TheBigFatJ on 24 September 2008
| FinalEvangelion said: I know around here in Japan, Blu-ray has a much better market share than it does in the US. Blu-ray recorders are very popular because it is a great way for people to record their HD shows and keep the same quality. I don't think the US has any BD recorders as of yet because of all the red-tape to get through the Copyright laws. |
BD recorders haven't taken off here because there is a vastly superior technology that's often provided free of charge: the DVR. My HD DVR is a couple of years old now, but it was free when I got it (although I pay $6/mo instead of $5/mo for standard receiver fee so it is an extra $1/mo) and it provides about 800GB of storage including the external disk. Plus, it can record 3 programs at once in HD while watching a prerecorded program -- something you can't do with a BD recorder.
BD recorders aren't popular in the US because we have better for less. They'll never be popular in the US.
