View Full Version : Blu-ray loves porn after all
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37021
This is a funny read if nothing else
While the gadgets at the CES Show were getting geeks all excited, just a mile down the road the 2007 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo was getting others a little hot under the collar. Even more so when it emerged from one prominent smut studio that Sony was blocking porn making the leap to the Blu-ray disc format. Personally, I was both sceptical and stunned. After looking into it a little, it emerged that the head of Digital Playground claimed that he was forced to change allegiances from Blu-ray to HD DVD because Blu-ray disc manufacturers were refusing to print the hot stuff for fear of Sony pulling their licence. Suddenly, more than any official statistic released throughout CES, the disc format war came under some microscopic scrutiny. When you consider that porn help decide the winner of the last great format war, you can see why everyone’s ears pricked up, so to speak.
So why would Sony shoot itself in the foot again? The answer is that it hasn’t. Once you get past the sensationalist headlines, there’s more to it. Big-time porn studio Vivid has announced its first Blu-ray porn movie, so there’s obviously a leak somewhere in the Blu-ray condom. Even the Blu-ray disc Association has reacted quickly by saying there is no ban against adult movie content.
It’s true that Sony doesn’t care for porn on its devices. It was unhappy when porn started arriving on the UMD disc format for the PSP and from certain quotes by porn makers, Sony is not actually being that helpful with Blu-ray. It’s not blocking them but, at the same time, it’s not exactly pointing them in the direction of Blu-ray disc manufacturers that can help them out. Many are having to find their own production sources
So for thoes that think that Sony is blocking porn you are wrong they are just not being helpful. hehe.8)
Vivid is HUGE in the industry...
I still don't get why they wouldn't!
Cant have Disney and Porn now can we?
"Update: Sony is now denying claims of a porn ban in Blu-ray. Speaking to Arstechnica, Marty Gordon, vice-chair of the Blu-ray Disc Association Promotions Committee, stated: "There is not a prohibition against adult content. The BDA welcomes the participation of all companies interested in using and supporting the format, particularly those from the content industry." "
This is really good news for Blu-ray. Ign posted it up not too lon ago.
http://gear.ign.com/articles/756/756148p1.html
See the computers that most people use to access this message board?
You can get porn on those things as well!!!
The Sky TV/Cable that many people have?
You can get porn on those as well!!!
Back with the VHS/BETA war - you didn't have these resources. This is why porn has a bearing.
It has practically no bearing on the outcome of the Hi Def war. After all - most porn is shot in SD anyway.
You could not be more wrong mcav. It’s a $12.6bn market in the US alone and, of that, over $4bn comes from DVD rentals and sales. Your telling me that 4 BILLION dollars in DVD rentals and sales is nothing and will not be a factor in this war? I know more and more people on these boards keep saying this, but your just hiding your head in the sand.
this "no porn for blu ray" thing is total bs, there are even porn films on blu ray already. why should sony block that ? there are no reasons.
Naboomagnoli
01-18-2007, 16:58
You could not be more wrong mcav. It’s a $12.6bn market in the US alone and, of that, over $4bn comes from DVD rentals and sales. Your telling me that 4 BILLION dollars in DVD rentals and sales is nothing and will not be a factor in this war? I know more and more people on these boards keep saying this, but your just hiding your head in the sand.
Actually I was looking this up a few days ago, and it turns out that the figures given (such as a $40 billion overall revenue, $12 billion of which is from movie sales and rentals etc) are estimates given by a source who are in the adult industry themselves, rather than an independent source. Since none of the adult movie studios publish the results of their financial year, these figures are estimated, and are high estimates to suit the collator of information's purposes.
Even if you were to take these numbers as real (or at least proportionally accurate), I'd point out that $4 billion in DVD sales is supposed to be out of $12 billion in movie sales and rentals, IIRC; DVD is still outsold by VHS 2 to 1 (assuming there are no other formats involved here). So what's going to happen with HD? It's not going to completely clean up and replace these formats; it's going to be further diluted by the competition with two longstanding established formats with a huge library of pornography each.
razorblade416
01-18-2007, 23:08
so there’s obviously a leak somewhere in the Blu-ray condom.
best quote of the article right there :lol:
It's good to know that Sony isn't completly blocking it out...just in case it becomes an issue. There may be more tech-pervs then we know of out there...
YoungMullah88
01-18-2007, 23:11
hi def ****s!! oh well....
best quote of the article right there :lol:
It's good to know that Sony isn't completly blocking it out...just in case it becomes an issue. There may be more tech-pervs then we know of out there...
I'm not so sure a condom made from Durabis would be very high in the comfort factor...
Smakbladder
01-19-2007, 18:05
I think this shows quite well how the media in the West (particularly the US) really does not like Sony. Every opportunity they get to stick the knife in they're happy to oblige, even if they're wrong (which they often are).
I wonder how the Japanese media reports on Sony? If they're as bad then I guess Sony are screwing things up.
Vivid is HUGE in the industry...
I still don't get why they wouldn't!
Cant have Disney and Porn now can we?Yes you can and should, seeing as they are both money makers in the industry.
I'm not so sure a condom made from Durabis would be very high in the comfort factor...OMG I don't want to go their with that one...:pale
Vivid is HUGE in the industry...
I still don't get why they wouldn't!
Cant have Disney and Porn now can we?
Holy ****, Vivid. My friend knows the man who started Vivid. He lives in the Bay Area, CA, down the street from my friend.
Im going to have to ask him and see if i can get some blu ray porns = P
porn is a big plus because everyone needs a little in their life every now and then
porn on blu-ray?? from the last few articles ive read..the porn industry is not going to go w/ blu-ray after all. There was a report that they said they dont feel welcome and will be going w/ HD instead. Ill see if I can find the articles and post them.
hehehe this topic makes me laff... hd dvd wont make anyone horny now will they lol
Chappers
01-23-2007, 13:05
porn on blu-ray?? from the last few articles ive read..the porn industry is not going to go w/ blu-ray after all. There was a report that they said they dont feel welcome and will be going w/ HD instead. Ill see if I can find the articles and post them.
Oh doooo pay attention Bosox. We all read the articles about "Digital Playgrounds" supposedly being forced to switch to HD-DVD. This thread and article is what debunks the old ones that you refer to.
just because its gonna be on blu ray doesnt mean it has to be shot in a hi def resolution.... think of the storage capacity..... porn.... overload... http://www.genmay.net/images/smilies/drool.gif
:lol:
another link
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20070202/tc_pcworld/128742