Mileage will vary, but I love my bluray player. Since I got a 1080p HDTV, there is a very noticeable difference between standard DVDs and bluray in terms of the quality of the picture.
Some bluray players have wifi or ethernet ports (or both) for streaming content from providers like Netflix.
As for discs disappearing within the next few years -- I disagree. Downloading will become more prevalent, but discs aren't going away, and depending on your bandwidth and provider, the quality of downloads can vary, which sort of defeats the whole purpose of having an HD-capable TV.
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Date: 2010-08-02 10:31 pm (UTC)Some bluray players have wifi or ethernet ports (or both) for streaming content from providers like Netflix.
As for discs disappearing within the next few years -- I disagree. Downloading will become more prevalent, but discs aren't going away, and depending on your bandwidth and provider, the quality of downloads can vary, which sort of defeats the whole purpose of having an HD-capable TV.