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SvennoJ on 29 December 2013
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yo_john117 said:
damoxuk said:
Some people like me still prefer Quality first. So Blu-Ray is the besst way to watch movies at home.

1080p streaming is no where near the quality of Blu-ray and the audio not even close.

But like I said if you want Quality watch Blu-Ray - if you want quantity or crap quality go streaming.

Until streaming is 50mbps blu-ray quality not too interested. (before you ask I have a Fibre internet with 72mbps connection).

I can't really attest to the audio since I dont' have a surround sound system but 1080p streaming on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Xbox is very close to Blu-ray quality IMO. My cousin still watches DVD's so when I see those I can see a very noticeable difference between my Blu-ray collection and 1080p streaming but when I watch 1080p streaming I can't see a noticeable difference (The Blu-rays do have a slight edge but it's not much at all). So no, Streaming is not "crap quality" by any means

I'm sure the actual quality difference (in terms of mbps) is huge but due to diminishing returns the difference is not that much at all on my 46" TV. I'm sure if you're rocking 60+ or have a projector than the difference becomes more noticeable though.

 

OT: I think that it may accelerate it a little bit but not much more than it would have otherwise. Streaming seems to be what people want to do for the most part. Personally it's my prefered method of watching something but I still do like to get Blu-rays for my favorite movies as long as they aren't too overpriced (i'll only pay the $20-25 for a new Blu-ray if I think the movie is incredible...like the Hunger Games or LOTR series).

From accross the room on 46" yeah I can believe the finer details in blu-ray have less impact. The difference is bigger in heavy action scenes though, and blu-ray also still lacks in that area. I did a comparison once between Zune 1080p at 5mbps and Blu-ray.

Taken with a Canon DSLR from my 1080p projector screen after optimally calibrating ps3 and 360. 4K images, nowhere to hide :)
I did use a scene with a lot of movement (helicopter flies over the bridge) and with lots of similar hues and shadow detail which is always the first thing to suffer with lossy compression.

Streaming took over renting, apart from redbox physical renting is pretty much dead. I do wonder how many people actually buy standalone digital copies. All I hear is netflix and torrents. How many people actually pay $17 to $20 for a digital download tied to a specific service. Plus for example Skyfall $20 on XBox video, $14 on Amazon, The impossible and Argo also $20 on XBox video, $10 on Amazon. Why pay more for less.