Download or buy a disc?

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Originally Posted by Kristin Simard

We've been through this on other threads, but generally, how long would it be before 1080p with uncompressed PCM sound is available for download in all places in the world? A dreamtime from now? Certailny Blu-rays will be long established by then.

How long will it be before Blu-ray discs are available all over the world? (Or, how long ago was that?)

You can travel with BDs and play them in different machines.

You can resell BDs. After you have built up an extensive library you have an asset that can be resold at any time, or passed on to someone else. (Or passed on to a library, archive, school, in-patient hospital, etc.)

A dead server could destroy your library. But a damaged BD? (Just buy another.)

My Dear!! Lets say blu does continue on and win the war. Just how many people will have a PCM receiver? How many people own just DVD today w/o a surround sound. Quite a bit!!

Yes, enthusiasts will prefer a higher quaility DISC that will still be around for some time. However, like CD's, mp3's are not always the same quailty. In fact, on Itunes (THE MOST POP MUSIC DL SITE), they are of a lesser quality in most cases, yet people buy them up buy the thousands daily. People want the conveinence versus quality.

If all I have to do is turn my tv on and DL a movie, even if it takes a few hours, it's still more conv then driving to BB or BBY to buy one when I can have it NOW. I LOVE when a song comes on the radio and I can WALK over to my pc and INSTANTLY own it. Not drive to the store. YES, this isn't th ecase today with Movies, but so many of you seem resistant to the idea even if it was available today?