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Originally Posted by ganthc
No, I think there is a difference on standardization. The hd-dvd spec was finalized so that even the hd-a1 can play all the extra features fluff and can even do TrueHD. Once blu-ray puts out profile 1.1 players, they will be roughly the same thing, but for now, hd-dvd has a consistent spec for its players.
You do have a point that there is a difference between hd-dvd just having Toshiba, and blu-ray having multiple CE's, but to this point, all bd players have not had the internal components to be 1.1 profile compliant. With a year and a half into the format, it certainly IS an advantage for hd-dvd.
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1.1 is not the magic number for BD. It is an intermediate step between 1.0 and 2.0/BD-Live.
BD-Live/Profile 2.0 is basically equivalent to what HD DVD was at launch, and is the final spec.