As a complete movie geek, I can’t see any future in blu-ray, in spite of this fan-boy article.
Do they look better? Yes. Does that matter if the medium fails and you won’t be able to play them on anything in a couple of years? You bet. Is there any sign the medium’s going to take off and replace standard DVD? No. In fact, I’d say the sluggish sales figures, mixed with the economy, suggests that blu-ray will go the way of SACD and DVD-Audio - both high-end audio formats that fizzled out due to lack of consumer interest.
Lots of talk on another forum I visit about how blu-ray will be the last format you can physically own. The future, they debate, is in pay-per-view.
It does make some sense. I love watching movies but, for the most part, I've stopped buying them. I looked into my DVD case and saw dozens of movies I've only watched once and started renting instead of purchasing.