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Originally Posted by StylinRed
eh i doubt that will happen for a loooong time
just like how it took dvd until a couple years ago to surpass vhs
if ye look @ HD movies you can download/rent from netflix/psn/ppv etc they look like shit and sound like shit
im sure it'll happen but by the time it does there will be something else to replace blu-ray that downloaded content cant compare with either
but quality might end up being a niche market like LPs for music i just cant see it happening for quite a long time yet.. time in which these companies like Nintendo/Apple/Microsoft can be making a killing (but microsoft and apple are invested in downloaded content so they're refusing to support blu-ray etc)
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You can't compare it to DVD, it's a totally different era. Things happen much faster now.
Rentals are already being killed by online, and it's just a matter of time before online does the same to owning movies.
Eventually, we will never buy our media on physical discs ever again. Movies, TV, music, etc, will all be streamed to our various PC's, tablets, notebooks, phones, etc.
Look at Google Music, Amazon Music, and iTunes Cloud. it's happening already. Although itunes sucks and it can't stream for some stupid reason (expect them to add it later on for a price), the others do (along with many 3rd party services that do.
It's happening faster than you think
