There are a decent and increasing number of titles on streaming that are 1080p using h264 at around 5Mbps. If you use PS3 you can also get DD+ audio on select titles. Obviously the number of titles both in HD and with DD+ needs to increase, but at least there's an effort. An increase in top bit rate would also be nice, but the current 1080p content looks decent on my 60" LCD.

From the article, this is not an unlimited streaming service like Netflix or Hulu. This is a video-on-demand service like iTunes (and plethora other similar stores) where you have to pay for every item you download, either as a rental or a purchase. Yes, you can get titles the same day the are released on DVD -- for a $25 download price.

This being the internet, I can't tell if you're being sarcastic. However, the idea of spending large amounts of research money so that "rare genetic disorders" can be propagated into further generations does not seem like the best idea. If nature gives you a rare genetic disorder, it may be trying to tell you something.