My guess is that now that HD-DVD appears to be "officially dead," Blu-Ray will cease the price decreases for the time being (possibly even find reasons for higher prices with "new-and-improved" player-recorders), but with new flash drive technology already being demonstrated in the 100 GB range, and larger sizes on the horizon, my guess is that we'll be seeing movies on Flash Drives or some similar sort of chip technology, and optical discs will go the way of the dinosaur within the next five to ten years... I could be wrong, but I'm STILL not willing to bet on it and invest all that money in a player and discs to play on it only to be stuck with a dead-end platform when regular DVDs still do a perfectly fine job, for the most part, and I can watch plenty of high-definition via my high-def cable connection.

If, unlike me, you're "flush with cash," go ahead and buy a Blu-Ray player and enjoy all the format offers for the next couple of years, or so... But mark my words, it won't be for as long as you hope.

Jeff