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I see this debasement of bluray, dvd, cd, etc .... has more to do with laziness and apathy, than anything to do with a conspiracy overseen by the moustache twirling evil executives. Why bother with putting a lot of effort and resources into something that hardly anybody is buying anymore?

I wouldn't be surprsied at all when holodecks are commonplace (in the future), that there will still be individuals who will insist that their dvds/blurays look better than holodecks. ;)

(More generally). Wonder if this nerfing is the bluray's "spiritual" equivalent of the music cd's "loudness wars", where a physical format is deliberately debased and turned into complete mediocrity. Basically like a junking of a once great format.

(More generally). These days it seems pointles to buy recent/current tv shows which are only released as dvd-only, and/or the bluray version is discontinued. It feels like I'm being "cheated" that only a dvd version is released (whether real or perceived). (The only exceptions I might be...

I generally assume that hardly anybody knows anything about me, unless they either live with me (offline) or has been "stalking" me. ;)

Not everyone on this message board is aware of this. Until a few minutes ago, I didn't know you owned more than 10 thousand discs. ;)

(Going on an offtopic tangent). Of the cash I use to "invest" on dvds/blurays, most of it now goes into buying books instead. They're still readable even if there is "rot" problems (both dry and wet). :) The type of books I buy and read are non-fiction titles, which I frequently jump around...

Back in the day in the various towns, I use to check out midnight screenings at some local indie theaters where they would play famous/cult films of yesteryear. For example, stuff like the original Total Recall, Blade Runner, Rocky Horror Show, Terminator 1 and 2, Fast Times At Ridgemont High...

(This is strictly anecdotal). I have noticed with my older relatives who are retired, they rarely ever went through their life long collections of music and movies (ie. cds, dvds/blurays, vhs tapes, vinyl, etc ....). After they retired, they all ended up watching tv all day tuned to a 24 hours...

I have notice this too when I'm watching network tv and basic cable, despite sounding "paradoxical". I find that I am more likely to watch something as live broadcasts or recorded to the dvr, than watching the same thing on dvd/bluray. For example, I am more likely to watch Star Trek franchise...

This would make sense for stuff that people only watch once or twice. Somewhat pointless to buy a download/disc if one has no intentions to watch it more than once or twice.

I have more or less stopped buying current/recent movies on bluray. I largely wait two or three years to watch them, when they start to show up on basic cable channels (such as big budget superhero and scifi movies). The stuff I still buy on disc, are mostly television shows and really...