Re: Blu-ray has outpaced DVD adoption
- From: "CLicker" <CLicker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:05:57 -0700
"Robo-man" <duffy12@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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RE: Blu-ray is on its way to becoming a big, fat hit.
First, there was a destructive, two year format war between
HD-DVD and
Blu-ray. During this time, the economy was still in pretty
good shape.
Now, Blu-ray is the winner. But the global economy is on the
verge of a
complete meltdown and at the same time, steep increases of
energy costs are
driving up the costs of everything else.
Layoffs, cutbacks and bank failures have created a climate of
fear. Many
people are having a hard time just surviving and there is no
money left over
for Blu-ray players selling for $400-$500 and Blu-ray disks
selling for
$25-$40.
I feel that Blu-ray sales cannot gain any meaningful momentum
in the current
financial environment.
Even though I started this post I kind of have my doubts on
this also.
Since I have started watching 'HD' movies from my cable TV
(KingKong, Titanic, StarTrekIII, StarTrekVIII, 2001,
PiratesoftheCarabean I, II ect ect). I have been wondering if
it would by worth buying these movies at all when I can just
watch them in HD on TNT or TBS. And I don't even have any of
the 'Movie channels'. I can't wait for my cable provider to
pickup 'FX' and 'SpikeTV'(Star Wars).
While the Blu-Ray image is, as the HD-DVD image was, noticeably
better than OTA HD, it is merely one reason, the other being
sound, to consider the equipment necessary to play the more
expensive media.
HDTV capture (ATSC, QAM, and now component HD) obviates the
necessity of HD purchasable/rentable discs except for the vast
number of items that will never (or at least in a reasonable
time span) appear on TV.
So, as usual, the market depends upon the perception of its
prospects. Your perception rules you out (at least for now) but
they're hoping there is a large number of prospects who will
become repeat customers.
I might mention that, as an HD (be it via OTA, QAM, BD, HD, or
the web) enthusiast, I'm not finding the vibrancy of theater
presentations generally the equal of home viewing. Does anyone
else feel this way? I just had to go see Journey-3D, the first
3D flick I've seen without Vincent Price in it. The trailers
shown for non-3D films seemed rather lifeless in the theater,
albeit loud. Previously, "Indiana 4" was a particularly
uninspiring print.
.
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