| friedtofu said: I dont believe anything significant will happen this generation. I do believe Bluray will be the *last*, dominant physical media. By the end of Blurays lifespan (which should be a loong time) its likely consumers will all have access to connections fast enough to download a full uncompressed high def movie in a convenient timeframe. Only when this happens will movies on discs go the way of music cd's. People will store their movie collections the way they store music on a current Ipod. It will happen, but not anytime soon. |
Now, this post I agree with. I can see downloads taking over after Blu-ray...the internet is growing fast, but hasn't grown to that point already. But in the last decade or so, the internet has grown drastically. In maybe 10-15 years, the average joe will have a fast enough internet connection to download uncompressed high-def movies...but now is not the case. I just simply can't see fiber-optic cables being put in the ground in the majority of every country in just 3-5 years. 10+ years will probably need to be given to make it possible for the majority to have a top-notch 20+ mbps connection at a cheap price. For like a 15 minute download at least.
Hell...the most I can get is 6mbps, which is really good for living in the sticks...but I don't see myself being able to get anything higher than 10mbps for at least 10 years if not longer. Connections like this are really only good if you live in a big city or huge urban areas. Technology and connections are accelerating fast, but not that fast.
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