The next generation of Blu-ray Disc players crib from HD DVD feature set
Marcus Yam (Blog) - February 29, 2008 8:46 AM
DailyTech

  With Blu-ray Disc on the winning side of the high-definition war, the format appears to finally be hitting its stride in stabilizing its advanced feature set. Earlier this week, Sony announced two new Blu-ray Disc player models that include new features such as BonusView and BD-Live.

BonusView is Sony’s term for picture-in-picture technology that was mandated for all Blu-ray Disc hardware last fall. Picture-in-picture features are typically used for video commentaries in movies, and is something commonly found amongst top-tier HD DVD releases. Several new Blu-ray Disc releases are beginning to incorporate the technology.   [Comments...]