| jjseth said: Digital download isn't far off, but without a solid increase in bandwidth to the average household and a more reliable method of storage, it won't take over. Hard Drives can lose their data and then you lose your movies unless you purchase them again. You will only lose your HD DVD or BD by physically losing or destroying the disk which is not an easy task unless you try or are just plain and simple careless. |
My ISP already offers HDTV services streamed via broadband where I live. The bandwidth definitely is available. The service costs about 8$/month additional for the HD option. Granted, it's only 720p at the moment, but HD it is! This is the initial service offering. I'm sure by the time the competition catches up, we'll get price cuts/higher resolutions/wider variety of channels. You know, the typical cutthroat B2C market...
In terms of reliable storage, how unreliable are hard drives? I've found them to be quite reliable. In contrast, I've had discs peel or mold due to humidity while sitting nicely inside the jewel box. Personally, I think people are far more likely to lose or otherwise deface discs simply because it requires manual handling - with a hard drive, you don't move it at all. Hard drive reliability will only increase with the introduction of solid state drives.
