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(from engadget):

http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/16/s...demo/#comments

I found this to be absolutely HILARIOUS...if this is true, then shame on you, sony!

Ha! I knew it! Blu-Ray is a pipe dream! This is pretty sad sony

Yeah...I dont believe it...if it was indeed truly done by Sony would anyone have been able to get close enough to open the disc drive? Also, I doubt that they would use a DVD that looks like its been dragged across the street with "house of flying daggers" handwritten on it.

EDIT: Also, that isnt even a Sony brand DVD...you'd think they would use their brand instead of going out and buying some Verbatim brand ones...

Here's the rest of the article
http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/arc.../16/11622.aspx

it refutes why people are saying it's fake and all.

It seems like a lot of shit has happened in the game industry lately. Assassin's Creed on Xbox 360, Wii games on GameCube, and now this. Whew.

So, what is this proving even if it is true?

Thats one way to get a ton of hits to your neglected site.

I calling not bullshit on this one, but a big up on Sony. Why would someone from pc magazine risk their job and a lawsuit just to be a push their own personal agenda? A DVD could hold 20 min or so of HD video and that is all they would need.

Does this give the MPAA an opening to sue the shit out of Sony?

http://www.mpaa.org/ReportPiracy.asp

Originally Posted by chakan Does this give the MPAA an opening to sue the shit out of Sony? http://www.mpaa.org/ReportPiracy.asp

yea when sony owns the rights to it.

And this article seems pretty fake theres two laptops. I am sure there were two playing the exact same movie to show the difference between blu-ray and dvd. The author of the article only ejects the left one which could have been the dvd and never attempted to eject the left one.

its the 80's all over again

El oh el!

Seriously though, I favor Blu-Ray due the capacity, other wise I care for neither format, but thing like this make me lose faith in Sony's format. Still funny though.

As much as I think these HD formats are bullshit due to the digital rights crap and complications as to how to actually get HD quality from a player to a TV (seeing as how 1080p isn't even the HD standard yet, it's still 1080i)... I too think this story might be fake.

If it was such a big media event, then wouldn't some other major technology site have noticed that too? I mean, I'm sure a lot of people were wonder what the Blu-Ray disc looked like, how it loaded, et cetera?

Bigger pictures don't much, and both sites have the same pictures...

I'd really want to hear Sony's side of this befor epassing judgement. Considering how readily stuff magically disappears at these events, I could understand if preferred to demo on cheap media instead of a real Blu-Ray disc.

I'm calling not entirely accurate, but it makes for a funny scenario. At least to me.

Originally Posted by Reality's Fringe I'm calling not entirely accurate, but it makes for a funny scenario. At least to me.

I love your sigs.

i mean there is a huge blue ray logo on the laptop with the dvd inside of it lol. Sony why are you doing this? they had control of the market the last two generations to let it all go for some extra cash...

from that site:
"Update: To be honest, we never thought this one would take off the way it has, but it looks like we underestimated the forensic skills of the collective. The latest word is that someone claiming to be from Sony has posted a comment on Gearlog saying that there were two laptops, one with the DVD-R of "House of Flying Daggers," and the other with the Blu-ray version, so that folks could make a side-by-side comparison. Gearlog's reporter apparently popped the latch on the DVD version, and didn't check the Blu-ray one. We have no way to independently verify this version (or Gearlog's original take), though Notebook Review does have some pics clearly showing two laptops on display at the Sony shindig. All of this leads us to one conclusion: Next time, Sony should just invite us to their parties, and we'll get it straight. And we may even like the tinfoil-flavored cake, too."

Well, there you have it... that seems like a reasonable explination.

But if anything, that just proves that you can't tell the difference between Blu-Ray and DVD.

Originally Posted by Vinny Well, there you have it... that seems like a reasonable explination. But if anything, that just proves that you can't tell the difference between Blu-Ray and DVD.

I figured that Sony couldn't possibly be that boneheaded. It's still a humorous scenario though, and you speak the truth.