| DRM vs File Size Honestly, I think that the file size is going to be the biggest barrier to mass piracy of HD/BD movies. With current connection speeds of the average user, it really is likely to be a pain to get a full size rip of the disk, and when you compress the video, you will lose quality somewhere.
So... To me, the FILE SIZE is the deterrant, more so than the DRM, because we all know there will better tools to avoid DRM soon enough. I download movies to watch that I am unsure about - the same as music. If I like it, I buy it, often just to get the higher quality version. I would not be so likely to do so with the file sizes necessary to maintain the quality that makes it worthwhile considering an HD version of a movie. More likely, I would download the standard-def version, because I could get a complete DVD rip in a smaller file size than a heavily compressed HD version.
Some food for thought: Popular Mechanics did some experiments a few months back. They set up a regular DVD in a high-end progressive scan DVD player, connected to an HDTV. They set up an HD-DVD player wih a copy of the same movie in HD-DVD format (If I recall, Blu-Ray was not launched, or possibly not widely launched at least, at the time of the experiment). With their test subjects at optimum viewing distance, most of the test subjects noticed no appreciable difference in video quality.
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
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Thank you JimmySask!
I have a delima though... my HD screen is 18-20 inches from my eyes.Trust me, I can see the difference!
It's more or less pointblank!
Here's a nugget... the "Extras" or "Deleted Scenes" are presented in SD of some of the discs(*cough* Warner Brothers *cough*).
Night and day! 
Ah well, the main movie is killer!
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| At that distance, you can pick out the pimples a "film star's" backside in SD, nevermind HD. I can see where that might be an issue, sitting that close...
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
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kudos:18 | Sure is going to force the makeup artists to earn their pay!
We won't get into(pun intended) adult "Research Videos". 
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 PolarBear03The bear formerly known as aaron8301Premium
join:2005-01-03 | I don't think I would WANT to see an "adult research video" in 1080p. There are just some flaws you DON'T want to be able to see!
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