Yes the encoding of the video formats on this standard are a loss for the consumer, but what about the underlying medium, is the extra capacity not a windfall. Won't PC users everywhere be revelling in the fact that a new medium is out there with the greatest capacity possible. I think this is the most important fact. Codecs and media rights can change, the physical medium cannot.
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Yes the encoding of the video formats on this standard are a loss for the consumer, but what about the underlying medium, is the extra capacity not a windfall. Won't PC users everywhere be revelling in the fact that a new medium is out there with the greatest capacity possible. I think this is the most important fact. Codecs and media rights can change, the physical medium cannot.