Originally Posted by Thylacine
Anyway, I'm not sure the future is discs anyway. I know one friend with a high speed internet connection that downloads everything he wants to watch via the Net and then plays it back on his TV. That means as soon as something is broadcast - no matter where it is in the world - he gets it first. No more waiting 12 months for an episode of something that screened in the US yesterday.
I agree Tiger, physical media will be dead.
I've had an old x-box, chipped and upgraded to 180GB disk for about 3 years which is hooked up to my stereo/TV and gets used as a music jukebox. Also has all my photos and ripped dvds available on demand.
Next step was to hook up to pc with tv card on local network and i've got home made TIVO for about $300 aud.
Not exactly slick but technology moves so fast I'm fed up getting burned
