Comments on: Blu-ray’s Dead, Long Live PS3 Downloads http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/ NewTeeVee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Blastr.tv » Blog Archive » Blastr EPISODE 37 - Facebook Chat http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-237074 Blastr.tv » Blog Archive » Blastr EPISODE 37 - Facebook Chat Thu, 01 May 2008 23:55:57 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-237074 <p>[...] Impressions - Live Mesh Review - Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 37% to $4.1 Billion Blu-ray’s Dead, Long Live PS3 Downloads Unlimited Skype calls for $9.99 a month Apple Revenue Up 43 Percent Year-Over-Year Dell: [...]</p> [...] Impressions – Live Mesh Review – Amazon.com Announces First Quarter Sales up 37% to $4.1 Billion Blu-ray’s Dead, Long Live PS3 Downloads Unlimited Skype calls for $9.99 a month Apple Revenue Up 43 Percent Year-Over-Year Dell: [...]

]]> By: April 23, 2008 | TechTV Update http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236664 April 23, 2008 | TechTV Update Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:47:54 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236664 <p>[...] Will PS3 owners be able to watch videos on their consoles? No, not using the blu-ray player… via a video delivery service. [...]</p> [...] Will PS3 owners be able to watch videos on their consoles? No, not using the blu-ray player… via a video delivery service. [...]

]]> By: Sam http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236614 Sam Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:23:01 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236614 <p>If HD streaming is going to take off its probably going to mean a big investment from internet providers.</p> <p>The bbc (broadcaster) TV streaming app. in the UK caused massive spikes in streaming and data transfer that it concerned many many ISPs, and afaik that was NOT hd, so sure if you network provider wants to stump up the cash to upgrade thier lines thats great.</p> <p>And whilst you have a 10mbps + connection that bandwidth is probably 'shared' with 25-50 other people, so come peak time your downloads crawl and your stream gets he jitters.</p> <p>The doom and gloom of physical media is always heralded, but it has not happened yet.</p> If HD streaming is going to take off its probably going to mean a big investment from internet providers.

The bbc (broadcaster) TV streaming app. in the UK caused massive spikes in streaming and data transfer that it concerned many many ISPs, and afaik that was NOT hd, so sure if you network provider wants to stump up the cash to upgrade thier lines thats great.

And whilst you have a 10mbps + connection that bandwidth is probably ’shared’ with 25-50 other people, so come peak time your downloads crawl and your stream gets he jitters.

The doom and gloom of physical media is always heralded, but it has not happened yet.

]]> By: Matt_ http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236591 Matt_ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:14:29 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236591 <p>Its not video downloads that are the future its video streaming ,no need for a big hard drive when you can stream video .</p> Its not video downloads that are the future its video streaming ,no need for a big hard drive when you can stream video .

]]> By: The LAMP Watercooler » Blog Archive » Less discs in landfill? http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236590 The LAMP Watercooler » Blog Archive » Less discs in landfill? Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:14:05 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236590 <p>[...] on physical media makes the most environmental sense. So it was with a certain sense of irony that this post caught my eye while I was standing in a sea of discarded discs in the ruin of my office [...]</p> [...] on physical media makes the most environmental sense. So it was with a certain sense of irony that this post caught my eye while I was standing in a sea of discarded discs in the ruin of my office [...]

]]> By: Slayerking131 (psn) http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236588 Slayerking131 (psn) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:52:06 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236588 <p>This is stupid. Downloads arent going to take over for at least another 5 years. (more realistically, closer to 8-9 years) first, hard drives must become cheaper so that everyone can have as many movies as they want, with out having to delete one everytime. Also, internet is still too slow. I've heard people that have the fastest internet avaliable, and it still takes them 2 hours to download a full length HD movie. I'd much rather take five minutes to go rent/ buy a movie from the store down the street.</p> This is stupid. Downloads arent going to take over for at least another 5 years. (more realistically, closer to 8-9 years) first, hard drives must become cheaper so that everyone can have as many movies as they want, with out having to delete one everytime. Also, internet is still too slow. I’ve heard people that have the fastest internet avaliable, and it still takes them 2 hours to download a full length HD movie. I’d much rather take five minutes to go rent/ buy a movie from the store down the street.

