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What will cath blue ray or HD DVD?

Feb 9, 2006 2:29PM PST

What does everyone think will be the replacement for the current DVD?
I think right now looking at the current situation that HD-DVD will beat out blue ray by Sony. Because of it will be much cheaper to implement by manufacturers and the players on the consumer side will be much cheaper. And not only that Sony sucks.

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Seems like a day late and a dollar short.
Feb 9, 2006 11:32PM PST

Personally I'm not inclined to upgrade at all.

I already get on demand programming via my DISH network. My DVR reciever allows me to record and keep it. Now all I need is an easy way to convey to me the right to move it off the DVR onto my media center PC.

Scott

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HBO trying to block on demand DVR.
Feb 10, 2006 12:04AM PST

I don't know if you have heard but HBO is lobying for legislation to prevent on demand recording to DVR. It is just on demand programing, let me be very clear on this it is not regulr brodcast live TV, weather it is premium or just a regular cable channel.
I agree with this though. Hey I'm just like the next guy and would like to get the things I want for free. But unfortunatly it doesn't work that way. If you think about it it makes since that it should be blocked because you are renting a movie. Just like you would from Blockbuster. You are not purchasing the rights to own it, just view over a certin time period.

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Exactly...
Feb 10, 2006 12:27AM PST

I already pay 1.99 or 2.99 or whatever to view on demand content. So why not come up with a model to charge me an extra 1.99 or 2.99 or whatever to convey to me the right to transfer the movie to another media.

I'm not trying to get something for nothing. I just want an easy, affordable and EQUITABLE way to own movies.

The easy part is done: On demand TV

It is also affordable. Now all we need is a way to make the recording and transfer of that media equitable to the movie industry and consumers.

I would happliy pay an additional fee on top of my on-demand fee to have the right to transfer movies onto my PC

Scott

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I agree
Feb 10, 2006 1:10AM PST

I couldn't have said it better myself. I think that these companies trying to control all their content so tightly are just going to end up losing revenue in the end. It is just contributing to piracy in my opinion. If there is an easy affordable way to get media people will do it. But they won't pay $30 for a movie. They will instead get a subscription to netflix and burn all the movies they want for a low monthly fee.

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Media Centers should end both
Feb 10, 2006 1:25AM PST

I have this feeling that once people get over the idea that they need this physical hard copy of a movie in their collection, media centers will win the day.

In other words, I think Blu-Ray and HD-DVD will be very short lived, especially since they will be fracturing the market. "United we stand, divided we fall" - that sort of thing.

I think we'll be downloading HD content to media centers. Nobody bought movies before the invention of the VHS. VHS sort of started this whole collector mentality that followed through to Laser Disc then DVD. I could see it going away if something like an iTunes for High Def movies becomes super easy and affordable.

-Kevin S.