Video Asylum

Posted by Elizabeth (A) on December 13, 2006 at 11:15:42

In Reply to: Any Bets On A Winner In The Toshiba (HD-DVD) / Sony (Blu-Ray) High Rez Video Wars?... posted by Draz on November 27, 2006 at 08:53:31:

And I think the real winner is still going to be plain ol' DVD.
Until the NEXT generation comes along.
BluRay and HDDVD just do NOT do enough. Just as regular folks never picked up on SACD or DVD-A, the run of the mill crowd will stick to DVD. And BluRay and HD DVD will be small market segments.
The formats rolled out too soon, just to try to grab the lead... for no good reason. They are doomed from a mass market perspective.
When the next whatever level comes out with at least a 10X better resolution than DVD... in six to ten years, folks may be ready for the jump and abandone DVD the way VHS has been.
HD DVD and BluRay will NEVER do to DVD what DVD did to VHS.
BluRay and HD DVD to DVD are more akin to S-VHS in relation to VHS.. intersting but no real major breakthrough.
And I just put my money where my mouth is, as I just got 130 DVD movies (spent $1,000. plus) at sales for DVD at Columbiahouse (60% off and free shipping etc plus $2 free* for every one bought)
And another bundle at Borders 30% off,, (Criterion DVDs....)