i heard it is becoming obsolete, and i do not understand how. shure music sales are down but only until they kill frostwire. besides DVR only records whats on tv, and games are still produced on DVDs.
As technology improves, we can get more and more information, faster, over the internet. Which means watching high quality video. I can watch DVD-quality movies on Netflix on my computer or X-box, not from a DVD but streaming over the internet. More and more video games are becoming available as direct downloads, no discs required. Eventually you will be able to download anything you want to watch, listen to, play, etc. practically instantaneously. That is why DVDs are slowly becoming obsolete.
Many years ago, the DVD section of video stores grew and grew until only the major releases were available on VHS tape.
Now, the Blu-Ray section of video stores is growing each month as less and less space is allocated to DVD's.
Most people stopped buying VHS tapes after they got a DVD player. And, once people have a BD player in their home, they will seek to buy Blu-Rays to keep instead of DVD's.
I'm hoping for a home Blu-Ray recorder, to save HD programs that (hopefully soon) one day will be on every channel.
...and, it would be great if whole entire seasons of SD programs came on single BD discs.
Its not, the fact is DVDs look good even on HDTVs. Bluray disc aren't likely to replace DVD in the forseeable future simple because Bluray isn't the same upgrade DVD was over VHS. Remember when DVDs first came out, no need to rewind after watching, skip scenes, menus, etc. Plus with Blurays, you need a relatively expensive player ($200 at the cheapest), movies cost 30-40 dollars, and you need an HDTV. You've already stated my arguement for DVR not replacing DVDs. Jelly however does have a point about internet streaming though.