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J_UNTITLED · 05-22-2008, 12:29 AM

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BLU for Blue · 05-22-2008, 12:32 AM

Hard Copies will always be the way to go movie wise. Yeah people will watch on cable, but will also buy on BD and DVD

Marcusarilius · 05-22-2008, 12:49 AM

This will be of no consequence to hard disk sales of DVD or BD.

McHairy21 · 05-22-2008, 12:57 AM

Studios Won't Go Along With This Idea And Solely This Idea. They May Do It And Still Do DVD And BD(Movies On XBox Live For Example) But They Would Lose A Ton Of Money If They Promoted This Idea Alone. Suicide.

JasonR · 05-22-2008, 01:03 AM

These posts are exhausting...

Blu-Ray is here to stay.

McHairy21 · 05-22-2008, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

These posts are exhausting...

Blu-Ray is here to stay.

I Had A Guy I Work With Tell Me The Other Day That Blu-ray Is Like Beta And HD-DVD Will Have A Comeback

I Promptly Killed Him And Ate His Body

BLU for Blue · 05-22-2008, 01:32 AM

Blu Ray is here to stay..............................Until something else comes out in 5 years

Marcusarilius · 05-22-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by McHairy21

I Had A Guy I Work With Tell Me The Other Day That Blu-ray Is Like Beta And HD-DVD Will Have A Comeback

I Promptly Killed Him And Ate His Body

PUT THE AXE DOWN AND STEP AWAY!!!

The Lion King · 05-22-2008, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by McHairy21

I Promptly Killed Him And Ate His Body

Marquoz · 05-22-2008, 02:06 AM

The whole anti copying encryption part is what I don't like about it. If you wanted to watch it again in a month, and it wasn't still on VOD you would have to purchase it. The VOD I have for my cable system doesn't keep them that long.

tommyboy81 · 05-22-2008, 02:13 AM

I prefer having discs

Psychonaut · 05-22-2008, 02:38 AM

"Stuff" > "virtual stuff"

U4K61 · 05-22-2008, 04:08 AM

Blu ray has better PQ then broadcast or cable. I don't think I will be trading down to a bit starved picture any time soon.

Azyiu · 05-22-2008, 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by tommyboy81

I prefer having discs

Exactly... or how else can we show off our movie collections?

"hey, dude, come check out my HD and see how many movie FILES I've got?"

That's not going to fly!

jsteinhauer · 05-22-2008, 11:50 AM

It's amazing that for some, the act of stopping in the video rental store and browsing, looking at covers, reading backs, is all part of the experience. I work with people who will not use Netflix, even though economically it makes far more sense for them, because of this reason.

Beta Man · 05-22-2008, 12:27 PM

I still buy CDs...... /Thread.

BLUNT · 05-22-2008, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyboy81

I prefer having discs

Huh, I wouldnt have figured. You didn't strike me as a disc man.

cpgator · 05-22-2008, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig Ruchman

Blu ray has better PQ then broadcast or cable. I don't think I will be trading down to a bit starved picture any time soon.

True - the hardcopy will always have better AQ and PQ. I personally like the idea mentioned in the article as a nice supplement, just like renting.

camper · 05-22-2008, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

This will be of no consequence to hard disk sales of DVD or BD.

Depends...if I can watch it free on HD on a non-premium channel, I would do this rather than buy it to own. For example, I saw the previews for a movie called "Closing Escrow" that I was interested in getting on Blu Ray (when it was released), and then HDNet showed it in HD for free. I DVR'ed it, watched it, and now there is one less Blu Ray--or DVD--that I will own. I'll never watch it again.

If it was a movie I wanted to own (Pirates, Potter, Patton, etc) then a digital copy would not be the method I would own it in.

And for a download, I wouldn't pay more than $5 for it, and only if it would download very fast and I could keep it forever. I'd 'rent' it for $3, so long as I could delete it when I felt like it.

~Camper

jadedeath · 05-22-2008, 05:59 PM

Everyone gets a new computer what? Every 2 years {on average} 5 at the most?

What happens to all the information that the average person has on their computer if all of their movies are on their hard drive?

I'm not talking about folks on here who likely have Terabite HD add-ons but the regular folks who barely know how to use e-mail.

Logan

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05-22-2008, 12:32 AM	#2
BLU for Blue Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New York	Hard Copies will always be the way to go movie wise. Yeah people will watch on cable, but will also buy on BD and DVD

05-22-2008, 12:49 AM	#3
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	This will be of no consequence to hard disk sales of DVD or BD.

05-22-2008, 12:57 AM	#4
McHairy21 Banned Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Hot Tucson, Arizona Posts:8,000,000,000	Studios Won't Go Along With This Idea And Solely This Idea. They May Do It And Still Do DVD And BD(Movies On XBox Live For Example) But They Would Lose A Ton Of Money If They Promoted This Idea Alone. Suicide.

05-22-2008, 01:03 AM	#5
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	These posts are exhausting... Blu-Ray is here to stay.

05-22-2008, 01:32 AM	#7
BLU for Blue Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New York	Blu Ray is here to stay..............................Until something else comes out in 5 years

05-22-2008, 02:06 AM	#10
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	The whole anti copying encryption part is what I don't like about it. If you wanted to watch it again in a month, and it wasn't still on VOD you would have to purchase it. The VOD I have for my cable system doesn't keep them that long.

05-22-2008, 02:13 AM	#11
tommyboy81 Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Savannah, GA Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:93 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:2	I prefer having discs

05-22-2008, 02:38 AM	#12
Psychonaut Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Second left after Wal-Mart Blu-ray collection:111	"Stuff" > "virtual stuff"

05-22-2008, 04:08 AM	#13
U4K61 Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Connecticut Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:4	Blu ray has better PQ then broadcast or cable. I don't think I will be trading down to a bit starved picture any time soon.

05-22-2008, 11:50 AM	#15
jsteinhauer Gaming Moderator Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray reviews:120 Trading Score:66	It's amazing that for some, the act of stopping in the video rental store and browsing, looking at covers, reading backs, is all part of the experience. I work with people who will not use Netflix, even though economically it makes far more sense for them, because of this reason.

05-22-2008, 12:27 PM	#16
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	I still buy CDs...... /Thread.

05-22-2008, 05:59 PM	#20
jadedeath Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007	Everyone gets a new computer what? Every 2 years {on average} 5 at the most? What happens to all the information that the average person has on their computer if all of their movies are on their hard drive? I'm not talking about folks on here who likely have Terabite HD add-ons but the regular folks who barely know how to use e-mail. Logan

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