October 2, 2008

Ironman Blu-ray Jammed Up By Mass BD-Live Downloading

51hso1X0GJL._SS500_(2).jpg Early release copies of Ironman on Blu-ray had an authoring problem that caused all kinds of playback problems. So much so that there was talk of a delayed release. But Paramount got the much-anticipated release out on time...only to have a different problem altogether. If you've been getting jammed up trying to download BD-Live material, don't fret as Blu-ray.com got this statement from Paramount:

"The Iron Man Blu-ray went on sale Tuesday and due to the overwhelming popularity of the release an unprecedented demand was placed on the BD-Live connection. The disc represents a truly state-of-the art Blu-ray presentation with a first of its kind BD-Live application. As such, the heavy amount of traffic strained the servers due to so many people heading to the same destination. The bandwidth capacity was increased in preparation for the release but the demand exceeded all expectations so capacity was expanded dramatically last night and local servers were established worldwide to accommodate all the fans. The issue should be completely resolved but if anyone experiences a brief traffic jam, we have provided consumers with a menu option during disc startup that allows them to go directly to the movie main menu or continue to download the BD-Live features."

Hopefully this is true and the recent issue isn't related to the earlier problems. We wouldn't want people ditching Blu-ray for digital downloads now, would we?