No Blu-ray. No buy. Simple as that.

[Tallest Skil]

They don't sell HD DVD anymore because unlike blu ray it really did die.

I buy it for nostalgia.

but optical Media is not dead, I'm not sure how you can even say that.

Since solid state devices are a tenth of the size and have 10x the transfer speed of a spinning disk, I'm pretty sure that the disks are outdated beyond all reason.

Also downloading movies is still years away as it takes forever, and internet providers will put a cap on our monthly usage.

I don't know where you live, but this isn't the case here. I feel pity for you that your provider feels the need to cap your usage.

 

[bbadalucco]

I buy it for nostalgia.



Since solid state devices are a tenth of the size and have 10x the transfer speed of a spinning disk, I'm pretty sure that the disks are outdated beyond all reason.



I don't know where you live, but this isn't the case here. I feel pity for you that your provider feels the need to cap your usage.

I'm referring to blu ray for movies, not storage solutions. So I won't argue that SSDs are much better than blu rays for storage because they obviously are. I don't think we'll see SSDs for sale with a preinstalled movie on them though.

I don't have a cap on my usage, but have read that ISP are considering it and they would probably implement if everyone downloaded movies off the internet.

 

[Tallest Skil]

I'm referring to blu ray for movies, not storage solutions. So I won't argue that SSDs are much better than blu rays for storage because they obviously are. I don't think we'll see SSDs for sale with a preinstalled movie on them though.

Not SSDs, SDXC cards. You can get dozens more in a display if you don't have the size of a disk with which to contend.

I don't have a cap on my usage, but have read that ISP are considering it and they would probably implement if everyone downloaded movies off the internet.

If everyone did it, they'd just increase their infrastructure. It is their duty to actually expand their service and provide an experience for their customers.

Besides, they'd probably be forced to do so if that is the direction the Internet takes us.

 

[thehereticking]

I have to say I do sympathise with the OP. I'm not a 'fan' of either platform, I just use what I have to for what I need.

I'm going to buy a Macbook Pro for work, and I'm really going to miss Bluray.

If I had a choice, I'd be replacing my existing Vaio with the newer version of mine (the FW series) which has a 16.4in 1920 x 1080 screen (true 16:9) and a Bluray drive (as I have now) pretty much the same spec as a MBP, but for around 400 euros less!

I have to say it is great to grab a Bluray from my home collection when I'm going away, and more than that, to be able to copy my entire collection of photos onto a single disc rather than having to figure out how to split it up every time onto 5 or 6 DVD's (yes, I backup on to an external HDD as well, but a copy on optical disc is an extra precaution that I can send off-site easily)

I really can't understand why Apple ignores Bluray, playback would look fabulous on their superb sharp displays, such a pity.

I've had a look at iTunes, and even bought the odd episode of a TV show that I've missed, but I always find that things in iTunes cost more than going and buying the physical media - for example House S4 on iTunes £30.24, play.com £14.99 - WHY?! I don't see myself getting twice the usefulness out of a download than physical media - which I can lend, share and even sell! (ever tried selling a download of a series that was crap?! - oh, you can't, you're screwed!) I've got 18Mbps ADSL and it still takes ages to download even one episode from iTunes.

Anyone that says optical media is dead is talking bollocks! We're still going to have optical media for at least 10 years, probably more until chip memory gets seriously cheap and broadband increases its bandwith universally to 100+ Mbps to accomodate full-HD downloading.