]]> By: Kevin http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236585 Kevin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:02:38 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236585 <p>Broadband is way too slow for most folk to even consider downloading one movie never mind a collection of movies. Hard drives are too small and too open to errors/crashes for storing all your movies and games on with no disc as a back-up.</p> <p>Electronic books have still not done away with the paperback/hardback or magazines. MP3 has not done away with CD's (yet) just as broadband will not (anytime soon anyway) do away with CD/Blu-ray.</p> <p>Long Live Blu-ray!</p> Broadband is way too slow for most folk to even consider downloading one movie never mind a collection of movies.
Hard drives are too small and too open to errors/crashes for storing all your movies and games on with no disc as a back-up.

Electronic books have still not done away with the paperback/hardback or magazines. MP3 has not done away with CD’s (yet) just as broadband will not (anytime soon anyway) do away with CD/Blu-ray.

Long Live Blu-ray!

]]> By: are digital downloads the winner of the format war? « cinelicious http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236573 are digital downloads the winner of the format war? « cinelicious Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:10:09 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236573 <p>[...] don’t get me wrong, blu-ray will have a nice life, but seriously, why mail discs or have a case you never use sitting on a shelf when it can be instantly accessible with a click of a remote, a STB and a HD equipped home theater (killer 3D autostereoscopic screen coming soon!) and some killer HD content? i ask you, why?! newteevee [...]</p> [...] don’t get me wrong, blu-ray will have a nice life, but seriously, why mail discs or have a case you never use sitting on a shelf when it can be instantly accessible with a click of a remote, a STB and a HD equipped home theater (killer 3D autostereoscopic screen coming soon!) and some killer HD content? i ask you, why?! newteevee [...]

]]> By: Ken http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236569 Ken Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:07:07 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236569 <p>What a lame headline. Why don't people understand that some people just like tangible products. The disc, the box art, the insert. I like being able to browse through a physical library. I also like not having to worry about losing movies if my hard drive dies. Besides, I need that hard drive space for games and demos, I'm not going to clog it up and waste energy downloading movies.</p> What a lame headline. Why don’t people understand that some people just like tangible products. The disc, the box art, the insert. I like being able to browse through a physical library. I also like not having to worry about losing movies if my hard drive dies. Besides, I need that hard drive space for games and demos, I’m not going to clog it up and waste energy downloading movies.

]]> By: bill d. http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236565 bill d. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:00:45 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236565 <p>Oh yeah and here's an article showing that blu-ray sales are up 351%.</p> <p>http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1222</p> Oh yeah and here’s an article showing that blu-ray sales are up 351%.

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1222

]]> By: bill d. http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236564 bill d. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:59:18 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236564 <p>Blu-ray isn't going to be dead anytime soon. The XBOX downloads have one major issue: half the people who own xbox's can't donwload them because they don't have a hard drive or one that can only hold 3 movies. Also anyone who is renting movies from the xbox site is an idiot. For the same price they are paying they can go to blockbuster and get a full HD movie (not crappy 720p) with uncompressed audio in 7.1 (not compressed 5.1). Obviously Microsoft didn't put much thought into movie downloads, if they did they would have made it feasable for all their consoles.</p> Blu-ray isn’t going to be dead anytime soon. The XBOX downloads have one major issue: half the people who own xbox’s can’t donwload them because they don’t have a hard drive or one that can only hold 3 movies. Also anyone who is renting movies from the xbox site is an idiot. For the same price they are paying they can go to blockbuster and get a full HD movie (not crappy 720p) with uncompressed audio in 7.1 (not compressed 5.1). Obviously Microsoft didn’t put much thought into movie downloads, if they did they would have made it feasable for all their consoles.

]]> By: Wes http://newteevee.com/2008/04/21/blu-rays-dead-long-live-ps3-downloads/#comment-236563 Wes Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:14:09 +0000 http://newteevee.com/?p=3812#comment-236563 <p>This won't kill blu-ray, but it will kill movie rentals.</p> This won’t kill blu-ray, but it will kill movie rentals.

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