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The Blu-ray format going the way of the dinosaur is predicated on streaming media becoming the dominant format. That still leaves the end user with no viable hard portable media. Present digital consumer high definition camcorders are recorded in AVCHD and/or Blu-ray codecs. The Toshiba DVD-HD format lost the war to Blu-ray. (like Beta lost to VHS) Even recording HiDef to SDHC cards is done via AVCHD/Blu-ray codecs. I suppose once the SDXC cards become more mainstrean and the price drops to a consumer acceptable level that might become the next media standard but only time will tell. Personally I use the AVCHD format burned to a DVD-R for my home videos instead of the more expensive BD-R and Blu-ray media.. It produces very acceptable 17 mb/sec 1920 x 1080 Hi-def video but still requires a Blu-ray player to view it. The downside is the 4.7gb DVD only holds about 50 minutes of video. The improved image quality over consumer produced VHS, SVHS, Mini-DV and DVD on a 42" and larger screen is definitely noticeable even to an untrained eye. Like everything else, time will tell. Just one opinion.
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of course, there are many, many people who must have the physical copy. until streaming can match the same bit rate of a blu-ray disc, you will not be getting the same quality, un-trained eye or not. besides, how many streaming sites actually stream a majority of their hd stuff in 1080p anyways? i can certainly tell the difference between a 1080p blu-ray, a 1080i broadcast, and netflix's 720p streams. that is on a 40" at 6'. from 12+, maybe not. i do agree that media should have been delivered on sd cards years ago.
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