TheBigFatJ on 22 June 2009
| Pyramid Head said: most people i know are waiting for blu ray players to be like 100 bucks or so or they have ps3 already its all price when blu ray is cheap as dvd, everyone will buy it. till then tho . . . |
This survey question didn't mention price. It was just gauging interest in buying a BD device this year. And interest looks to be down quite a bit compared to last year.
It's not surprising since that's what many have been predicting. In the time since last year, Internet HD video has increased significantly, satellite 1080p video on demand has increased, Internet bandwidths are making major leaps, and a lot of companies are offering HD video in 3Mbps or 6Mbps. MLB.tv for example, has decent looking HD at 3Mbps. I was skeptical until I saw it.
Video compression is still improving, average Internet bandwidths are increasing, and streaming HD over the Internet is just so much cheaper and easier than buying a BD.
