| C8 said:
BluRay looks beautiful like SACD sounds beautiful - and just like SACD it isn't going to be a mainstream consumer format. It will probably continue to be sold for quite a while, but the mainstream format will be downloads and streaming. Think about it - it would take at least 2-3 more years for BluRay to really kick in even if there wasn't a more convienient format brewing - but there is, and before BluRay has a chance to take off internet speeds in many major markets will be high enough that it just won't make sense to deal with physical discs. CDs had the advantage in the digital transition that they were not encumbered by DRM so you could still buy them and put their contents on your portable device - BluRay does not have this (nor does DVD really, but there exist reasonable tools.) I compare this to what I saw happen on planes (spent enough time on them) - 10 years ago lots of people brought portable CD players. You might find one on a given plane now - or perhaps none. Everyone uses digitial players. Do you really think people are going to be bringing portable DVD players on planes in a few years? Where are they going to get their media for the digital players? Even if you answer bittorrent BluRay still loses. |
Nope. SACD didn't get the same support from the recording labels like the BD is getting from the movie studios.
