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• [QUOTE]Typical flash write rates run 5-10MB/s so I'm not sure I want to store 10GB of data at that data rate[/QUOTE]
  
  My Lexar JumpDrive Lightning (thumb drive) has sustained write speeds of 20MB/s. Write speeds for flash memory are getting better all the time, as with any new technology it will take time to become a serious viable option.
  
  [QUOTE]HDD's are the way to go today because each HD movie is 5-10GB and I want to store hundreds.[/QUOTE]
  
  No, STANDARD DVD's go almost 5-10 GB, an HD DVD/Blu-Ray has anywhere from 15GB - 50GB depending upon the content on the disc, the format it was shot in (shot in HD vs. converted from old non-HD format) and of course the type of disc, HD-DVD has much less space to work with than Blu-Ray.
  
  I am personally in the process of backing up many of my standard DVD's to external hard drives and just the standard DVD's are taking up way too much space. Large HDD's are not cheap! In reply to: "Seagate CEO: Blu-ray won the battle but lost the war"

  January 11, 2008

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• Not bad, but I just bought an LG GGW-H20L Blu-Ray/HD-DVD drive with 6X speed Blu-Ray burning for $499.00. Yes it is an internal drive, but I bought a simple external drive kit (USB 2.0) for another $35.00!
  
  What are the specs on this? In reply to: "External Buffalo drive does Blu-ray and HD DVD"

  January 10, 2008

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• WOW, this guy is cracked!
  
  1. Internet connections are just too slow to support HD content delivery in a reasonable amount of time.
  
  2. Cost, HDD are not cheap, but optical media will continue to drop in price. Blu-Ray has the ability to go 4 layers deep, probably more, that's 100GB on a single disc minimum. As more discs are produced prices will continue to drop.
  
  3. Storage space, OK great you can now buy a 1TB drive for storage. Now let's do the math. If I have a 25GB movie, I can store up to 40 HD quality movies on a single 1TB drive. If I have a DL-BR sporting 50GB that limits me to just 20 movies on a big heavy, mechanical hard drive.
  
  4. Cost ratio, at $300 plus for a 1TB HDD I can store approx. 30 HD movies, that's $10.00 for worth of storage space. Now if I pay $20.00 for a Blu-Ray disc, which is about what I have paid for each of the 20 or so that I own now, content providers will have to lower the cost of their downloadable HD movie to less than $10.00 for the entire process to be cost effective.
  
  5. Copyrights, RIAA and DRM...these will all be major factors in HD content. Sure, some people like to think that it will all be roses and candy. Just subscribe to X service and buy your movie, no worries. But the truth is that any "service" that sells movies or music online will be more like Apple's iTunes, you buy it, you download it then you better back it up if you want to keep it, otherwise you will have to pay for it again if you lose it due to HDD failure or corruption. The other option is to "rent" downloads which solves the problem of storage space but is excessively restrictive.
  
  6. Flexibility, there is a reason the CD's continue to sell, long after the download revolution has begun. People like to OWN the stuff they buy. They like being able to pop their CD into their home entertainment system, then grab it to take on the road with them, or to a party, or friends house. They also like being able to rip them to their computer and iPod, but more importantly when their computer crashes or become corrupted they like being able to re-rip their CD later.
  
  7. Technology, more specifically the technologically impaired. I know a lot of people making the jump to HD, but they still don't understand how to get a downloaded file to play on their big screen HDTV. Sure to most of us, it's a simple matter, but not everyone understands the process. Add to that the fact that many of these technologically impaired people are still using dial up and you start to get my point.
  
  8. Optical media is the perfect back up solution and it will remain that way, it's durable, high capacity (Blu-Ray) and compact. It also doesn't suffer mechanical failure.
  
  9. "Flash media gets too much attention from wall street" that may be, but do not underestimate the power of flash drives. Flash media has revolutionized the computer industry. I personally own nearly a dozen thumb drives and several flash media cards ranging from 512MB-8GB. I use my thumb drive to transfer data, run portable apps, etc. Flash media cards, such as SD, micro SD, etc. vastly improve the capabilities of many small portable electronic devices such as cell phones, cameras, PDA's and music/media players.
  
  This guy sound like a mouth piece for Microsoft pushing digital download movies and programing. It makes me think that perhaps he has a vested interest. In reply to: "Seagate CEO: Blu-ray won the battle but lost the war"

  January 8, 2008

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• No it has an intelligent glossy screen. LOL
  
  Seriously, most people prefer glossy screens as they have much better contrast, so most companies are moving in that direction. In reply to: "Dell's 16-inch XPS prototype is a glimpse of the future"

  January 8, 2008

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