BluRay discs will not work in my portable DVD player, nor will they work in car’s DVD player. And I am NOT about to buy both the DVD and the BD copies of the same title. It would be insane to even think of doing that.

Unfortunately, 5″ video discs in general, regardless of format, will become defunct long before BD could ever overtake DVD’s in sales. That means BD is predestined to be another short-lived format.

When the new Star Trek movie comes out on Nov 17, I will buy the regular DVD version.

Also, it doesn’t stop you using your current dvd collection so how is this a way for the studios to milk more money out of you?

I remember the skeptics when DVD 1st came out, this is just a repeat and Blue Ray will be the default tech within 5 years, guarranteed. Especially when HD becomes the norm, DVD will be defunct.

I”m looking forward to ST’09 on blue ray, was a fantastic trek movie and did a decent job of bringing trek back without upsetting too many trekies (including myself), and once out, I hope to get all the movies on BR.

I’m a DVD fan, but my grandparents are Blu-Ray fans, if I want to watch extra special features, I’ll just watch one of their films, if not, I’ll rent or buy it on normal DVD and watch it on my player, that way I can watch on my laptop as well.

Okay, now that I said that…anyone got any ideas on special features for the movie, any theories on if there’ll be deleted scenes and commentaries? Those are always my favourite part of any DVD, I love watching the movie once, then seeing it with commentary as well.

Star Trek TOS Season 2 however has set a release date which is September 22nd

http://www.releaselists.com/BLURAYNorthAmerica.html

I got this above link apparantly this is a website which lists Releases acording to their present releae date.

I’ve had enough of waiting. I know the new discs have been developed, but the question is whether we ***need*** discs that big. Most movies fit comfortably on a BD and look great when properly encoded.

We’re reaching a plateau for now where, while the technology drives ever forward, the home user is probably going to be sorted. I sincerely doubt that the new discs are going to be necessary for domestic viewing. DVD has lasted over a decade and been mainstream for less than that, mostly because of the drive towards high definition.

Obsolescence of DVD is related to other equipment improving rather than a flaw in DVD itself. Had HD not come into play, DVD would likely have continued for years more. Blu-ray isn’t going anywhere for a while. Uptake is pretty good and people are only just now starting to move towards full-HD, rather than HD-Ready.

For professional storage and backups, the new discs will probably find their niche. I doubt that we’ll see 4K TVs for easily another decade and certainly the TV industry won’t be looking to upgrade after the expense and complications still dogging it in light of the ongoing move to HD.

if that were to ever happen i would never buy any trek series ever again.