Who cares about HD DV?
Talking to a friend at lunch today, the topic of "Blu-Ray" vs "HD DV" formats came up... I think "Blu-Ray" may take the market, but it won't be much of a market. There are just too many competitors for moving around video files: DVD format disks - still good for 8Gb (dual layer). Drives & media are cheap. flash memory - 2008 sees A$50 for 8Gb on USB (less on SD card) A$300 for 750-,1000Gb USB hard-drives. Under $1/DVD. Internet download. With ADSL 2+ giving 5-10Mbps for many. My thesis to my friend was "Video stores may well go for SD cards". Pay a refundable deposit for the flash card, and a fee (rental or ownership) for the content. Video stores can pre-burn large numbers of movies - and if you want a 'special' - they can make one for you in 20 minutes. His response: "they could package them like SIMs - in a snap-off credit card-sized holder". Which is better than any idea I've had on packaging. And it fulfills th...