Cypher1980 on 23 November 2008
Has any format hung on and played second fiddle for a length of time.
I remember VHS and Betamax battled for a while but cant remember any other major format wars that lasted.
CD replaced Vinyl pretty quickly and VHS gave way to DVD in similar quick time but both arenas, music and video, were desperate for change.
I dont see the DVD vs Blu Ray battle being the same. DVDs offer 90 percent what Blu Ray offers for the average consumer and most either cant tell (my mothers eyesight really is shocking) or dont care.
So my question is can Blu Ray be viable as a rich mans hobby with a consistent devoted following of 15 to 20 percent of sales and a limited selection of high volume mainstream movies.
