[citation][nom]The Greater Good[/nom]Just because you don't see the need for Blu-ray, doesn't make it a "wasted investment". An optical disk (if stored correctly) will last MUCH longer than any mechanical hard drive. If you need proof, take a hard drive (that has your data) in an external enclosure and throw it around your house. Drop it from 3-4 feet a few times. Now, take a BD in a case... and do the same thing.[/citation]
disc are just as bad as hard drives. scratches, for instance, are just as bad as a hard drive hitting the floor . so your arguement about hard drives being bad isn't really supportive. you're considering "stored correctly" that the disc will last. if "stored correctly" with a hard drive, it'll be better then the disc [faster transfer, rewritable, portable and convenient thngs you don't find in a blu-ray]. the blu-ray is a wasted investment. those who spent money on a blu-ray burner and thought it would be better than a dvd burner, you're dead wrong. you wasted money, both the investors and the consumers.