good luck cable companies

it's so obvious that blu-ray is dead on arrival. many people have said it before, but let's be clear, any sort of disc, no matter what the extras is just silly in today's day and age.

for non technophiles that don't have broadband and in countries that don't have the infrastructure to support high bandwidth, the improvements that blu-ray may offer are not interesting.

and for those with high speed access, the simplicity, value and vast selection that internet video on demand (through netflix, amazon, itunes and many others) offers is much better than having to physically buy a blu-ray disc.

i love my home theater. i have a roku that is connected to my netflix and amazon account. between the two, i can watch just about any movie at any time. i can even digitally buy movies from amazon. i will never get a blu-ray player. good luck with that one sony.

any i used to pay $4.99 for cable on demand movies that weren't available via netflix streaming. now with amazon, i only pay $3.99. at best companies like Time Warner Cable and Comcast will have to cut costs. But with the essentially infinite selection available on Amazon, I don't see how cable on demand will ever see another one of my dollars.

and, oh, i also cancelled all my pay channels. good luck making your quarter content and cable companies.