High Definition discs or download movies - Blu-ray Forum

krispyjala · 01-08-2008, 05:13 AM

It will be, in about 10 years, when everyone has a fiber pipe to their homes. Until then, I'll get my HD fix elsewhere, thank you very much.

quetzalcoatl · 01-08-2008, 05:15 AM

Richard this poll need to be changed. Since I cannot say I am not interested but that will be in about 5 years when I can have something faster than my 10Mbps connection.

richard lichtenfelt · 01-08-2008, 05:17 AM

You have a good point, but I don't think that I can edit the poll.

quetzalcoatl · 01-08-2008, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by richard lichtenfelt

You have a good point, but I don't think that I can edit the poll.

Guess you could just edit the last line or two with this.
In the Blu-ray DVD fight about to begin?
Since we know that will start in the next few weeks and should last a few years say around 3-5.

richard lichtenfelt · 01-08-2008, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

Guess you could just edit the last line or two with this.
In the Blu-ray DVD fight about to begin?
Since we know that will start in the next few weeks and should last a few years say around 3-5.

I like your poll title better, but it won't let me change it now.
Plenty of excellent answers though.

quetzalcoatl · 01-08-2008, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by richard lichtenfelt

I like your poll title better, but it won't let me change it now.
Plenty of excellent answers though.

Just put it in the post with the what do you think?

richard lichtenfelt · 01-08-2008, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by quetzalcoatl

Just put it in the post with the what do you think?

Title changed. Thanks for the advice.
Nice links too. I found that a 35gb file would take about a day and a half with my connection.

cartier · 01-08-2008, 05:20 AM

All the talk is about digital downloads not HD Downloads. I want HD content and downloads are not going to provide the features, picture and sound I want in a convenient storage medium.

davidPS3 · 01-08-2008, 05:23 AM

I agree with the original post here. I think that downloads will be fine for "rental" and not purchases. Maybe sometime way in the future, but not now.

Lou-Cipher · 01-08-2008, 05:24 AM

I think having a movie collection to look at on a shelf is part of the fun of purchasing movies. I also felt that way about cd's, and now I have an mp3 player full of music without that many cd's on the shelf.

pizat · 01-08-2008, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by krispyjala

It will be, in about 10 years, when everyone has a fiber pipe to their homes. Until then, I'll get my HD fix elsewhere, thank you very much.

10 years?? it will probably be alot longer than that. the cost to run fiber the the home is R I D I C U L O U S!!! maybe around 2025 or so...

krispyjala · 01-08-2008, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by pizat

10 years?? it will probably be alot longer than that. the cost to run fiber the the home is R I D I C U L O U S!!! maybe around 2025 or so...

Well, Verizon is already starting FIOS and AT&T has already started building out fiber through U-Verse (though yes, not to the premise yet except for new homes). Not really familiar with what the Cable guys are doing, but I heard a rumor of something about 100mbps cxn to homes. So, 10 years might not be too much of a stretch. Remember that 10 years ago, we barely had broadband. I was still playing Starcraft on 56kbps lol.

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01-08-2008, 05:13 AM	#1
krispyjala Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Fremont, CA	It will be, in about 10 years, when everyone has a fiber pipe to their homes. Until then, I'll get my HD fix elsewhere, thank you very much.

01-08-2008, 05:15 AM	#2
quetzalcoatl Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Grants Pass, OR	Richard this poll need to be changed. Since I cannot say I am not interested but that will be in about 5 years when I can have something faster than my 10Mbps connection.

01-08-2008, 05:17 AM	#3
richard lichtenfelt Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:I'm not drunk, I'm just tired cause I been up all night drinking. Blu-ray reviews:3	You have a good point, but I don't think that I can edit the poll.

01-08-2008, 05:20 AM	#8
cartier Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Pacific NW	All the talk is about digital downloads not HD Downloads. I want HD content and downloads are not going to provide the features, picture and sound I want in a convenient storage medium.

01-08-2008, 05:23 AM	#9
davidPS3 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Seattle	I agree with the original post here. I think that downloads will be fine for "rental" and not purchases. Maybe sometime way in the future, but not now.

01-08-2008, 05:24 AM	#10
Lou-Cipher Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Mexico	I think having a movie collection to look at on a shelf is part of the fun of purchasing movies. I also felt that way about cd's, and now I have an mp3 player full of music without that many cd's on the shelf.

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