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<blockquote data-quote="Keldryn" data-source="post: 3700115" data-attributes="member: 11999">Agreed.&nbsp; And on top of that, the move from DVD to HD/Blu-Ray is nowhere near as meaningful as the move from VHS to DVD.&nbsp; From a purely technical standpoint, you may in fact be doubling the visual resolution, but that itself has a point of diminishing returns.&nbsp; VHS to DVD brought a huge number of benefits that had nothing to do with the &quot;specs&quot; of the format: smaller size, more durable, no rewinding/fast-forwarding and instant chapter skips, they don't wear out, multiple audio tracks for alternate languages and commentaries...&nbsp; Plus the increase in sound quality over VHS.&nbsp; All that Blu-Ray and HD-DVD really offer over DVD is a higher-resolution image that you can only really appreciate if you have an expensive, large-screen TV.&nbsp; Any improvement in sound quality is again only something you'll appreciate with a high-end sound system.&nbsp; The average consumer doesn't have this sort of equipment, nor do they really care enough to make an investment in it.&nbsp; I have no doubts that DVD will be phased out, and it may very well be by Blu-Ray; however, I don't see it happening any faster than the VHS to DVD transition occurred, and perhaps even slower.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keldryn, post: 3700115, member: 11999"] Agreed. And on top of that, the move from DVD to HD/Blu-Ray is nowhere near as meaningful as the move from VHS to DVD. From a purely technical standpoint, you may in fact be doubling the visual resolution, but that itself has a point of diminishing returns. VHS to DVD brought a huge number of benefits that had nothing to do with the "specs" of the format: smaller size, more durable, no rewinding/fast-forwarding and instant chapter skips, they don't wear out, multiple audio tracks for alternate languages and commentaries... Plus the increase in sound quality over VHS. All that Blu-Ray and HD-DVD really offer over DVD is a higher-resolution image that you can only really appreciate if you have an expensive, large-screen TV. Any improvement in sound quality is again only something you'll appreciate with a high-end sound system. The average consumer doesn't have this sort of equipment, nor do they really [i]care[/i] enough to make an investment in it. I have no doubts that DVD will be phased out, and it may very well be by Blu-Ray; however, I don't see it happening any faster than the VHS to DVD transition occurred, and perhaps even slower. [/QUOTE]

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