More players are coming out. Prices are falling. More movies available everyday & the prices of those movies are falling. Sure, might not be happening as rapidly as some would hope, but every single day is a step in the right direction.
The "right direction" is no longer using fragile media for playback. I've been trough LP's, 8-Tracks, Cassette Tapes, CD's, Mini-Discs, mp3's, VHS, S-VHS, Betamax, 3/4 inch, DVD's, HD-DVD's and now Blu-Rays and if there is anything I've learned over the years it is the inevitable evolution to a non media playback solution. Eventually all playback is going to end up on a computer or other hardware based tech, so I see no point in jumping into yet another fragile, scratch-able, breakable, lose-able format that will be replaced within a decade.
It is far simpler, more flexible and safer to play the media from cheap, clone-able, RAID-able replaceable, hard drives. It's going to all end up there eventually and I see no reason to wait through whatever format they come up with to replace BluRays in the years to come. But whatever it is, the computer solution will be ready and waiting for it and all I'll have to do is buy another drive.
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Ken @ Jun 27th 2009 2:55PM
More players are coming out. Prices are falling. More movies available everyday & the prices of those movies are falling. Sure, might not be happening as rapidly as some would hope, but every single day is a step in the right direction.
Blackstar @ Jun 28th 2009 10:55AM
The "right direction" is no longer using fragile media for playback. I've been trough LP's, 8-Tracks, Cassette Tapes, CD's, Mini-Discs, mp3's, VHS, S-VHS, Betamax, 3/4 inch, DVD's, HD-DVD's and now Blu-Rays and if there is anything I've learned over the years it is the inevitable evolution to a non media playback solution. Eventually all playback is going to end up on a computer or other hardware based tech, so I see no point in jumping into yet another fragile, scratch-able, breakable, lose-able format that will be replaced within a decade.
It is far simpler, more flexible and safer to play the media from cheap, clone-able, RAID-able replaceable, hard drives. It's going to all end up there eventually and I see no reason to wait through whatever format they come up with to replace BluRays in the years to come. But whatever it is, the computer solution will be ready and waiting for it and all I'll have to do is buy another drive.