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In Reply to: RE: Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. posted by Audiophilander on May 20, 2008 at 02:25:05
Why? Cause I don't feel it will so there is the kiss of death! :)
Like to see what the situation is when the price of BD players drops as well as the software.
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It took a good 10 years for DVD to become entrenched. It's only logical to think BD would take that long.
-------------Call it, friendo.
I didn't adapt for awhile, probably because of the price of the players and software though initially was probably why.
MSRP $39.99 though is ridiculous for a movie with no extras in some cases and not much better quality either.
It does seem kind of ridiculous until you realize it costs more than that to fill up a tank of gas in an economy car, and costs more than that to go out for dinner and a movie for two. Even at these high prices, Blu-ray is still one of the best entertainment values around, and the fact is that most can be had for $20.
That's what I was paying for DVDs 10 years ago.
-------------Call it, friendo.
VHS to DVD was a gigantic step forward in audio and video quality. I bought in early because of this (first player was ~$900). IMO DVD to BD is not all that substantial in comparison.
-VHS: Tapes were poor audio and visual quality. Tapes wore out after repeated playings, and were fairly large/clumsy.
-DVD: Good audio and video. Discs do not wear out. Nice and compact.
-BD: Better audio and video depends on what type of display one has. IME the difference is mostly noticeable on a higher end display, and mostly so only on larger units. It's not as substantial an improvement to my eyes, not compared to VHS/DVD.
Add to that VHS players were around for many years before people had to start replacing it with DVD's. Basically a generation. My parents bought our first family VHS player in the 1980's, maybe even late 70's. ~20 years later DVD's, OK. Now BD comes in only 10 years later. Many people have just bought into DVD in the last couple years. I've a hard time seeing it being a big success. We'll see.
The industry could phase out DVD players and sell only Blu-ray players, after a couple years. At that point, studios could stop releasing DVDs.The point is, you can upgrade, sell your old player and still have full access to your DVD collection, with upscaling.
-------------Call it, friendo.
It would kill physical video media competely. Consumers (and I don't just mean folks like us) HATE, and I do mean hate, being told what they HAVE to buy. Price is one of the big reasons the music industry is running in quicksand right about now. You'd hope the video world would have been paying attention, but by the look of thing no, they are simply repeating history instead of learning from it.
Until the manufactuers and studios get the price of players AND media down to DVD levels Blu-Ray will continue to be stillborn in the minds and wallets of the average consumer. Want to see proof? Go to your local Walmart and see, A. how many payers are even on display (much less how expensive they are), and B. the cost of the movies in comparison to regular DVD. And yes, I know some less expensive players are to be released this summer, but they are still 3 to 4 time the price of a decent upsampling DVD player, plus they is no guarantee that they will even work properly with out constant firmware upgrades since there is STILL (after how many years???) NO SET STANDARD for Blue Disc. It's too bad too, but time will tell.
John Crossett___
It sounds like English, but I can't understand a word you're saying.
I don't think the studios are willing to slaughter their cash cow, DVD, right now. I certainly don't see the masses buying into BD until the prices are much cheaper. Unfortunately, sub-$200 players, the supposed magic price point, aren't expected to hit the market until the end of 2009, and who knows when the discs will be closer to DVD prices.
Jack
Of course studios aren't going to stop releasing DVDs right now and of course CE manufacturers aren't going to all release blu-ray players and pull their DVD players off the shelves. But in the long run, they might. That's what happens when superior technologies replace inferior ones.
-------------Call it, friendo.
Maybe the studios are damned if they do and damned if they don't. I certainly will be upset to see inferior downloadable technology become the industry standard for video, like it did for audio.
-------------Call it, friendo.
I currently use a DVD recorder, there are Blue-ray units that record?
There's no way to use DVD for HD recording.
-------------Call it, friendo.
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