Another company goes Blu-ray exclusive -- Xperinet
by Nick Doerr 
{ Sep 1st 2007 at 4:15PM }
Xperinet's media servers are a real good bolster to the Blu-ray camp, though, since they'll help deliver the full HD experience in ways we probably haven't gotten to yet -- without a disc. This is the first custom electronics integration company to throw all their weight behind a single format, and with upcoming USB upgrade kits for existing media servers, it's going to be pretty significant ... so long as you have a MIRV server sitting around. When Xperinet's new client launches, it will allow 1080p video to be seen throughout one's home from a single source. That's pretty cool.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Raptor-DP @ Sep 1st 2007 4:46PM
Just to clarify, Paramount and Dreamworks Animation did NOT defect, they have been paid by whoever (don't think it was ever released who, however MS said it wasn't them) to only release HD-DVDs for then next 18 months, not that they will not develop and produce, nor never support blu-ray again. It was all about the money.
mike @ Sep 1st 2007 4:54PM
"We're not trying to make this seem as big a deal as the Paramount/Dreamworks defection"
You would be right there all they do is produce high end distribution systems, its not like they actually make or release any movies ;-)
JZ @ Sep 1st 2007 5:31PM
wow anything to make blu-ray sound important again.
King of Teh Kill @ Sep 1st 2007 5:45PM
Actually Raptor, Paramounts CTO said it was an indefinate commitment.
Lesty @ Sep 1st 2007 6:33PM
indefinite just means until HD-DUD fails and Raptor did the math and realized HD-DUD only has 18 months left ;-)
ruibing @ Sep 2nd 2007 1:23AM
The NY Times article said it was exclusive for 18 months.
Jldowning @ Sep 1st 2007 10:44PM
@4
Indefinate just means a unknown amount of time. Or in their case, a undisclosed amount of time. (i.e. 18 months which the 150 mil payed for)
They aren't going to go and say, we are only supporter the lesser selling media for 18 months, then going back to BluRay! That would just be stupid.
Blu still wins. Only difference is for 18 months I wont be renting/buying and Paramount movies.
tommy @ Sep 2nd 2007 12:14AM
Xperi-who??
Nahiyan @ Sep 2nd 2007 10:53PM
I think this is great. I always liked what Xperinet did and doing it with Blu-ray is even better. Blu-ray really opens up the possibilites.
I also have a topic going on about this on my blog at http://www.nahiyan.com/blog
MrC @ Sep 3rd 2007 3:46PM
MIRV was the UK producer of Stardust, so at least there's hope of a region free BD release of that flick now, just have to order it in euros or pounds, which sucks with the currently dimished dollar.