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    Just been browsing films and saw the number of Bluray films now split over 2 disks.
    With 4K apparently on its way, and large numbers of people still buying films on discs, surely a new media will be required, otherwise you'll end up with films being split on to 4 discs.

    I haven't heard of what's intended to be the next media, has anyone else?

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    Special triple-layer 100GB BDXL Blu-ray discs already exist but I reckon they are a temporary solution...maybe the Archival Disc will become a consumer product soon?
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        It'll be another shiny 12cm disc, but with much more data on it.

        But really physical media should become a thing of the past. Streaming BluRay speeds (peak at 54Mb) is already within the realms of lots of people's broadband connections.
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          #5
          Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
          It'll be another shiny 12cm disc, but with much more data on it.

          But really physical media should become a thing of the past. Streaming BluRay speeds (peak at 54Mb) is already within the realms of lots of people's broadband connections.
          Not mine - only 1.7Mbit at best!
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            #6
            Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
            It'll be another shiny 12cm disc, but with much more data on it.

            But really physical media should become a thing of the past. Streaming BluRay speeds (peak at 54Mb) is already within the realms of lots of people's broadband connections.
            Looking at Amazon Prime, I can't really see the point of having physical discs any more. Even with slower speeds you could have a buffering period of 10 minutes to save you going out to buy a physical blu ray disc that you have to put into a physical blu ray player. Surely they are already a thing of the past?
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              BluRay specs already allow for far higher capacities. Whether current players can read them with firmware upgrades or not I do not know.

              I agree streaming is getting better and better but I've no idea if when I stream "in HD" what that actually means in comparison to watching a BluRay.
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                #8
                Originally posted by d000hg View Post
                BluRay specs already allow for far higher capacities. Whether current players can read them with firmware upgrades or not I do not know.

                I agree streaming is getting better and better but I've no idea if when I stream "in HD" what that actually means in comparison to watching a BluRay.
                I think it is usually 720p you are watching rather than the full HD BluRay experience, but I imagine we will get there in good time.

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                  But then I remember my TV is only 720p anyway, bought in the days when 1080p wasn't yet ubiquitous.
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                    Originally posted by Ticktock View Post
                    Just been browsing films and saw the number of Bluray films now split over 2 disks.
                    With 4K apparently on its way, and large numbers of people still buying films on discs, surely a new media will be required, otherwise you'll end up with films being split on to 4 discs.

                    I haven't heard of what's intended to be the next media, has anyone else?
                    Was that two dual layer blurays ?, that could be up to 100gig of data
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