I think that Microsoft was smart enough not to pic HD-DVD but not have it outside the box, i think they were looking at the big picture and realised that disc would be dead in a few years and that online stores would be the rage to come, and now it had been proven that Itunes and Marketplace are extremely strong. I think that even if either blue-ray or HD DVD win, online rentals will kill either one.
I think that Microsoft was smart enough not to pic HD-DVD but not have it outside the box, i think they were looking at the big picture and realised that disc would be dead in a few years and that online stores would be the rage to come, and now it had been proven that Itunes and Marketplace are extremely strong. I think that even if either blue-ray or HD DVD win, online rentals will kill either one.tacubano
itll take a while before a format beats regular dvds in terms of sales
It's kinda hard to make good use of the downloads when you have a 1mb connection :|. You have to have a much faster download speed to even enjoy it. -supercharged-
And I'd be happy (for a while) with 1MB. Let alone those who have less.
I think that Microsoft was smart enough not to pic HD-DVD but not have it outside the box, i think they were looking at the big picture and realised that disc would be dead in a few years and that online stores would be the rage to come, and now it had been proven that Itunes and Marketplace are extremely strong. I think that even if either blue-ray or HD DVD win, online rentals will kill either one.tacubano
[QUOTE="-supercharged-"]It's kinda hard to make good use of the downloads when you have a 1mb connection :|. You have to have a much faster download speed to even enjoy it. tegovoltio
And I'd be happy (for a while) with 1MB. Let alone those who have less.
True but still it really doesnt make it enjoyable when you have to wait hours for something to download. Â
what are you talking about MS backs HD-DVD they're on the board of directors. Downloading an movie trailer in HD is one thing but downloading an entire movie is insane, at least at this point in time. By the time connections are strong enough to download 50 gigs of data in a short enough time for people to do it regularly the 360 ps3 and wii and blu-ray and hd-dvd for that matter will have long been dead replaced with whatever else is in the cards
[QUOTE="tacubano"]I think that Microsoft was smart enough not to pic HD-DVD but not have it outside the box, i think they were looking at the big picture and realised that disc would be dead in a few years and that online stores would be the rage to come, and now it had been proven that Itunes and Marketplace are extremely strong. I think that even if either blue-ray or HD DVD win, online rentals will kill either one._en1gma_
itll take a while before a format beats regular dvds in terms of sales not as long as you think
I think that Microsoft was smart enough not to pic HD-DVD but not have it outside the box, i think they were looking at the big picture and realised that disc would be dead in a few years and that online stores would be the rage to come, and now it had been proven that Itunes and Marketplace are extremely strong. I think that even if either blue-ray or HD DVD win, online rentals will kill either one.tacubano
YEAHHHH!!!!!!!! EVENTUALLY YOU CAN GET YOUR FOOD IN MICROTRANACTIONS AND NEVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE WOWOWOWOWZZZ!!!!!!!!one. Sarcasm off. On a more seiorous note. People will lose jobs. Bad idea.
[QUOTE="tacubano"]I think that Microsoft was smart enough not to pic HD-DVD but not have it outside the box, i think they were looking at the big picture and realised that disc would be dead in a few years and that online stores would be the rage to come, and now it had been proven that Itunes and Marketplace are extremely strong. I think that even if either blue-ray or HD DVD win, online rentals will kill either one.PaintballinDude
YEAHHHH!!!!!!!! EVENTUALLY YOU CAN GET YOUR FOOD IN MICROTRANACTIONS AND NEVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE WOWOWOWOWZZZ!!!!!!!!one.
Sarcasm off.
On a more seiorous note. People will lose jobs. Bad idea.
[QUOTE="PaintballinDude"][QUOTE="tacubano"]I think that Microsoft was smart enough not to pic HD-DVD but not have it outside the box, i think they were looking at the big picture and realised that disc would be dead in a few years and that online stores would be the rage to come, and now it had been proven that Itunes and Marketplace are extremely strong. I think that even if either blue-ray or HD DVD win, online rentals will kill either one.-supercharged-
YEAHHHH!!!!!!!! EVENTUALLY YOU CAN GET YOUR FOOD IN MICROTRANACTIONS AND NEVER LEAVE YOUR HOUSE WOWOWOWOWZZZ!!!!!!!!one.
Sarcasm off.
On a more seiorous note. People will lose jobs. Bad idea.
Pizza Hut online delivery ;).. LOL
"mom sure know how to hydrate a pizza"--back to the future
I disagree- I think most people are going to want a hard copy of their favorite movies. Mp3s are a quick and easy download- less than a few minutes on slower broadband connections. Even TV shows aren't so bad because a) if they lose the show, at least there's still an option of watching it on TV, and b) they're not hi-def, so the downloads are generally smaller (200-300mb). I'm not going to say Blu ray or HD-DVD will win- perhaps they will both be overlooked for another technology format, but we are not even close to being read for hi-def movies distributed digitally.
I disagree- I think most people are going to want a hard copy of their favorite movies.
Mp3s are a quick and easy download- less than a few minutes on slower broadband connections. Even TV shows aren't so bad because a) if they lose the show, at least there's still an option of watching it on TV, and b) they're not hi-def, so the downloads are generally smaller (200-300mb).
I'm not going to say Blu ray or HD-DVD will win- perhaps they will both be overlooked for another technology format, but we are not even close to being read for hi-def movies distributed digitally.Vampyronight
HVD!!!!!! i promise HVD is the future, i'm willing to bet $20
u know what, i completely rethought this whole thing, the topic creator is right, if people are willing to spend $20 a month to download porn movies, they will definately buy HD movies
Not really video formats will continue to sell. Online Stores have take over music, however. CD's will soon be a thing of the past (they kind of are now).
Digital Distribution will be the thing in roughly 10 years or so IMO......but disc formats will never be obsolete..people like to own a library of titles, and have a physical copy of it. Microsoft isnt doing anything wrong with its DD ideas....but its ahead of its time IMO.
Ok so people arguee that it's way to slow to download HD movies....by the way im talking bout 720p movies that are 6GB according to Marketplace users...1080p downloads are way into the future....anyways...but what if in 2 years we get super fast internet and are able to download 6GB in say 30 minutes...would u want that or got to a store and then return the video???
I think people don't realise that even MSFT and Sony are pushing hard for movies and games on download stores, they did this get music and started with SD video, who buys CDs now?????.... go back 6 years ago when mp3s started and people would have been like ohh hell no i'll keep buying my cds...I THINK NOT!!!!!!
It's kinda hard to make good use of the downloads when you have a 1mb connection :|. You have to have a much faster download speed to even enjoy it. -supercharged-
and you're going to need to make sure everyone will be able to access digital download.
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