Unless you actually want to, y'know, buy movies or something.
In theory I could buy movies on iTunes, but I frankly don't trust anything I buy on iTunes to still work in ten years, whereas I'm pretty sure I'll still be able to get my Blu-Rays to play.
I would imagine it's just as cumbersome a process as playing a dvd, laserdisc, betamax, vhs is today.
I agree that the state of marketplaces is not there yet but I also think that it won't stay this way for too much longer.
I'm over physical media. Discs are messy, damage prone, and usually they just sit collecting dust.
Don't get me wrong -- I had a great time collecting a massive amount of movies and I still spend at least 3 hours in a quality bookstore when I have the chance.
BluRay adoption is very much why the format is doomed a laserdisc/betamax death. You're somewhat lucky though -- because the encryption is compromised fully so you'll be able to extract your data to a better format down the road.
I would imagine it's just as cumbersome a process as playing a dvd, laserdisc, betamax, vhs is today.
You included DVD in that list? One of these things is not like the other... I think I have six devices in this room right now which can play a DVD.
Piracy aside, what's the alternative to Blu-Ray? It's Apple or Apple, and an opportunity to have a file which plays only by the grace of Apple. No thanks.
To play things I have stored digitally it's just a matter of using the remote to access thousands of movies/tv shows stored on my network
How long did it take you to set all that up? Do you think a less technically inclined person is going to be able to set up something like that?
Also, were all these thousands of movies and TV shows acquired legally? If not, it's hardly a solution for the average law-abiding person. If so... wow, that sounds really expensive!
It depends on where you live. Some people can pay a few bucks a month for netflix and put an AppleTV in every room giving them access to a tremendous amount of content without having to deal with physical media.
You mostly only pay for what you use and the clients (AppleTV's or other media players) are rarely much over $100 each.
Storage is incredibly cheap for the things you have yourself.
It's much like the movie Gran Torino where Walt has a garage filled with tools. He aquired them over time. That is the way I have aquired media that now resides on my server.
In theory I could buy movies on iTunes, but I frankly don't trust anything I buy on iTunes to still work in ten years, whereas I'm pretty sure I'll still be able to get my Blu-Rays to play.