Is it possible that people might slip BD altogether if they can stream HD content via their Apple TV (etc)? I know the resolution isn't quite up there yet, but it will be soon surely.
Its certainly not unthinkable. The iTunes store's current dominance, in spite of low quality bit-rates, is proof that you don't need to have the best quality to become the market leader.
But its not the resolution thats the real hurdle. Its the SELECTION.
And since there are a dozen or so boxes with competing proprietary formats right now (Vudu, Apple TV, Xbox, PS3, Comcast set top boxes, TiVo and Amazon Unbox, etc) studios are proceeding with caution and are unwilling to unleash their entire catalogs. Which means you can get some movies on one service but not on others, etc. If Sony dvd players only played Sony and Columbia DVD's and Toshiba players only played Universal and Disney DVD's, etc DVD's would have been nothing more than curiosities for early adopters and geeks. That is what we have right now with these services.
These walled gardens have to be opened up and a single standardized digital format has to be adopted for digital downloads and streaming to become mainstream.
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Is it possible that people might slip BD altogether if they can stream HD content via their Apple TV (etc)? I know the resolution isn't quite up there yet, but it will be soon surely.
Discuss.
It's been discussed to death already.
{Up to} a 50GB Blu-ray disc vs. a 5-8GB compressed movie via Apple TV (or Xbox 360 or VUDU)?
Hmmmm, I don't know....
Its certainly not unthinkable. The iTunes store's current dominance, in spite of low quality bit-rates, is proof that you don't need to have the best quality to become the market leader.
But its not the resolution thats the real hurdle. Its the SELECTION.
And since there are a dozen or so boxes with competing proprietary formats right now (Vudu, Apple TV, Xbox, PS3, Comcast set top boxes, TiVo and Amazon Unbox, etc) studios are proceeding with caution and are unwilling to unleash their entire catalogs. Which means you can get some movies on one service but not on others, etc. If Sony dvd players only played Sony and Columbia DVD's and Toshiba players only played Universal and Disney DVD's, etc DVD's would have been nothing more than curiosities for early adopters and geeks. That is what we have right now with these services.
These walled gardens have to be opened up and a single standardized digital format has to be adopted for digital downloads and streaming to become mainstream.