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Originally Posted by DonQuigleone
1. Less DVDs were sold in Japan 5 years ago then in the USA (per capita), hence the higher prices. Now the Japanese DVD market has proven to be less fickle then the US, but I don't know how long it will last. It's difficult to predict the future, but my hunch is that optical disks will become more and more irrelevant. I say this based on the fact that alternatives (like downloaded soft copies, or streaming) are more convenient, cheaper to deliver and take up less space.
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Is there a lightweight soft copy format that rivals Blu-Ray both in video and audio quality ? Pray tell so that I can cut back some of my expenditure for something else.