Will Blu-ray recorders be the next VCRs?
Probably. As VCRs can’t record HDTV programming, consumers will soon need to replace them. Blu-ray Disc recorders combined with hard drives offer a very flexible alternative for those that want to record HDTV. While HD-DVRs already allow consumers to record HDTV, the amount of HDTV programming that can be recorded and archived is limited by the size of the hard drive. Blu-ray Disc recorders will offer a solution to this problem as they allow consumers to record the video to Blu-ray Discs to free up space on the hard drive. This should make them popular among people that want to archive a lot of their HDTV recordings.