New war 360 vs Blu Ray?

[ssj12]

crumas2 said:

ssj12 said:

 

sadlydownlaods are a while off. And streaming media is even farther. Its all due to internet speeds. Microsoft maybe able to offer the service but very few people will be willing to download 720p movies let alone 1080p pr the next round of resolutions 1440p, 1800p, or 4k. The file sizes will be anywhere from 15Gbs - 80GB which even on my internet which is 15mbps it would take me 2 days to download a 40Gb movie if the host server is fast enough to support a 15mbps download.

I've heard this before, but wouldn't that mean the primary audience would be:

1. Computer users

2. Owners of ultra-high-def sets

I can see #1 in a few years assuming enough people want to watch movies on their computer screen instead of the living room 1080i/1080p set.  But #2 would suggest that people start replacing 1080i/1080p sets with something higher resolution.  That would mean mainstream transmission equipment, etc. are all higher def.

 

 not generally true. There are 4k+ sets. Sony had 2 on dispay (they were 80 inch screens). Several of the other companies also had 4k+ sets on display.

The transition to the super HD resolutions will take roughly 10 years but during the 10 years Blu-ray will have expanded it's available size to fit 4k+, before anyone questions the point of 4k+ movies are already being shot in 5k+ resolutions, 100GBs should be plenty to fit 4k+ and maybe 5k+if you go to the 8 layered Blu-ray discs (200GBs).

By that time internet speeds will be 15mbps minimum, hopefully, so downlaods will take off and movies on disc will be a opinional purchase like CDs are now.  That being said there will always be the sense of want for physical media ;ike Blu-ray so formats will always exist. Remember there are still companies producing records (vinyl).There will always be CDs, and a movie format. DVDs will die followed by Blu-ray then the next format. It will be an ongoing chain.