Kwaad said: Dude, you just totally knocked your knowledge of codecs. I could compress a hour of 1080p video of south park into about 200-400megs. A hour of 1080p Spiderman3 would be around 4-8gb. Only 20-40x bigger. Seriously. learn how video compression works. I can compress 24 minutes of anime into around 200megs of 1080p. And anime has a hell of a lot more detail than South Park. 4 minute trailers at 1080p are over 200 megs. And where the hell do you find HD South-park? I'm just saying, it's gonna be 2-4 years before it's an option for the elite. 6-12 for the every-day internet user. 6 years, is AGES when it comes to technology. And actually in america, I dont think internet is going to progress as much as you guys seem to think. Like I said earlier. I would be happy with a stable 3mbit. Screw 10mbit, screw 20mbit. I'd be happy with a STABLE 3mbit. |
Well since a 1 terabye hard drive was recently released and compression technology continues to advance at an unbelievable rate I'd say 4-6 years at the most for mass market appeal of downloaded HD movies. Digital distribution will take over long before Blu-Ray even has 1/3 of the DVD market conquered.