Think Blu-ray will end up like the Lazer Disc?

in the next 4 years or so i think blu ray will be standard

[QUOTE="zepman71"]

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200832/1652/Study-Blu-ray-failing-to-find-consumer-traction

I thought you guys might find this interesting...

Link256

Interesting read. I recommend it to everyone.

Not to mention even before DVD hit the scene, people already dislike having deal with plaguing issues of VHS, such as tracking, and having to rewind/fast-forward through entire movie. DVD fixed much of this, and more. On the other hand, I ask, what problems are people been having with DVD, beforehand? The only ones I think of are scratched disk, skipping, and loading, and what I am aware, Blu-Ray fixes none of these issues.

The public is told HD is better then SD and they will believe it. I know you think the average consumer wont be able to see the difference but I believe most do and the rest will just take the advertisers word for it, thats how Nike and many other companies push their products on people. Not because they themselves see it as the better product but because they are told and convinced its the better one.

As for that link and I read it. Its a nice long article with stats and opinion from the analyst. I remember when DVD came out and people didnt run to pick it up like the analyst claims. And if you now anything about stats you would to never trust them, thats what I learned in Statistics.

Here is another article showing Blu rays growth http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1537.

Through the first half of the year, consumer spending on Blu-ray titles is up $200M or 300% from the same period last year. Studios, such as 20th Century Fox, are seeing approximately 8% of title sales in the Blu-ray format, with the expectation that it could rise to as much as 12% by the end of this year.

Lori MacPherson, General Manager for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, North America commented, "I think people are becoming pickier on what they spend their money on, but home entertainment always represents a good value. Thirty dollars for a Blu-ray movie that you can watch over and over again is still a great value."

Studios have been uniformly impressed with the strength of Blu-ray during what has shaped up to be some rough fiscal times for US consumers.

[QUOTE="Link256"][QUOTE="zepman71"]

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200832/1652/Study-Blu-ray-failing-to-find-consumer-traction

I thought you guys might find this interesting...

Javy03

Interesting read. I recommend it to everyone.

Not to mention even before DVD hit the scene, people already dislike having deal with plaguing issues of VHS, such as tracking, and having to rewind/fast-forward through entire movie. DVD fixed much of this, and more. On the other hand, I ask, what problems are people been having with DVD, beforehand? The only ones I think of are scratched disk, skipping, and loading, and what I am aware, Blu-Ray fixes none of these issues.

The public is told HD is better then SD and they will believe it. I know you think the average consumer wont be able to see the difference but I believe most do and the rest will just take the advertisers word for it, thats how Nike and many other companies push their products on people. Not because they themselves see it as the better product but because they are told and convinced its the better one.

As for that link and I read it. Its a nice long article with stats and opinion from the analyst. I remember when DVD came out and people didnt run to pick it up like the analyst claims. And if you now anything about stats you would to never trust them, thats what I learned in Statistics.

Here is another article showing Blu rays growth http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1537.

Through the first half of the year, consumer spending on Blu-ray titles is up $200M or 300% from the same period last year. Studios, such as 20th Century Fox, are seeing approximately 8% of title sales in the Blu-ray format, with the expectation that it could rise to as much as 12% by the end of this year.

Lori MacPherson, General Manager for Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, North America commented, "I think people are becoming pickier on what they spend their money on, but home entertainment always represents a good value. Thirty dollars for a Blu-ray movie that you can watch over and over again is still a great value."

Studios have been uniformly impressed with the strength of Blu-ray during what has shaped up to be some rough fiscal times for US consumers.

LOL. Yeah, site the company. Plus, itsonly going up with the PS3.

I highly doubt it,

With many cable/dsl providers slapping on bandwidth limits on their customers I think just based on the shear size of HD content that digital distribution has been dealt a short term blow.

The general public is more than content with using upconverting DVD players and sticking with standard DVD's.

I dont think Blu Ray will go away in the near future, but eventually it will go the way of the do-do.

On online distribution.

Although Internet connection speeds are increasing; so are game storage requirements. By the time the required Internet connection speed install base is met to justify complete online distribution; game file sizes will have increased, upping the connection speed for acceptable download time even more.

I don't see online distribution becoming the standard; certainly an option but not something games/systems will be using exclusively.

As for Blu-ray; as I said earlier (and was ignored it seems) storage disks are used for many more purposes than movie storage and distribution.

[QUOTE="JLF1"]

DVDs was smaller, better quality in sound and image, had no need for rewinding but the most important thing was did NOT require a new TV to get any use for it.

Blu-rays have much better Sound and Image quality than DVDs I give you that but nothing really huge.Adonymous

Blu-Ray has better quality sound and audio, it is practically indestructible, more space, and goes great with HD, which many people are switching to.

most of your statement was redundant. more space is already accounted for because of the better sound and video. goes great with HD already goes with them as well. so pretty much you just added the durability to JLF1's point.

DVD and Blu-Ray will be taking a lost in profit due to digital distrrbution, only DVD will be able to afford taking this hit.

Netflix teaming up with the 360 is a big deal, if enough people are doing it eventually it will have HD quality stuff.

Those boxes for the TV that allow streaming movies, or movies to be downloaded are becoming more popular because of netflix.

More and more people will be able to watch a movie before they can buy it and instead of seeing an interesting movie at walmart and just buying it, they will go home and download it to see if it is even worth the buy now.

DVD and Blu-Ray will be taking a lost in profit due to digital distrrbution, only DVD will be able to afford taking this hit.

Netflix teaming up with the 360 is a big deal, if enough people are doing it eventually it will have HD quality stuff.

Those boxes for the TV that allow streaming movies, or movies to be downloaded are becoming more popular because of netflix.

More and more people will be able to watch a movie before they can buy it and instead of seeing an interesting movie at walmart and just buying it, they will go home and download it to see if it is even worth the buy now.

xxyetixx

Exactly.

Not to mention, companies have already experimenting with the idea of DD on the computer. Only matter of time until happens on the television.

Beyond that, the debate that the market is going HD, could be made for DD. Video games already have been toying with the idea for some time now and DD already has firm lock on the music industry -- only matter of time until television and movies follow suit.

Edit: Otherwise...

Sound and video are only different if you have a large HD TV and a surround sound system that is able to take advantage of that technology as well. Basically you are asking someone to shell out close to $5k to take advantage of Blu-Ray. I have two 50+inch LCDs and I won't be buying a Blu-Ray player for a long time if at all. I also don't own a surround sound system as well. Digital distribution will take hold faster than Blu-Ray and it already has with services like Steam, Live, and PSN.

kuu2

Could have not said it any better myself.