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What comes after Blu-Ray?
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mariosbrother
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Oh I don't know about that. I think you could drop a large 8K in a house and sit a little closer for an in house IMAX experience (except with a sharp image) and that would be pretty sweet.
ThaMonkeyClaw
Member
That would be cool, but again that would be that other 0.001% of people that would want/afford that. The other 99.999% of people, 4K is more than enough!
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Tarin02543
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fiber
midasmulligan
Member
if consoles are any indication, black and white TV for that more "cinematic" feels
Mephisto40
Member
The next playstation will be all digital
kvltus lvlzvs
Banned
bl2-ray
NeoIkaruGAF
Gold Member
If NEC still made consoles, they’d use the Blu-Ray².
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
It will be 4k BluRay's for a while. Then maybe 8k BluRay's....but 4K discs are jut now starting to be commonplace. And very few 8k players (if any) are out there.
coffinbirth
Member
With data sizes ballooning, I can see HVD or Violet-Ray entering the scene at some point. Depends on ISP's chokehold on data caps a bit too, if that doesn't change in the next ten years, an all digital future sounds nightmarish.
Destruction-1002
Member
The SNES biggest bottleneck was CPU which was fixed by putting coprocessor on cartridges.If we went back to cartridges I would buy more physical games, easy to put in and chances of damage were minimal.
Super FX - Wikipedia
The main reason why 3D games like Doom, Star Fox were possible on SNES is because their cartridges came with Super FX processor and RAM:
-Doom catridge on SNES came with 21MHz processor with 512 KBit RAM
-Star Fox cartridge came with 10.5MHz processor with 256 KBit RAM
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VitoNotVito
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Jesus and his mate Mohammed.
Solarstrike
Gold Member
Physical media is about done. The cloud will be the standard for storage and Holographic/AR diplays will take over the television. Same with movie theaters. Imagine an Avatar movie in the theater with AR/Holography. It'll take another 5-10 years but it's all coming.
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Negotiator
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Let's go back in 2004:
www.engadget.com
Welp, optical discs R&D stopped roughly 20 years ago!
It made me depressed when I realized it long time ago that there's no future for next-gen optical discs.
Beyond Blu-ray: Ultraviolet 500GB optical discs
Pioneer has developed a technology that they say will allow them to create optical data storage devices that can store up to 500GB of data, 20 times that of soon-to-come Blu-ray technology. Ultraviolet lasers emit shorter wavelengths than those of blue lasers, so the data can be packed tighter...
www.engadget.com
Welp, optical discs R&D stopped roughly 20 years ago!
It made me depressed when I realized it long time ago that there's no future for next-gen optical discs.
Tarin02543
Member
you get more ones and zeros so you have to pay more, those ones and zeros have to come from somewhere
Drizzlehell
Banned
Crystal balls
Elysium44
Banned
Blu-rays are overrated anyway. Most people, me included can hardly tell the difference between blu-ray picture quality and the same movie compressed to a few gigabytes of mp4. They are also clunky to use and their long-term longevity is debatable (scratches / disc rot).
Not blu-ray but speaking to optical discs' longevity, I already have a few Xbox and Xbox 360 DVDs which no longer work. They look fine but just don't read any more.
Not blu-ray but speaking to optical discs' longevity, I already have a few Xbox and Xbox 360 DVDs which no longer work. They look fine but just don't read any more.
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RoboFu
One of the green rats
Crystal balls
You might actually be correct..
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'Five-dimensional' glass discs can store data for up to 13.8 billion years
"For future civilizations — or whatever else is out there"
www.theverge.com
saintjules
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Archival Disc, but got cancelled
Archival Disc - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
Was coming here to say Archival Disc also.
