HD media war, why it's not fierce, and the future (downloads)

[raginranger]

Originally Posted by Bizi Jones

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downloading a bd takes a few hours...downloads are here today...the hd rips of bd/hddvd, are just as good sometimes better than the actual bd presentation...I realize that they use compression and filters, but that's just my experience...it also avoids this format war...+ the content is much bigger, since there are many more sources, apart from studios releasing, hd channels provide multiple sources for films/shows/sports not yet released to hdm...sure they're prolly not full blown bd transfers...but still way better than dvd...cheaper too

failing hard drives...its easy enough to replace, and u can usually tell when the hdd is about to die, since its a progressive death...sure hdds pile up, but given the alternative, of empty shelf space, I don't mind...

BOOOOO!!!! I dislike downloads. If i pay my hard earned money for something, I'd like for it to be a tangible item I can see with my own two eyes and hold with my own two hands, not something stored on a hard drive. Call me old-fashioned but whatev, thats just my 2 cents on the matter.