January 8, 2008 6:16 AM PST
Microsoft's Xbox could consider Blu-ray support
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Now with Blu-ray winning out we should see device prices fall as more system move due to consumer confidence in the format.
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Yes. Who would want to support TWO ADDITIONAL formats? What would be the purpose in that?
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Betamax, UMD, Laserdisc, minidisc. All over priced, and all Sony.
There has to be an good alternitive to Sony's Blu-Ray, or we all LOSE the HD disc wars.
If I could wirelessly download a movie onto my portable device (like a phone with a terabyte of disk space) in a matter of seconds and then play it anywhere (have it transferred to my home server, for example), I'd be happy. I mean who wants to have a huge stack of discs. I already have more discs than I do space for them. I think that Bill Gates has the right idea when he said that HD DVD/BLU-RAY is the last media format we'll see.
I've got so many discs in so many places that I can't find something when I'm looking for it, or it takes forever. Now if I could just do a search for a movie I want to watch an have it popup on my screen instantly - that's awesome. Plus I don't have to worry about scratches and darn drives that eventually can't read a disc properly. Let's face it; the DVD era is coming to an end. I wish that I could say the same about DRM.
Data transfer speeds are increasingly however slowly, but not at these levels you're suggesting to quickly move a 25-50GB file between devices (1TB phone storage???) on the fly.
Lastly, there are still quite a few people out there with physical CD collections because they actually feel better having the physical media their music originally came on, yet another reason I don't see the entertainment industry taking steps towards abandoning discs even in the next 10 years.
Home Media Magazine reports that Blu-ray last week captured 85 percent of high-def disc sales compared to HD DVD's 15 percent.