"Steve" wrote in message
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That's because regular DVD players *couldn't* do that. So once the
DVD capabilities were specified, that's it. You're stuck with that
capability for years. With BluRay, they can add new features to the
BluRay specification as time goes by. Things like more interactive
game play, internet access, etc., whatever they can think of.

You don't have to take advantage of those new capabilities if you
don't want to. It will still just play the disc without an update.
But certain features of the newer discs will be unavailable unless you
update. Your choice.

Steve

Heh. New "features" like making them work?
I looked up the latest firmware update available for my brandy-new Sharp
Blu-Ray player. According to the website, the update "corrects the lock up
problem of the disk drawer open/close operation".

Eisboch