Harmy said:

Actually, I think that the comparison of BD to LD is quite accurate in the sense that BD is to DVD what LD was to VHS (here's hoping that BD will become somewhat more mainstream though).

Just look at it -

"loossless" audio?

Even though I'm a dyed in the wool Laserdisc fan, high end VHS and Beta Hi-fi decks could give stereo LD audio a run for it's money. (Something I'm grateful for with the few music video tapes I've preserved.) One department store I used to frequent in the mid 80's always seemed to have a Star Wars VHS Hi-Fi tape running in the tv department on their early home theater demos.