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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2514243" data-attributes="member: 15651">I am not overly concerned about Blu-ray techonology and compatability.  Here is how I see it playing out, probably over the next 10 years: This new technology will become available - at relatively high cost.  HD format movies will be released using Blu-ray.  They will contain some extra goodies which won't ever appear on the standard DVDs.DVDs will continue to be produced and will rule the market for many more years.  No studio will take a chance on kicking the ca$h cow by only releasing movies in the new format.HDTV broadcast standard will finally come to pass.  People who need it will buy set-top converters for their old televisions.Price of HDTV sets will continue to fall.People will eventually replace old televisions with new low-cost HDTV sets.Blu-ray HD movies will gain in popularity as more and more people have HD TV sets in their homes.  Among this will be, as always, the people who are willing to shell out the $$$ for the latest and greatest.  They will complain about incompatabilities, but they'll still buy because they just can't help themselves.</blockquote>