A long-time movie buff and collector of discs from laserdisc to DVD, Joshua Zyber is a veteran disc reviewer, and an enthusiastic supporter of all things High Definition. In his twice-monthly High-Def Digest column, Josh discusses a broad range of topics of interest to other early adopters.
In this article, Josh discusses the burdens of the HD DVD combo discs.
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Standard controllers aren’t comfortable for everyone…
As an accessibility option for those that need it im all for it. As the standard control for ps6 helllll noo, touch controller would be the absolute worst.
Reading the patent itself this does seem to be intended with accessibility in mind as it attempts to solve comfort issues that some users have with overall size and placement. Im completely fine with the current layout but its nice to know this option is there. It is intended to allow customers the ability to resize the controller to there liking even those the company may not manufacture that size. So, its cool to see they are thinking like this even though this product may not be for me. I would still love to see it release and see the potential use cases.
This is interesting not only for accessibility reasons, but as a way to give players more control over their in game characters for core gamers.
I remember seeing the Tactus pop up buttons at CES 13 years ago and I was excited for the technology but I am not aware of any devices that used it.
The way gaming controllers are presented today is great, but I will always advocate for innovation in giving players more control and increased immersion.
Terrible idea. For most games, you need to feel the physical buttons because you're not looking at the controller. I hope they aren't serious.
Unless they've worked out a way for tactile feedback so you can feel them. Perhaps little air bladders that could inflate when a button is placed in that position, placed under a flexible screen? Maybe it wouldn't be the best controller for all of us, but I know people who have medical conditions that make holding traditional controllers very uncomfortable with their default button layouts, this could help them.
More accessibility options is never a bad thing, but man I hate that all electronics seem to be pushing touchscreen controls on everything.
They are just garbage
We are at the point in time when touch screen controls are cheaper to make than physical buttons. Just look at modern cars. More and more system controls are moved to the central screen now that all new cars come with screens. It's downright ironic too, considering just not that many years ago, people were warn to not use their phone while driving. Now all controls are moved to the central screen that you can't help but looking at screens while driving.
EXCEPT trying to connect your phone, lol. They make you stop to do that. But the big screen that is every bit as distracting as a phone, it's cool.
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Ok heres the jist of it, HD DVD combo discs aren't good because movie buffs aren't liable to use them *which is stupid, a movie buff wants the best and will see the versatility in the combo disc*
Regular users wont buy it cause they wont take advantage of the hd dvd side. * DUH No they will buy the dvd version of the movie, A combo disc is only for someone who plans on purchasing an hd dvd player in the future*
HD DVD users find it a rip off they have to pay extra for extra functions...WOW on average combo discs cost 2-5 dollars more then the blu ray version, And your paying for an dvd side that gives you extra functionality.
Let alone a combo disc is a good trojan horse plan, People will buy it because they think its a good deal, And its a versatile idea.
A dvd side that plays in any dvd drive, and an hddvd side, Portable players will play it, you can take it with you on a trip and if u cant find a hd dvd player your set, And if you can only find an sdtv you wanna use the dvd side because dvd quality looks better on sdtvs then hdtvs, The quality of the encoded video doesn't do good when u downgrade it to just an sdtv view.
The combo format is a great thing and thats a simple fact.
I didn't know HD-DVD combo discs had issues.
I should add one reason why many people don't like combo discs. I know a lot of people who don't like dual-sided DVDs because they are more difficult to handle (to some at least) and more prone to scratches and finger prints. I doubt most people actually care about pictures on other side of disc.
Of course higher price is the biggest reason why most don't like about them, especially because most buyers of HD DVDs don't use them on DVD players.
Relevance to games? This article is about movies, post this on News4movielovers.com not here!
I think that given the competition between the two formats the smart move for the HD-DVD to make would be to provide the dual disc at the same price as the regular DVD as this would truly make it a Trojan horse. If the consumer is on the fence he is not going to buy a disc that gives him DVD functionality as a bonus feature b/c he is paying for a format that is yet to be established. He will buy a DVD that gives him bonus functionality in HD-DVD playability accordingly he should be paying the regular DVD price. If then he has a large collection of DVD which can then also be played on then be played on the HD DVD machine he will have a heavy incentive to purchase same As this will certainly reduce the his sense that he will have to buy his collection all over again. So if you like that is my view of what HD-DVD is doing wrong. It may be expensive for them but so are the incentives paid to the studios.