Convenience over Quality - the death of HD

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There is a race in the tech/gadget world at the moment to find the best way to deliver online movie and TV content.  This race is revolving around websites (Hulu, Netflix), Game consoles (PS3, and Xbox 360) and dedicated streaming set-top boxes (Tivo, Roku and Apple TV).  And in reality, these systems and devices are competing with the more traditional content delivery products (CD, DVD and Blu-ray).

Blu-ray, the winner in the HD media wars, doesn't seem to be doing as well as was hoped, so is our support of the online delivery systems going to kill off physical media?  And is our support of online delivery, at this early stage in its development, going leave us with the best product in the coming years?  Or is our support of convenience over quality going to leave us watching movies and TV at YouTube quality, because we have forgotten what quality was?

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2009 New Year Tech Predictions.

As I sit here on a comfy couch, 4 hours away from home, listening to the waves crashing, I'm inclined to wonder about what the new year will bring.  2008 saw lots of interesting trends take hold in the tech industry, and in consumer electronics.  But we are also seeing some the downturn in the economies of the countries of which most of the tech industry lives, and most of the consumer electronics is being produced.

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