IMO I think it might be too late for people ( "the masses") to adopt blu ray. Only true enthusiast or people with disposable incomes will be the ones keeping the format going . I base this on our past history with the music industry and technology! Remember 8 track? Then cassette tapes? I (as were many people) was very reluctant to switch to CD's! Until I heard how good a 1000.00 sony CD player sounded remember? I quickly dumped my cassettes plus equipment,went digital before all my friends and family! The cost were more than 2x in some cases but for enthusiasts the convenience, durability,improved sound quality were all worth it. I know many people who took 5-7 years to switch over! I was perfectly happy with my 1000+ CD's then in the late 90's early 2000 Guess what? along comes apple with it's ipod and the rest is tech history! I still have all my cd's even though they have been duped on my laptop for years I refuse to part with them! I have hauled them around in boxes through 2 moves! They still sound better than alot of music files. My point is I see the same path for video content! Betamax, VHS, SVHS, DVD. blu-ray ??? But the timing may be too late for "the masses" to adopt blu-ray> it is only a matter of time for us to all have dedicated mass storage devices in home to purchase dowloads of our favorite video content In standard or HD! I would pay 5.00 or so for a digital movie. More household have computers and sat/cable tv right now without buying another player and more discs making it appealing to "the masses" I saw a 4 terabyte media storage device a couple of years ago in a home theatre mag. article it was 25000.00 how much are they now? So, I feel disc formats of all types will be obsolete in a few short years! We will be carrying most of our movies in our pockets to bring over to our friends' houses on movie night! That's my 2cents C-YA
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