BluRay struggling to take off [Article]

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FinalEvangelion said:

Spankey said:

I can imagine these types of debates when colour TV was first introduced, or "Talkies" at the cinemas. TV will never replace radio in lounges, There's no market for computers outside laboratories...

It will never catch on...rofl

 

They were saying similar things about HDTV (intro. 1998) until about 1-2 years ago.  If people actually looked into how long it took for telephone, B&W TV, color TV, cell-phone, CD players, they would be in for a surprise.

 

There's a big difference between all those inventions and their predecessors though. DVD to BluRay is minimal and doesn;t compare to any of those differences at all. On top of that you need your HD TV/Projector to get your benefit and those cost themselves a lot more than a normal TV/Projector. Then you still have the fact that the player and the movies themselves cost more. In the end, it's way too much money for not nearly enough benefit. I'll be honest when I say that I can barely notice the difference between a BluRay and a DVD movie when playing on my computer. With the telephone I could instantly talk, with TV I'd see shows and whatnot, CD players allowed for more storage and easy browsing, and BluRay offers me...... a little better looking picture? Not worth it at all imo.