Hopefully, blu-ray will begin market penetration . . .

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In Reply to: Another major retailer (Wal-Mart) to go Blu-ray exclusive... posted by Russell on February 15, 2008 at 08:56:09:

With HD DVD out of the way, it will be interesting to see what happens to blu-ray.
Blu-ray still faces two "threats." (By the way, videophiles aren't one of them. Duh . . .)
1) standard DVD--the average consumer is happy with it, and won't give a "look" (pun intended) at blu-ray unless there is added value. For blu-ray to achieve critical mass, the average consumer has got to jump in the game, and the average consumer will insist on less expensive blu-ray hardware and software.
2) Hi def video download may very well pose a threat, though at this time, I think such talk is slightly premature. (Downloading music is a different animal than downloading video. Downloaded music can be played on a portable handheld device; for video, screen size is important.) Nonetheless, blu-ray needs to move fast. Why risk a potential competitor on the horizon? Just my two cents.
P.S. Glad to see that such movies as Once Upon A Time in America, The Sand Pebbles, and Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid are coming to blu-ray.
YMMV, perhaps greatly . . .

Edits: 02/15/08

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Topic - Another major retailer (Wal-Mart) to go Blu-ray exclusive... - Russell 08:56:09 02/15/08 (8)

Hopefully, blu-ray will begin market penetration . . . - townsend 15:39:40 02/15/08 (0)

Some thoughts... - TK421 12:28:55 02/15/08 (0)

It'll be hard for any retailer to sell HD DVD soon...word is that Toshiba will drop it - Jazz Inmate 10:22:53 02/15/08 (5)

Bingo (nt) - Jack G 10:59:16 02/15/08 (4)

Did you catch this? - Jazz Inmate 12:00:43 02/15/08 (3)

Perhaps they were thinking of the first gen players. (nt) - Jack G 14:24:02 02/15/08 (0)

I saw it - Jack G 13:52:17 02/15/08 (0)

I probably means.. - Prisoners 13:29:57 02/15/08 (0)

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Hopefully, blu-ray will begin market penetration . . . - townsend 15:39:40 02/15/08 (0)

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