Tarin02543
Member
i always felt that videogames on discs were scams. Sure you get the game but you can't feel the weight of the cartridge to know that you got your moneys worth
Rocco Schiavone
Member
Chinese researchers shrink data centre storage capacity into DVD-sized disk
In world first, researchers use 3D optical data storage architecture to reach petabit level capacity.
www.scmp.com
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
This is basically holographic storage, right?Chinese researchers shrink data centre storage capacity into DVD-sized disk
In world first, researchers use 3D optical data storage architecture to reach petabit level capacity.
Bond007
Member
Something for enthusiasts, something has to fill that void in time. Or just remain 4K Blu - sort of like vinyl.
Less stock, higher prices, particular group of people seeking them out.
I have a dedicated Home Theater. If im serious about watching a movie- A disc is the ONLY way to go.
Less stock, higher prices, particular group of people seeking them out.
I have a dedicated Home Theater. If im serious about watching a movie- A disc is the ONLY way to go.
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analog_future
Resident Crybaby
blu fast blu furious
JimboJones
Member
Maybe now but increased internet speeds and better video codecs in the future may bridge the gap in quality.
But like MP3 being inferior to CD's I don't think the vast majority of people care that much.
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Lagspike_exe
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4K BluRays have highest bit rate right now. However, there's no reason why it can't be matched with streaming. Bravia Core is getting there.
Badlucktroll
Member
This DVD-sized disk can store a massive 125,000 gigabytes of data
It can hold the same amount of information as 10,000 Blu-rays.
www.popsci.com
NeonDelta
Member
8k movies would fit on Blu-ray spec
Quantum253
Member
Clearly, every sci-fi movie predicted the ultimate storage ability lies in crystals.
It's an interesting topic though. I was asked a couple days ago if you can still buy a DVD player.
It's an interesting topic though. I was asked a couple days ago if you can still buy a DVD player.
angrod14
Member
There's no future in sight for physical media. Consoles are pretty much the only machines left that come with a disc drive, and even those are agressively shifting to digital models.
I don't think that's necessarily bad, as there're huge environmental benefits with pure digital distribution, among others. The future of Blu-ray should be DRM-free digital files, or otherwise, digital files that somehow guarantee that you won't lose access to the content.
I know this is mostly a non-issue; it's super rare to lose digital content you bought, even when it's delisted; but it can and it had happened in exceptional circumstances.
iTunes sells DRM free music; that didn't tank the music industry. Why can't we have the same with movies and games? Let the consumer choose how to backup his files, eliminate all the backlash when you close the stores or delist games. You bought the file, it's yours to do whatever you want with it.
I don't think that's necessarily bad, as there're huge environmental benefits with pure digital distribution, among others. The future of Blu-ray should be DRM-free digital files, or otherwise, digital files that somehow guarantee that you won't lose access to the content.
I know this is mostly a non-issue; it's super rare to lose digital content you bought, even when it's delisted; but it can and it had happened in exceptional circumstances.
iTunes sells DRM free music; that didn't tank the music industry. Why can't we have the same with movies and games? Let the consumer choose how to backup his files, eliminate all the backlash when you close the stores or delist games. You bought the file, it's yours to do whatever you want with it.
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Johnny2Bad
Member
Hello Dave. What would you like to watch?
j0hnnix
Gold Member
Thread closed.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Decent streaming platforms offer 4k at the same bitrates as blu-ray, a more efficient codec, HDR grading, and are oftentimes sourced from 4k masters.
The whole “sTrEamiNg LoOks wOrsE tHaN bLuRaY” thing is just FUD as long as you’re using a decent streaming platform and your internet is up to the task.
Worse than 4K UHD? Yes. Worse than standard blu-ray? No, you’re just wrong.
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HerjansEagleFeeder
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That's a great idea, I like it. But I'd like to add something to the concept: What about people store these DRM-free, digital files on physical discs for the convenience of storing the films inside a cabinet? Some might even make money from burning these files to discs for others, putting them in nice plastic boxes and wrapping some cool artwork for the films around it. The future is bright.
WitchHunter
Banned
AI is here, and that needs lots of data storage with very low latency. There might be some dam-breaking like moment up on the horizon in this field.
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