| Kyros said: If Blu Ray catches on before the next tech supersedes it, Which technology? We definitely do not need higher resolutions or bigger discs or better sound or whatever. SD TV had to die for a long time but the current HDTV resolutions are here to stay for a long long long time. |
You are right, there are limits. Our Eyes can't get a higher resolution than they have, our living rooms don't get bigger, our hearing doesn't improve suddenly, but have you ever thought that the DVD quality might be good enough for many customers?
Most people hear the sound directly from the TV or a small sound system. They don't get any impovements from the BluRay audio possibilities and if they watch it with smaller TV sets or they are sitting at a higher distance from the TV, how many people do really see the differences between an upscaled DVD and a BluRay, and how much are they ready to pay for this difference?
Don't forget we arew not talking about big blockbuster movies but even romantic movies and so on that don't want to show every detail clearly. You don't want to show how much makeup the actor had to have and so . Othzer movies use the film grain as a special effect, but most normal people would always expect to really see a very clear picture with fine details in every movie otherwise they wouldn't understand why they should buy the more expensive format.
I already know several people where we tried BluRay, but in their situation I wouldn't pay one Euro more. They don't need to see the difference with your equipment but they have to see the difference with their equipment in their own living rooms!
It doesn't help if they would have to buy other equipment or move their furniture. It is their living room and these rooms are full of compromises.
