You seem to know what you’re talking about. So spec 2.0 compliance, in player and disc, will do you for a while?
You know there will be spec mods. But will backwards compatibility be maintained? People don’t like getting burned.
You know there will be spec mods. But will backwards compatibility be maintained? People don’t like getting burned.
When Blu Ray specs were approved there was a 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0. It took awhile for the player manufacturers to get to the 2.0 spec. There is no more advanced spec at this time. Who knows what the future will bring. I cannot see anything that would happen in the near future that would not maintain backward compatibility. The specs only affect enhanced "features" that can be put on the disc like PIP. All the players play movies the same and at the same quality. However, there is also the HDMI specs that could influence the PQ. HDMI is now at 1.3 and most new players, and PS3, use this spec. The increased bandwith could be required for "deep color" and other proposed enhancements.
I hope I am not just making things murkier for you.