I have a Blu-Ray player. It plays excellent HD video. However, the difference in video quality is not worth the double pricing of the Blu-Ray content discs that are available. DVDs that sell for $12 are $30 for Blu-Ray for the same entertainment content. Also Blu-Ray movies are not necessarily released at the same time as their DVD versions.
The other reason that Blu-Ray is going to die is that the cost of solid state Flash memory technology is nosediving. 32GB Flash drives are available for under $60 and as the volume increases and technology develops, they will soon be available for under $10. Content could be provided on Flash drives for the same cost as burning a Blu-Ray disk... and soon even less.
good point, but until they get it into a consumer device, it will not be mass consumed. I love htpcs, but there is significant cost even without the hd source, and far more complicated than most people have the stomach for.
>>Also Blu-Ray movies are not necessarily released at the same time as their DVD versions.<<
I’ve had my PS3 for months and I have NEVER seen a delay in Blu-Ray.
I went to a local Meijier for Iron Man at 3am. They hadn’t put out the Blu-Ray. Down the street to Walmart and it was there.
No problem.