answer:It’s the wave of the future at the moment, much like DVD was. It’ll pass eventually (I believe they’ve been working on the successor for a while now), but it’s here now. If it’s inexpensive enough there’s no reason not to get it, since it’ll also play DVDs. And if you get a Blu-Ray burner then it means more storage for whatever you’re going to store on it. As far as the rest of the future goes, I think it’s going to lean more towards streaming than a solid medium.