It might be time to invest in a Blu-Ray player now that HD DVD is effectively dead. I had been waiting to see who won the war and I'm glad it's over, quite frankly. I didn't want to relive another Beta/VHS war that seemed to go on much longer.
I wonder when the first Blu-Ray drive for a Mac will emerge onto the market. If Apple were to release Mini with a Mega-F#$%^#!-SuperDrive (Blu-Ray player, DVD-DL +R, CD W+++++) I'd probably get one. Then I could, hopefully, rip the Blu-Ray disks to the Apple TV and get a Blu-Ray player for home. In doing so I would be able to watch the Blu-Ray disks on my 1080i TV at home while taking the Apple TV show on the road where I could watch the same content at the beach on my 720p TV.
Truth be told, I can't see what a Blu-Ray disk might provide me over DVD. DVDs on a High Def TV look pretty darn good, and with the audio piped through a home stereo the sound is excellent as well. Then again, I have yet to see a Blu-Ray disk play in person so the advantages could be obvious upon sight just like the HD-TV upgrade was back it the day (also a device I said "I would never need"; "need" perhaps not, "want" yes).
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