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Google TV, Roku, XBox, BluRay, even direct PC connections make the jump technologically easy.
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Xbox One has the BluRay drive (at last) and at least the tantalizing prospect of being your cable box, too.
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H.264 makes video cheaper to package into physical media like BluRay disks and cheaper to send over the Internet via services like Hulu.
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Hollywood is still clinging on to the concept of selling physical goods like BluRay and DVD disks and giving those formats an advantage over legal streams.
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And this week 20th Century Fox and HMV teamed up to launch what they describe as the UK's first virtual store to sell BluRay and DVD movies.
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Dr. Mike also mentioned concern about BPA (Bisphenol A), a benign resin used in sports bottles, military helmets, DVD and BluRay disks, and myriad consumer and commercial products.
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So while PS4 looks cool, it looks a lot like a better PS3, without a killer feature like the BluRay drive that helped bring the previous console into many homes the last time around.
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