The future of HDTV will also require an insane amount of data (by todays standards, im sure a GB was considered insane in the 70s).

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/inadequacy/super-hi+vision-makes-your-hdtv-obsolete-already-264077.php

Super Hi-Vision 7680×4320, like 16 1080p screens jammed together.

there will have to be some sort of storage device that makes blue ray look like 5.25″ floppies.

The future of HDTV will also require an insane amount of data (by todays standards, im sure a GB was considered insane in the 70s).

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/inadequacy/super-hi+vision-makes-your-hdtv-obsolete-already-264077.php

Super Hi-Vision 7680×4320, like 16 1080p screens jammed together.

there will have to be some sort of storage device that makes blue ray look like 5.25″ floppies.

I download music and TVShows off iTunes all the time, I think what makes the difference is if I’m going to be watching it often then I ‘ll download it so I have access to it whenever with no need to look for that DVD.

As for HD or Blue-ray…ummm… I’d like to answer with a question. Why do we need or rather they need all that room? do they even use all the room on todays DVDs? and I do believe there is MP4 encoding which I heard it’s just as good if not better quality than the current encoding format.

so far I see HD and Blue-ray just a way for them to push some technology we don’t really need.

I download music and TVShows off iTunes all the time, I think what makes the difference is if I’m going to be watching it often then I ‘ll download it so I have access to it whenever with no need to look for that DVD.

As for HD or Blue-ray…ummm… I’d like to answer with a question. Why do we need or rather they need all that room? do they even use all the room on todays DVDs? and I do believe there is MP4 encoding which I heard it’s just as good if not better quality than the current encoding format.

so far I see HD and Blue-ray just a way for them to push some technology we don’t really need.

While Blu-ray and HD DVD have comparable specs in terms of supported video resolution and codec support, Blu-ray is way ahead in terms of capacity, bandwidth, interactive platform, vendor support, and studio support. Seven of the eight major studios support Blu-ray, three exclusively. Only three studios support HD DVD, one exclusively (and they are rumored to be wavering). In terms of CE support Toshiba is your only option with HD DVD, while with Blu-ray you can choose from Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sharp, Samsung, LG, Philips, and more to come. Also HD DVD’s interactivity layer, HDi, is much more constrained than Blu-ray’s Java layer (which is generally compatible with OCAP, which the US cable industry has standardized on for future set-top boxes).

HD DVD is a short-term way to goose DVD enough to keep IP royalties flowing to the existing DVD technology holders, while Blu-ray started from the premise that existing DVD technology is too constrained for building a new format; hence the much better specs in terms of capacity, bandwidth, burning support, etc. Microsoft likes HD DVD because the longer the format war persists the more likely neither format wins, thus providing Microsoft a better shot at using the PC and Windows as the centerpiece of the living room, a result few of us will be better of for.

While Blu-ray and HD DVD have comparable specs in terms of supported video resolution and codec support, Blu-ray is way ahead in terms of capacity, bandwidth, interactive platform, vendor support, and studio support. Seven of the eight major studios support Blu-ray, three exclusively. Only three studios support HD DVD, one exclusively (and they are rumored to be wavering). In terms of CE support Toshiba is your only option with HD DVD, while with Blu-ray you can choose from Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer, Sharp, Samsung, LG, Philips, and more to come. Also HD DVD’s interactivity layer, HDi, is much more constrained than Blu-ray’s Java layer (which is generally compatible with OCAP, which the US cable industry has standardized on for future set-top boxes).

HD DVD is a short-term way to goose DVD enough to keep IP royalties flowing to the existing DVD technology holders, while Blu-ray started from the premise that existing DVD technology is too constrained for building a new format; hence the much better specs in terms of capacity, bandwidth, burning support, etc. Microsoft likes HD DVD because the longer the format war persists the more likely neither format wins, thus providing Microsoft a better shot at using the PC and Windows as the centerpiece of the living room, a result few of us will be better of for.