Commonmind

I don't think the victory will be temporary because of capacity increases. By the time a format has stationed itself as the market leader for home media sales, I believe Digital Distribution will have taken hold on the industry and will be fast approaching becoming the new standard for digital media. If we can assume that Blu-ray or HD-DVD has become popular enough to overtake DVD sales, than we can assume a majority of homes have adopted HD technology, and as such are likely to have quite a bit of the equipment necessary for streaming movies, television shows, and even some forms of interactive entertainment.

That's not to say tangible media will go the way of the Dodo, just that it will become less commonplace in your average home. Of course, Blu-ray (which is already showing stronger sales, and has much more robust studio support) could make a break for the finish pretty quickly and prove me wrong, but with HD penetration still skimpy in many parts of the globe, I doubt that will be the case.

From an audio standpoint, between the two formats they include Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD (along with a few others); a lossless format, and some with increased bitrates over their respective lower-end counterparts. Unfortunately, I've only been able to make a comparison on one occasion as I haven't gotten off of my rear-end to buy a new receiver, and I can't say in all honesty that any one of the formats is truly mind-blowing. Then again, I've been playing guitar in a hard rock band for 14 years as well as being the disembodied voice behind a god-mic for some time, so there's a good chance I've got no talent for telling the difference anymore.