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In Reply to: RE: ...and laserdisc....and VHS posted by Jazz Inmate on February 22, 2009 at 18:28:32
VHS went from a rental model, with very high prices for purchase, to a sales model that knocked the price down significantly. DVD was an easily observed improvement over videotape. The difference, between DVD and BluRay, is much closer for the average person. It's a tougher sale and is not going to support, in the long term, a premium over standard DVD.
-Wendell
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That doesn't just apply to video formats. It's across the board. There's no getting around it.
But there is no reason Blu-ray will cost more than DVD in the long run and in fact I am already buying most of my BDs for what I spent on DVDs a few years ago. The players are quite cheap for a two-yr old format and still coming down in price.
The difference between DVD and BD is apparent to anyone with an HDTV set. And BD is the growth area in optical home video. DVD lost market share last year for the first time since its introduction while Blu-ray is in the throes of double digit growth. It's one of the few bright spots in the downturn.
I'll post Auph's reply so he doesn't have to:
Your pom poms are out and you look good in your blu-cheerleader outfit. Now where's my bong?
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
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