Is Blu-ray Coming to iTunes?
Posted 08/10/09 at 12:15:47 PM by Paul Lilly
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Web chatter has it that Apple might be releasing iTunes 9 as early as next month, but that's only half of what's been spinning in the rumor mill. Citing a "pretty reliable source," the Boy Genius Report feels fairly confident Blu-ray support will be added to the upcoming release. The rumor coincides with another one from Apple Insider claiming that the new iMacs will also integrate Blu-ray support. Apparently the time is right for Apple to make the jump.
"Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt," Steve Jobs said last October. "It's great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we're waiting till things settle down and Blu-ray takes off in the marketplace."
Getting back to the iTunes software, version 9 is also said to allow iPhone and iTouch owners to arrange icons and applications from within iTunes, rather than having to do it on the device itself. iTunes 9 is also rumored to offer some kind of integration with Twitter, Facebook, and Last.FM, The Apple Blog reports.
I think more of us want VLC
Submitted by dag1992 on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 11:43am
I think more of us want VLC support...
VLC is a player, not a
Submitted by Caboose on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 12:08pm
VLC is a player, not a format... And I doubt there will be Blu-Ray support for VLC until someone hacks it....
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Submitted by dag1992 on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 12:50pm
I know it's no format =D (although it plays every codec known to man haha), VLC is open source so I doubt support for bluray will come any time soon.
I think one facet of this is
Submitted by BlazePC on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 11:22am
I think one facet of this is allowing users to be able to backup to a blu ray burner/BD-R/BR-RE disc via the iTunes back up and restore facilities. Right now, DVD and CD's are the only things supported, and if you think about it, a lot of folks need more than 8.4 Gbytes to back up an entire iTuner library.
actually there are external
Submitted by drmnez on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 3:32pm
actually there are external hard drives for back ups as well. I don't know anyone that would want to use disc to do a system backup. I can see photos, videos and what not. dvds and cds aren't bad for that unless you want to store everything on one disc instead of album seperation.
Submitted by BlazePC on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 7:55am
I don't believe iTune's built in backup/restore facility allows for storing to hard drives, removable or otherwise. I wasn't referring to just manually copying ones iTune library to a secondary location, although a rewritable Blu ray disc would come in handy for that too - no I was referring to the Library management backup/restore function. The Library management backup function is nice because you can backup just your purchased/downloaded content - which is how I use it.
Submitted by ready4war on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 11:21am
STUPID IDEA!
and i agree with you drmnez !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thats stupid when the screen wont support 1080i when the 4th gen nano screen is 2 INCHES!
Submitted by drmnez on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:41am
why would anyone want blu-ray on a device that doesn't have the resolution to support the HD content? That is just dumb and a waste of money. 1080 is not going to fit on devices that only support up to 800, 440, or 1220.
steve jobs is a tool. when and if mac products support blu-ray, he is going to make it seem like apple made it and is only worth getting because of apple. I heard the new macbooks are going to have an sd slot on them. WTF Steve?
You're confused. Steve Jobs
Submitted by horzo on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 3:14pm
You're confused. Steve Jobs is the toolmaster. Mac USERS are the tools.
Submitted by drmnez on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 3:40pm
haha how very true
Submitted by Morrius on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:56am
Last time I checked, the iPhone/iPod didn't have a blu-ray drive genius, and you can't rip DVD's in itunes, so I seriously doubt they'll include that feature for Blu-Ray in the next update. Plus, there are no Macbook or Imac models with a blu-ray drive, so this is a PC-only deal right now. I don't know about you, but my PC outputs to a 24" Dell monitor at 1080p and a 42" Panasonic TV at 1080p. I happen to have a PS3, but if I didn't I'd love to pick up a Blu-ray drive and enjoy 1080p movies from my PC with what I imagine to be the relative (if fussy and restrictive) ease that itunes provides.
Submitted by drmnez on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 3:40pm
I didn't think it was a big hassle to go buy a BD from the store. Bluray hasn't even replaced DVDs yet genius. I would hope Itunes wouldnt come out with that as a service yet.
Submitted by Morrius on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 12:02am
And what if you're building a Media PC? You're essentially saying you wouldn't want free bluray playback software on the PC. Blurays have replaced DVD's in my house, but then I try to stay ahead of the curve, just like Apple are doing if this rumour turns out to be true. Sometimes the only thing worse than an Apple fanboy is a blindly enraged PC enthusiast.
any word on them
Submitted by nekollx on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 9:49am
any word on them unshackling them from iPhone exclusivity?
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