I guess if you like low quality video, streaming is good for you, Personally I prefer to get the maximum quality possible out of the equipment I have invested in.
True, bluray has not picked up as quickly as DVDs from VHS did, but neither did CDs to Tapes/Records (took almost 10 years).
If they fix the internet backbone, maybe streaming will overtake optical media, but, for now, it just can't compete.
@Grammar Delinquent: I agree. And many countries don't get the same kind of bandwidth and speeds that the US gets for internet, so take-up of streaming media will be even slower in some countries.
Currently I get 10gb/month (and dial-up speeds when that runs out) and my PS3 earlier today took 20 minutes to download a 32mb update file. The PS3 is far far slower than a PC, sure, but that's an example of why streaming media won't be feasible for a while.
Kevin, I think you're right that 'Blue-ray' is a dead format as it has never existed.
Now, the format called Blu-Ray started off slow but has been picking up steam. Also, this summer has seen a lot of great catalog releases (braveheart, need I say more?).
And no, you cannot stream Blu-Ray video and audio quality over the internet.
Kevin, if you think that streaming is better that Blu-Ray then you seriously are clueless. Streaming is hardly what I want to use when I feel like seeing a movie in rich detail. When I feel like watching a sitcom or something we use Netflix over the XBox, but I sure wouldn't substitute that video for the detail of Blu-Ray in a good film.
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I pre-ordered, i bought, and I returned it. The thing was a piece of shit. Blue-ray is a dead format with streaming already available everywhere else.
*Facepalm*
Thank you for your worthless comment. You couldn't be any more wrong.
I want to pee on you
You are Joe Pesci funny from Goodfellas. And then you are revenge killed cause you murdered that high ranked sicilian.
seriously?
streaming video = 1-3Mbps: Bluray = 10Mbps.
10Mbps > 2Mbps.
I guess if you like low quality video, streaming is good for you, Personally I prefer to get the maximum quality possible out of the equipment I have invested in.
True, bluray has not picked up as quickly as DVDs from VHS did, but neither did CDs to Tapes/Records (took almost 10 years).
If they fix the internet backbone, maybe streaming will overtake optical media, but, for now, it just can't compete.
wait! haha i ment 10-bit per pixel video. sorry missing the coffee....here comes the downrank hahaha
@Grammar Delinquent: I agree. And many countries don't get the same kind of bandwidth and speeds that the US gets for internet, so take-up of streaming media will be even slower in some countries.
Currently I get 10gb/month (and dial-up speeds when that runs out) and my PS3 earlier today took 20 minutes to download a 32mb update file. The PS3 is far far slower than a PC, sure, but that's an example of why streaming media won't be feasible for a while.
Kevin, I think you're right that 'Blue-ray' is a dead format as it has never existed.
Now, the format called Blu-Ray started off slow but has been picking up steam. Also, this summer has seen a lot of great catalog releases (braveheart, need I say more?).
And no, you cannot stream Blu-Ray video and audio quality over the internet.
Kevin, if you think that streaming is better that Blu-Ray then you seriously are clueless. Streaming is hardly what I want to use when I feel like seeing a movie in rich detail. When I feel like watching a sitcom or something we use Netflix over the XBox, but I sure wouldn't substitute that video for the detail of Blu-Ray in a good film.
You make Kevins everywhere look bad.