Hard decision, but going all digital.

[BobSimms]

Originally Posted by Vilya

The masses can have their lower quality streaming and its convenience. I will continue to enjoy the best quality that only disc offers; my content will never be deleted or edited, and I will really have something to show for the money that I spend. I will also get the digital code like the cheap toy prize found in a box of kiddie cereal, which I can keep or sell to the likes of you. You rely on disc customers for most of your cheap digital codes, so you might not want to wish for the demise of discs so quickly.

Highly compressed streaming and not really owning anything is your future, but it is not mine. When I buy something, I not only want the best possible quality, I want to really own it. I would never buy something and then trust the seller to both keep the item and to take care of it for me.

The versions that digital providers let you download are as highly compressed, or worse, than the streaming version making them no better to watch. You need their proprietary software to view them also and a lot of hard drive space if you have a collection of any size. Except for the insanely expensive Kaleidescape system, digital downloads are compressed to hell crap that requires the provider's special software to view. No thank you; I'm not clogging up my hard drives for lesser quality and the requirement of using their software for viewing.

Thank you for this post. I can’t believe the other insanity in this thread. I assumed the above was a philosophy that most if not all blu ray enthusiasts understood and subscribed to (especially as it’s all objectively true), but wow, I guess I was wrong.