Looking beyond Blu-ray...

[Kristin Simard]

Yet another downloads thread ! Formats will continue to change. 1080p is not the absolute. Laser TV can increase the resolution, color tonal range, etc. It may be possible in the future for people to have at home the same high resolution as 35mm film, or even 70mm film.

I don't doubt that downloads and streaming will be in the future. They're here already in lower def. But they may not be the only game in town. (Think holographic discs and cubes.)

If the format war ends soon, I think Blu-ray stands the chance of a 15-25 year life, much like music CDs. That's not saying there won't be other options. What I would hate the most would be one option only: downloading or streaming from Microsoft!

Years ago people thought that IBM would always be the computer king. At that time laptop computers were science fiction.