Another company goes Blu-ray exclusive -- Xperinet

by Nick Doerr { Sep 1st 2007 at 4:15PM }

Xperinet has announced their full support for the Blu-ray format recently. This company previously worked on both formats, but has decided to go exclusive with the Blu. We're not trying to make this seem as big a deal as the Paramount/Dreamworks defection, but it's still another company we can welcome into our fold, give them a soft bathrobe, and play classical music to. For those not in the know, like us, Xperinet creates media servers that network all your home entertainment together -- for example, storing DVDs onto its hard drive for viewing on any TV in your house. Now they plan to do that with Blu-ray.

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.

[via PS3Forums]

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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.