This one is by Brian Dipert of EDN magazine.
CES 2009: Blu-ray's continued struggles and the ramping ascendancy of online - 1/9/2009 - EDN
He basically brags that he predicted BD death last year and that digital download is well on the way to killing it. I feel he did a poor job of presenting his case, and actually felt compelled to post a comment there as well.
I dislike the concept of digital download, but more than that, it frightens me. Here was my comment to the article
CES 2009: Blu-ray's continued struggles and the ramping ascendancy of online - 1/9/2009 - EDN
He basically brags that he predicted BD death last year and that digital download is well on the way to killing it. I feel he did a poor job of presenting his case, and actually felt compelled to post a comment there as well.
I dislike the concept of digital download, but more than that, it frightens me. Here was my comment to the article
jayn_j said:I feel that the author started with an opinion/conclusion and then tried to find "facts" to support him. Will BD eventually die and be replaced? Of course. Will the killer be digital download? I desperately hope not.
First, even good bandwidth is not infinite. Providers will be forced to compress content in order to meet any increased demand. Think of Dishnetwork or Comcast "HD" content where both resolution and bandwidth have been compromised to stuff more into the limited space.
Second, if the studio controls the PPV distribution, they control what we can watch on a daily basis. Those Disney movies really will go back into the vault for seven years. With BD, even if they are OOP, they stil play.
Third, a PPV DD model encourages studios to change content to be politically correct. Remember those movies that removed the Twin Towers after 911? How about scenes where an actor has changed his political views, or where an actress becomes famous and later regrets that early nude scene? With BD, the content is out there forever. With PPV, it can change with the weather. That sort of censorship scares the hell out of me.