Rumor: Blu-ray equipped 360 ships Q3

[rabbitc]

Internal/External...doesn't really matter.

The industry doesn't believe in blu-ray to the extent that Sony would have you believe - in fact, do a little reading and most experts seem to feel that the PS3 is propping up blu-ray technology as a whole. Couple that with abysmal sales of standalone players and it begins to seem as though Microsoft does have the right idea - online DLC is the future of media.

[vote4fairtax]

see seeenior... DLC... ON A STIIIIIIICK!

[mistercrow]

Originally Posted by rabbitc

Internal/External...doesn't really matter.

The industry doesn't believe in blu-ray to the extent that Sony would have you believe - in fact, do a little reading and most experts seem to feel that the PS3 is propping up blu-ray technology as a whole. Couple that with abysmal sales of standalone players and it begins to seem as though Microsoft does have the right idea - online DLC is the future of media.

I agree. I've done some research on it as well and you have hit the nail on the head.

[rabbitc]

I didn't believe it at first - but with the price of standalone BD players still sky-high and broadband capacity increasing every month - I'm really starting to doubt if Blu Ray has a future at all.

[mistercrow]

Originally Posted by rabbitc

I didn't believe it at first - but with the price of standalone BD players still sky-high and broadband capacity increasing every month - I'm really starting to doubt if Blu Ray has a future at all.

I didnt either but I'm a believer now. I think bluray will be short lived. I think the next set of consoles will still have a physical disc drive for games but not hi def movies.

Blu-ray does have a future, when HDTVs are more affordable and in more homes.

[mistercrow]

Originally Posted by Sir Charles

Blu-ray does have a future, when HDTVs are more affordable and in more homes.

I hope your right because I enjoy watching hi def bluray movies alot.

[rabbitc]

Originally Posted by Sir Charles

Blu-ray does have a future, when HDTVs are more affordable and in more homes.

Why buy a movie on a fragile, scratch-prone disk when you can download it or buy it on a convenient flash drive?

Funny how things come full circle - I think we're looking at the reemergence of cartridge/modular solid state technology.

Observe...

[axeman2008]

Having it on a memory stick isn't a bad idea, however some prefer the disc version, it's just presonal preference really.

An average downloaded HD is about 10-12gb you take into account how quick your harddrive fills and the electricity your pc uses up downloading it cause it takes couple of hours and the time wasted downloading the thing and so on, its more logical to just rent or buy HD

[rabbitc]

its more logical to just rent or buy HD

I agree - what I'm questioning is why it has to be an optical disc. I think optical media's days are numbered (and I'm not alone in that thinking)

Optical media served it's purpose at a time when solid state technology couldn't offer the capacities and the advantages of non-volatile power-off states.

But all that has changed now. In fact, if it hadn't been for DVD and CD before it, it's unlikely that Blu-ray would have ever caught on in the first place.

Even Sony doesn't believe in it's own formula - it has a full line of HD camcorders shipping with solid state storage. Why? Quite simple: reliability, durability and life.

[bevo1981]

Originally Posted by shane32Eire

An average downloaded HD is about 10-12gb you take into account how quick your harddrive fills and the electricity your pc uses up downloading it cause it takes couple of hours and the time wasted downloading the thing and so on, its more logical to just rent or buy HD

i also agree. who lives more than a mile or 2 away from a video store? a lot quicker than waiting for a download. and not everybody has an elite system with the huge hard drive. and even those that do find themselves filling that up with the large downloads.

[xxquepasaxx]

i agree i've been watching standard dvds on my ps3 for awhile and signed up for netflix to get blu ray movies they don't look that much better

[mistercrow]

Originally Posted by rabbitc

Why buy a movie on a fragile, scratch-prone disk when you can download it or buy it on a convenient flash drive?

Funny how things come full circle - I think we're looking at the reemergence of cartridge/modular solid state technology.

Observe...

Wow. Good point right there. I forgot about the convenience of a flash drive.

[friedkarma]

Originally Posted by Sir Charles

Blu-ray does have a future, when HDTVs are more affordable and in more homes.

When they are $30 a movie on sale? No thanks.

I'm still trying to figure out how people arrive at the conclusion that it is more convenient and efficient to drive down to the video store, pick a movie out only to have the old lady reject it, pick another movie out, wait in line for the indignant cashier, drive through traffic back home again, watch the movie, drive back to the store to return it, yada yada yada. That's better than picking a movie out on Xbox, for instance, and waiting 60 seconds while it streams enough of the movie to start watching?

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[Blasterpez]

Originally Posted by bevo1981

i also agree. who lives more than a mile or 2 away from a video store? a lot quicker than waiting for a download. and not everybody has an elite system with the huge hard drive. and even those that do find themselves filling that up with the large downloads.

Price is a big object with renting though. the new releases (even movies that have been out for over a year, but stay in new release) cost like 4 bucks a pop, and 1 night.
And now, at least at blockbuster, they put the good movies in the 'gold' section, which is like 2.50 for 5 nights.

a lot of downloadable movies you can start watching if you give it a 5 or 10 minute head start. i don't know though, i haven't ever watched a DL movie, just some commercials. all i know is i pay like 50 some bucks a month for my interweb and its only 130k DL speed, and that isn't very dang fast.

i like that movie on flash drives though. wonder how much they would sell for, and how you would hook them to a TV.

I was talking about downloading free from the web, and renting as in going to rental store picking a few movies up and watching them hassle free in front room, without worrying about leads and **** from your pc.
I would never rent from xbl as they arent real HD and way overpriced.

[rabbitc]

I was talking about downloading free from the web

ummm...that's kind of...y'know....illegal.

[axeman2008]

Originally Posted by rabbitc

ummm...that's kind of...y'know....illegal.

Only if you get caught.

[bevo1981]

Originally Posted by friedkarma

I'm still trying to figure out how people arrive at the conclusion that it is more convenient and efficient to drive down to the video store, pick a movie out only to have the old lady reject it, pick another movie out, wait in line for the indignant cashier, drive through traffic back home again, watch the movie, drive back to the store to return it, yada yada yada.

total time for me to get in my car, drive to the store, peruse nearly every title, then check out and head home is maybe 20-30 minutes. if i know exactly what i want, it's probably 12 minutes for the whole trip. how long does it take to download a 2 hour movie?

convenience is relative. i actually like to physically walk the aisles with someone and pick up the DVD cases with my hands and look at the pretty people on the cover before choosing a title. that's something you can't get at home.