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TheRealMafoo on 06 August 2008
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Kasz216 said:
Loud_Hot_White_Box said:

But PS3 does exist, is here, is pushing BR well and and "gamers" are buying Blu-Ray discs.

Other BR players don't sell well because the PS3 exists.

2009 and 2010 will see steadily increasing adoption, and in 2011 more Blu-Ray dscs will be sold than DVDs. In part because the studios will force it, a la Warner ditching HD-DVD to make sure only Blu-Ray is available by the Christmas season. Thank you, Warner Bros.

I disagree. This can be seen by the fact that Blu-ray Disc sales are pathetically low at this point compared to DVD.

At the time the Blu-ray assosiation anounced 11 million in sales, DVD had sold well over 80 million in the United States.

2009 and 2010 seeing steady adoption isn't guranteed, they will ditch HD-DVD but the theatres won't be ditching DVD anytime soon. That's what it would take to get most people to jump i think, cause they don't see the value there.

When you take into account economic problems too... you've got to worry.

Entertainment is pretty depression proof, however i gotta think there is an effect that balances it more toward "cheaper" entertainment.

 

When DVD came out, virtually every main TV in peoples homes could display a better image if they used it. The sound was much better as well. DVD's also will last virtually forever without any degradation.

BD does not have the same huge improvement over DVD. DVD was a major jump over VHS. I don't think Sony, or anyone else, expected BD to do what DVD's did. I do however, feel that as HDTV becomes more mainstream, having a media format that can take advantage of it is welcome in the industry.

BD does a very good job of being that format (HD-DVD would have as well).