HD-DVD/Blu-Ray combo drive

I'm agreeing with the majority of what's said in that article. It's beaten, though.

My current interest is in the "downloadable" trend beginning to brew. There's an interesitng tidbit in this article that relates directly to this: "most people do not have the internet connection next to their HDTVs". That was my point with downloadable movies. Most people will NOT have an internet connection close to the television, and how many want to sit at a computer screen and watch a movie?

Also, why am I paying 14.00+ for a new movie without extras and behind the scenes, and the tediousness of having to view-from-PC/Mac? I know that Apple has that box-thingy on it's way... that still doesn't do it for me, personally.

It's going to take a while to bump good ol' DVD out of the way. I, for one, AM in agreeance that people are probably totally fine with the quality of DVD's and upscaling technology.
 
Downloadable will trump optical disc, no doubt.

Apple has its box-thingy, but Samsung or somebody just announced an IP-capable TV that can apparently download and play movies to itself. It's the beginning of a trend. Actually I think the way it's likely to go is that as far as the user's concerned, we'll get to the point where instead of tuning in a UHF or VHF broadcast, we'll tune in an IPTV website broadcast, but the same basic functionality. Just delivered in a different way, and with lots more content.

If you've used a Tivo, what's all that different between its menu scrolling system, and a web browser? Could it not be connected to the web instead? Sure there's bandwidth concerns, but that'll be triumphed over.

Until then, regular progressive-scan DVD will continue to dominate.

The whole blu-ray/HD-DVD battle is about royalties per disc. Sony gave up those royalties last time and watched Toshiba roll in the dough, and they're determined that they absolutely will not miss out on it again. Funny thing is, even if they "win", they'll win a tiny slice of a tiny market while the rest of the world skips it entirely and moves on to downloadable IPTV...

(so says my crystal ball; your crystal ball may vary!)
 
This whole HD-DVD/Blu-Ray/Download debate...

As long as I can get my movies to the television screen for people to watch. That's all I care.
 
What about those holographic discs you were speaking of? If those can make it to the market in the next year or two, and at a reasonable price point, I could see it being a big hit. Especially as the market starts to move towards 2k/4k aquisition and beyond. Thanks to RED for probably making that happen a lot quicker.

Concerning downloadable... You are probably right. As soon as we (America) get on the bandwagon and get that fiber optic wired up to our homes, we will be truly plugged in. 7.1 surround phone conversations. Download a dvd worth of content in moments, etc, etc. But, "Ay, there's the Rub". The same kind of crap going on with this bluray HDDVD war is going on with folks like Bellsouth trying to monopolize the fiber optic market, and prevent progression if someone else is trying to do it. A town was going to wire themselves up, and BellSouth sued them. Geez.

Jason
 
There's validity in the idea that we'll catch up to say Eastern (asian) territories as far as how fast our web interaction will become, but how long? From the transition in companies to the transition in homes, it could be quite some time here.

I also have to admit I don't want to lose my extra features... I actually watch those. Then again, that kind of content will probably be provided as well when the download trend kicks in.

As with anything, it's always speculation, doubt, and debate until it actually begins to seat itself. As much as I play the opposite team on this one, I'll probably be an early adopter regardless, unlike the HD-DVD/Blu Ray deal. Strange, no?
 
guys, in europe, and asia VCD is still all the rage... They havent even gotten to DVD's yet...
 
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