Anyone worried about newer disc technology coming along?

[icyteddy]

If another physical format comes, most likely it will be backward compatible with blu ray and DVD. Besides I think Sony is still trying to improve the format with more memory..100 gig or so. So I am not worry one bit.

[Blu-Dog]

Originally Posted by maverick22

I know there have been similar threads, but I haven't seen any in awhile. Has anyone heard of new discs that may be available in 4-5 years or so?

The next format will most likely be solid state, and recordable with digital keys.

It won't be necessary to do this until 4K video is popular, which will be 3-5 years away, perhaps longer.

[DVDFreaker]

Not really

[Monolithium]

VHS was great. Until Laserdisc made them unwatchable.
Laserdisc was great. Until DVD made them unwatchable.
DVD was great. Until Blu-ray made them unwatchable.
Blu-ray was great. Until 4KRay made them unwatchable.
4KRay was great. Until 16KDigital made them unwatchable.
16KDigital was great. Until, well, you get the picture...

[remake]

Originally Posted by Monolithium

VHS was great. Until Laserdisc made them unwatchable.
Laserdisc was great. Until DVD made them unwatchable.
DVD was great. Until Blu-ray made them unwatchable.
Blu-ray was great. Until 4KRay made them unwatchable.
4KRay was great. Until 16KDigital made them unwatchable.
16KDigital was great. Until, well, you get the picture...

WTF is laserdisc.

[Monolithium]

Originally Posted by victim

WTF is laserdisc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc

[somms]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

It won't be necessary to do this until 4K video is popular, which will be 3-5 years away, perhaps longer.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/19/i...k-resolutions/

May be not that far off after all...

[Aphanasis]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

What if Blu-ray and all physical media ceased production immediately.....

Don't give me nightmares...

[stevo4264]

Originally Posted by somms

http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/19/i...k-resolutions/

May be not that far off after all...

Remember to see the benefit of Higher resolutions You need a BIG screen
Not many people have that option in an ordinary living room.
From what I have read 4k will benefit 3d.

I will probably upgrade my current Projection system in about 4 years time, I doubt 4k resolution will come into the equation.

[bhampton]

I actually loved DVD.

Blu Ray is better in every way.

4K gets mentioned .... a lot.

If something better comes along that should be good.

I won't build another collection though. My library will be Blu.

-Brian

[kefrank]

What people often ignore in these discussions is that home video technology is directly tied to the capabilities of mainstream televisions. And the capabilities of mainstream televisions are directly tied to the standard for broadcast television (currently ATSC in North America). We are unlikely to see better (higher resolution) televisions become mainstream anytime in the near future (20 years) because we're unlikely to see a new broadcast standard in that time, especially considering the diminishing returns at average screen sizes and viewing distances. As such, I doubt we'll see a "better" mainstream physical home video format either.

It's possible that the broadcast television world will transition more to an internet-streaming based infrastructure which potentially could eventually lead to higher-capability mainstream displays, but I'd say we're a long way off from that reality.

[MovieFanatic2010]

Originally Posted by bhampton

i actually loved dvd.

Blu ray is better in every way.

4k gets mentioned .... A lot.

If something better comes along that should be good.

I won't build another collection though. My library will be blu.

-brian

+1

[MovieFanatic2010]

As you no doubt know, the biggest buzz in consumer electronics these days is 3D. But every time I talk about it, the most common question is, "Yeah, but when will we see 4K?" While the debate continues about whether or not 3D is worthwhile, everyone seems to agree that 4K—a picture with 4096x2160 resolution, four times the number of pixels in current HD images—would be awesome.

Unfortunately, there are some impediments to the immediate widespread availability of 4K. For example, it costs much more to make a 4K display, which must be very large to take full advantage of the extra resolution, so such products would be a lot more expensive in an era of rapidly falling prices and a weak economy. And even if 4K displays were available and affordable, what about content? Studios routinely scan and archive their movies at 4K or higher, and some now shoot with 4K digital cameras, but there's no delivery system for that much data to the home. A physical medium would need much more capacity and much higher bitrate than Blu-ray currently offers, and online streaming is impossible without a major upgrade to consumer broadband services.

The big question is how long will it take to resolve these issues so consumers can watch 4K content on 4K displays in their homes? When do you think this will happen?

Experts are saying 10 years

[Musashi]

It'd take an awfully large screen to notice a resolution beyond 1080p.

New disc technology will be for corporate archiving, not home media. Blu-ray will the primary physical format for ages. Digital and streaming options will be there too, but so will blu-ray discs.

[Anthony P]

I am guessing BD will be around for some time, but no I am not worried, I am actually looking forward to it. ON the other hand take it this way, many people are still stuck in the past and only know of DVDs, some have BD but still watch DVD, in the end when something better comes along it is up to you to decide what to do so why be worried about it?

[sfmarine]

Blu-ray will be the last physical media more than likely. It won't be for a while though. Blu-ray is King right now.

[tilallr1]

Considering they have 300GB Blu-ray discs and higher storage capacities, (In December 2008, Pioneer Corporation unveiled a 400 GB Blu-ray Disc (containing 16 data layers, 25 GB each) that will be compatible with current players after a firmware update.) I think Blu-ray discs will be the last physical format to exist. At least for a long while anyway. My guess is 25 years at least. Similar to the length of time VHS was around. Digital downloading will be the future, once they have figured out how to transfer uncompressed 4K video/audio over the internet in seconds. Also, to insure EVERYONE is on the internet at an affordable price. Until that day physical media will always dominate, and honestly Blu-ray at present is all we should ever need.