I equate the Blu ray format to Plasma TV. Less than 10 years ago, a 42 inch would run you 10 grand. I'm sure there are many that thought this will never catch on. Low and behold ..what has happened?
Why on earth would I buy an older DVD 480i movie, when the same movie will most likely be broadcasting over the air for free at a higher resolution? Prime time TV is already broadcasting at a higher resolution than a standard DVD.
Why would you buy the movie to begin with? Rent it.. dub a copy for your collection and send it back. Hard drives are plentiful and cheap. It is no different than using a old dual head VCR to make copies. Except you can have hundreds if not thousands of movies on your hard drives. The quality is no different than dropping a disc in a player. You can stream the movie to any TV on your home network. Or watch several movies simultaneously in different parts of your home.
DVR receivers or cable boxes are setup to do this already to some degree. Except you pay some one else to store the movie for you.
I'll put money on it, some of you that are negative towards the Blu ray format still have walls of CDs that will become obsolete as well.
I'm not buying the argument that the Blu rays are over priced to own. Who buys movies anymore? Rent a copy ..rip it to HD and you can watch it any time you want too. The software to do this is already on the net for purchase.I think you guys fail to see the younger generation does things a little different than yesteryears....think Ipod!
You're thinking old school guys. Time to step in to the 21st century now. Great discussion by the way. ;-)
Why on earth would I buy an older DVD 480i movie, when the same movie will most likely be broadcasting over the air for free at a higher resolution? Prime time TV is already broadcasting at a higher resolution than a standard DVD.
Why would you buy the movie to begin with? Rent it.. dub a copy for your collection and send it back. Hard drives are plentiful and cheap. It is no different than using a old dual head VCR to make copies. Except you can have hundreds if not thousands of movies on your hard drives. The quality is no different than dropping a disc in a player. You can stream the movie to any TV on your home network. Or watch several movies simultaneously in different parts of your home.
DVR receivers or cable boxes are setup to do this already to some degree. Except you pay some one else to store the movie for you.
I'll put money on it, some of you that are negative towards the Blu ray format still have walls of CDs that will become obsolete as well.
I'm not buying the argument that the Blu rays are over priced to own. Who buys movies anymore? Rent a copy ..rip it to HD and you can watch it any time you want too. The software to do this is already on the net for purchase.I think you guys fail to see the younger generation does things a little different than yesteryears....think Ipod!
You're thinking old school guys. Time to step in to the 21st century now. Great discussion by the way. ;-)