...if I'd shell out even a hundred pounds on an essentially defunct format the instant I even unbox the thing.
The obvious reasons spring to mind - It'll simply be an expensive toy that plays only dozens of older movies (UMD format springs to mind too). Its gone the way of the 8-track - albeit with far better quality. Leave it there.
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@Michelle - I'm not sure the studios would be so quick to adopt solid state (SSD) tech - To compete with BluRay, it would have to be at least 25Gb (currently around 150 quid for only 16Gb), plus it would have to be altered to be read only and have anti-copy protection built in, it would require lightning fast transfer speeds (already possible though) a movie format standard would probably need redesigning from the ground up for SSD,
Oh and theres likely to be yet another HDDVD-BluRay or Beta/VHS format war for solid state drives between different companies too.
Oh I have no doubt it'll be on its way, its smaller, much more resilient to damage, but is prone to individual bit failures all the time - you just dont see it, but I reckon BluRay has five or ten years or so over SSD yet.
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...if I'd shell out even a hundred pounds on an essentially defunct format the instant I even unbox the thing.
The obvious reasons spring to mind - It'll simply be an expensive toy that plays only dozens of older movies (UMD format springs to mind too). Its gone the way of the 8-track - albeit with far better quality. Leave it there.
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@Michelle - I'm not sure the studios would be so quick to adopt solid state (SSD) tech - To compete with BluRay, it would have to be at least 25Gb (currently around 150 quid for only 16Gb), plus it would have to be altered to be read only and have anti-copy protection built in, it would require lightning fast transfer speeds (already possible though) a movie format standard would probably need redesigning from the ground up for SSD,
Oh and theres likely to be yet another HDDVD-BluRay or Beta/VHS format war for solid state drives between different companies too.
Oh I have no doubt it'll be on its way, its smaller, much more resilient to damage, but is prone to individual bit failures all the time - you just dont see it, but I reckon BluRay has five or ten years or so over SSD yet.