Long term, I don't think it's going to matter because things are going to a digital download format anyway. People like Apple and iTunes are going to make optical disks go the way of the VHS tape. There is a rumored set top box called iTv in development and the newer Mac Mini's with the front row remote seem to be about one step away from the final product. And with Jobs now on the board of directors for Disney, one of if not the largest producer of direct to video content that a lot parents already buy, it seems that download on demand is going to be how things are transferred in the future.

I work in video production and I've asked for years about HD content. Yes we have HD camera, yes we have FCP HD editing, but we have no way of getting that content to a screen other than broadcast or via a computer with an HDMI out connector.

And I think this is going to happen real quick as cable and sat. companies have been quick to adopt DVR technology, I think that downloading videos is going to soon follow. As I said, Apple is already doing it with TV shows and some movies.

 

 

 

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I hope the prices of the blu ray discs go down following the same pattern as the DVDS. I remember paying a fortune to buy DVDS a few years back and now they are dirt cheap. Moreover the quality should also be improved so as to tackle the issue of them geting scratched and becoming almost unusable for most purposes.

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I disagree with some of the earlier posters, I think it stands a fairly good chance of catching on with some more time. But that's given that nothing better comes out first... Which can easily happen to anything I guess...
I just think it stands a chance but maybe I'm rooting for the 8-track

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Sorry for asking such a damn lazy common question... But what is Blu-ray exactly? I has something to do with PS3 and technology haha... No but seriously, what is it??

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well maybe if you read the first post you would have an idea. it's basically a dvd but it uses blue lasers to read/write the disks and through this you can store a lot more information, 1 layer=25gb and it can go up to 8 layers. Answer your question?

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u forgot to mention that blu ray disks are very delicate, and often ruin the player in time length of 3-4 months

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really? where did you find that information! i want proof . very interesting information you have there, maybe i read over something? maybe thats why they are still in development.

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Blu ray discs mean better capacity, wich means more games in better quality!! Or.... you could fit a whole TV series on one discs, maybe even a few series!!

And has anyone noticed that the title says DISCS, but the description says DISKS. Is this a case of American-English? God I hate that stuff.

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Now is it going to be Blu Ray or HD DVD. I think its going to be Blu Ray because of the support from the PS3.

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I am really excited about the technology... I am waiting for it come to the market ... But i guess the cost involved with these discs will also be quite large.. atleast initially... But the very thought of the volumes it can store, who cares about the cost ?? Really happy that such technology has come out , and waiting to make good use of it..

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