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Originally Posted by Ricoflashback 
Garnoch - making consumer's lives easier has never been major movie studio's main objective. They are constantly worried about digital rights (understandably so) but do not adapt very well to new technology that they cannot control.
That being said, I understand the convenience of streaming and I stream primarily Amazon Prime to my Sammy 65" but I mostly use Bluray and 3D Bluray.
Here's why - - picture quality and features, first and foremost. Even with a fast connection, your pixels will stream at a max of around 10 mbps. Bluray is up to 36 mbps - - plus any added features on the disk. And when it gets to 3D Bluray discs - - without a doubt, it's a much better format and the full audio soundtrack is available, as well (7.1 in many instances). VUDU will stream 3D, but not 3D with a 7.1 soundtrack.
I hope I'm not off topic relative to your comment, but I agree with you that if you are going to shell out the bucks for a Bluray movie, they should be able to provide the same quality streaming experience - - or as close as they can via the "cloud" or iTunes & other formats.
I'm not the norm - - I still belong to Blockbuster as well as 3D Bluray Rental for 3D flicks. The latter was in lieu of buying every 3D disk I watched or renting (streaming) and paying a five to six buck cost per movie - - without the benefit of the full soundtrack. I may eventually cancel Blockbuster if I can get 3D Bluray Rental to provide more discs and a lower price. I watch a lot of movies but if it's a stinker and doesn't pass the five to fifteen minute test, it's out of the player and back to the store.
I have a hard time watching regular DVD's - - even though they are upscaled via my Bluray player and receiver. The Bluray disc quality - - ESPECIALLY on our Sammy sets is unbelievable. A 65" screen in my man cave with full theater sound (9.1 - Yamaha) with this 3D technology is unreal. It's really brought me and my girlfriend a lot of enjoyment - - especially Saturday night - - 3D night. And the drinks and popcorn are a lot cheaper, too!
Garnoch - making consumer's lives easier has never been major movie studio's main objective. They are constantly worried about digital rights (understandably so) but do not adapt very well to new technology that they cannot control.
That being said, I understand the convenience of streaming and I stream primarily Amazon Prime to my Sammy 65" but I mostly use Bluray and 3D Bluray.
Here's why - - picture quality and features, first and foremost. Even with a fast connection, your pixels will stream at a max of around 10 mbps. Bluray is up to 36 mbps - - plus any added features on the disk. And when it gets to 3D Bluray discs - - without a doubt, it's a much better format and the full audio soundtrack is available, as well (7.1 in many instances). VUDU will stream 3D, but not 3D with a 7.1 soundtrack.
I hope I'm not off topic relative to your comment, but I agree with you that if you are going to shell out the bucks for a Bluray movie, they should be able to provide the same quality streaming experience - - or as close as they can via the "cloud" or iTunes & other formats.
I'm not the norm - - I still belong to Blockbuster as well as 3D Bluray Rental for 3D flicks. The latter was in lieu of buying every 3D disk I watched or renting (streaming) and paying a five to six buck cost per movie - - without the benefit of the full soundtrack. I may eventually cancel Blockbuster if I can get 3D Bluray Rental to provide more discs and a lower price. I watch a lot of movies but if it's a stinker and doesn't pass the five to fifteen minute test, it's out of the player and back to the store.
I have a hard time watching regular DVD's - - even though they are upscaled via my Bluray player and receiver. The Bluray disc quality - - ESPECIALLY on our Sammy sets is unbelievable. A 65" screen in my man cave with full theater sound (9.1 - Yamaha) with this 3D technology is unreal. It's really brought me and my girlfriend a lot of enjoyment - - especially Saturday night - - 3D night. And the drinks and popcorn are a lot cheaper, too!
I definitely agree Blu-ray is better than iTunes because of the bit rate but it's surprisingly minimal when just watching. Here's a good article....
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/03/the-ars-itunes-1080p-vs-blu-ray-shootout/
That being said though, I'd still buy the Blu-ray for myself, if I knew the copy would be HD too for the convenience. Right now, I only consider it for the 3D movies. And digital rights is the reason they should be doing this so I don't have to rip a copy without it. You said it perfectly.
Surprisingly, considering my profession, I don't really care if I have 5.1 or 7.1 in my house though, but for those that do, Blu-ray has a definite advantage there too.
Seriously, I doubt that the labels get that many would prefer an HD version vs a SD version. They're more worried about releases than they are over differences in content. Blueray discs probably aren't that big a part of their sales now anyway and not that many people have movies on their computers. They know how to rent movies in iTunes, but not how to rent and rip.
