So, is Blu-Ray worth it, yet?

[Dusty Ayres]

They've also dropped prices on Blu-Ray drives for the PC.
Blu-Ray readers are now about $59 and dropping.
Blu-Ray burners are now about $179 and dropping.

J.

Do those prices also apply to Canada as well (that's where I live)?

 

[Amaris]

They've also dropped prices on Blu-Ray drives for the PC.
Blu-Ray readers are now about $59 and dropping.
Blu-Ray burners are now about $179 and dropping.

J.

Do those prices also apply to Canada as well (that's where I live)?

You can find these prices in places like Newegg.com and TigerDirect.com, so if they ship to Canada, then yes.

J.

 

[tommulligan]

SD cards will not replace Blu-ray anytime soon as there is no backing or hardware from within those responsible for the production of content and players. The next generation (excluding 3D Blu-ray) will almost certainly be downloadable content from the internet.

Actually there are a large assortment SD card players both portable and designed for home theatre use. Some in the neighborhood of $50. More and more LCD HDTVs are being made with SDHC slots built into them.

Will SDHC replace blu-ray in the immediate future? Probably not, price point being the immediate reason, a 32 gig class 6 SDHC is about $100. A blank Blu-ray is about $3.

The real question is when will the price point become compatible. That's when blu-ray goes the way of the 8-track.

 

[jefferiestubes8]

There's no doubt in my mind that Blu-Ray/HD will be superceded by another, even more detailed video format sometime in the future,

Starbreaker is right. I posted about it back in May on a thread about not being able to accept Blu-ray as a format after investing in DVD for home videos.
2015 in Japan. 2020-2025 probably in USA.

 

[Starbreaker]

Well, I'm still not waiting until 2025 to start buying something new. It will be ridiculously expensive and everyone will be saying not to buy it because something better will come along in 2050.

 

[Cutter John]

I'm holding out for the format thats in higher def than real life.

And I can get a 27 inch hdtv for $200.

 

[RoJoHen]

Well, I'm still not waiting until 2025 to start buying something new. It will be ridiculously expensive and everyone will be saying not to buy it because something better will come along in 2050.

Exactly. Something better will always be coming down the road. It's silly not to upgrade on that basis.

 

[Aragorn]

I'm holding out for the format thats in higher def than real life.

A holodeck?