I can't see this becoming mainstream at all. As some have already pointed out, 4gb is not enough space to be a good HD quality, even with good compression. Also I can't justify buying a movie on a format that will only really play on a computer. Sure, there's alternative ways to watch something from a thumb drive on your TV, but it's not something that most people can do.
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I can't see this becoming mainstream at all. As some have already pointed out, 4gb is not enough space to be a good HD quality, even with good compression. Also I can't justify buying a movie on a format that will only really play on a computer. Sure, there's alternative ways to watch something from a thumb drive on your TV, but it's not something that most people can do.