Now, let's say they can figure out a way to make 200 GB Blu-Ray disks wholesale, say $10-$15 a disk, and fill them with data. Now, let's also say the average DVD movie is 7 GB(I pulled that out of my butt, by the way) and an HD movie is, um, 15 GB(my butt is very productive, apparently, ;) )
That's about 28 regular DVD movies on one disk or 13 HD movies.
Lastly, let's say they invent some really insidious DRM. Maybe every batch of Blu-Disks made gets some somewhat different code, and they keep the codes on a central computer with some super-badass security. What I'm thinking is, you'd get online(maybe the device that handles the DRM has the ability to surf exactly one website) you'd enter your credit card info, put in the disc with the movie you wanted. It would read the serial number of the disc after it processed your credit card. It would either then, give you a code to enter on the special player(possibly your computer) or alter a small RW type portion of the disk(maybe comprising 1-2MB worth of disk) to make it work for that one movie.
I know it sounds complicated, but consider the fact that you do something more complicated than that simply finding a new website. I once taught my grandmother how to use Google. I thought it was funny, at the time, that she wanted to write everything down, but to her it was a very complex, involved problem. Now she uses it like a pro.
So, what do you guys think? With the way US patents are, I'm sure someone has already come up with a similar idea and patented it, so it's simply a matter of whether or not it will ever be implemented.
Oh, yeah, I forgot, the disks are given away for free in the hopes the person will be interested in seeing one or more of the movies. They'd have themes, like "Horror," or "Arnold Schwarzenegger," or "2006."