Next-gen DVD battle already becoming irrelevant

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name — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:27:17 GMT

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Dennis — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:48:35 GMT

People, ever heard of on-line storage ?

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RenStimpy101 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:25:12 GMT

Can you take your download to your buddies house, Families house? girlfriends house? i bet not!!! I need a disc in my player,

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Nightstalker — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:21:49 GMT

I agee with Bill. Downloading is the wave of the future for multi-media viewing and listening.

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Kevin Mack — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:37:36 GMT

Yeah look how long Floppy Disk and CDs and Reg DVD have lasted as a format. So with the capacity of Blu-Ray we dont need anything else.

What we need is our own Media Server Library. I am trying to build that on my own Computers/Servers. Maybe something like the Buffalo Tera Station with a Buffalo Link Player that is wifi and will pull video from the Tera Station.

So a better way to streamline this, an easy way to Import DVDs or download movies and a way to Output this to multi sources.

This is MY DREAM!!

Anybody have any thoughts? Hit me back kevin@gotlocalmusic.com

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Patrick — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:57:05 GMT

Yes there is a convience factor to downloadable movies. But then what will you retain ownership of the movie when you buy it? Where will you store it? I know my HDDVR can only hold about 6 HD Movies now. As for the idea that it is a temporary tecnology, what will replace it. I have heard nothing in the last 5 years of anything better then 1080p, and if Blu-ray wins with its recently achieved 100 GB capacity disk and a theoretical 200 GB Capacity why would there be any need of a newer disk. Which ever format wins I see no reason for a newer disk tecnology anytime soon

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SLR — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:38:21 GMT

Yep, Next Gen DVD will be temporary..Just like the internet idea years ago. I love it when people really don't know anything just kinda guess....Well it seemed like it was the best thing to say! Please!! I will purchase software on disk until I can't.

THey are pushing download so they can recharge yoou ever time you have a hardware HDD failure and you didn't back it up.

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CdS — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:45:46 GMT

All I need to say about this article is based on the quote:

"Consumer electronics experts think that next-generation DVD is a "temporary format" anyway, according to the WSJ, that will only last until a superior technology takes root."

Thank you, Captian Obvious! Isn't that the way of the world nowadays? Everything is temporary until the next Best Thing comes along!

I can't even keep track anymore!

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Christopher — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:29:29 GMT

Yeah Sure! The history of electronics has shown that if you have an actual software title in your hand you will be more likely to be given backward compatability by hardware designers. Downloading music to your phone, video games to your game system or movies to some hard drive is paying for temporary use of the software. Once you replace the hardware or it becomes damaged you will be forced to replace the software. No thanks. Everybody knows Microsoft tried to force a stalemate in the HD war to benefit their downloading source. They lost and now Blu-Ray will be the format of choice for at least the next four years. People will gladly pay for a permanent copy of a software title rather than paying for a temporary copy than will need to be replaced every time hardware is changed.

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Rusty — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:09:57 GMT

What? No public trashing of Microsoft for its alliance with the HD-DVD crowd? You typically bite the hand that feeds you... you must be feeling full.