Some Blu-ray statistics. "It's popular, not getting cheaper"

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Scoobes said:

Hephaestos said:
whatever the article says, 3 years, 50 million.... it's not the 90ies anymore, people buy electronics everywhere not just in the states and Japan. The DVD comparisons are stupid just for that.

DVD launch, still early for the internet, most people can't even type on a keyboard, new technologies are ackward for the masses, especially High tech expensive ones. The initial market for DVD is limited.

BR launch, people all have internet capable camera-phones in their pockets and try whatever new technological gimmick comes out. The initial market for BR is enormous.


Not the same world as it was 10 years ago. BR is a failure (probably due to HD-DVD war).

Er, not sure what you're on about, you seem to think that Europe didn't buy technology in the 90s when they were ahead of the States for things like mobile phone tech. If anything, Blu-Ray has been successful considering it has had more competition than DVD has ever had. Not just from HD-DVD, but from traditional DVD and Digital Downloads. DVD only had competition from VHS and there numerous added and obvious benefits in DVD over VHS (scene selection etc.). Not only this, but Blu-Ray also has the fact that you need an HDTV to enjoy it making the entry price much higher than DVD ever was.

So, yeah, the world is not as it was 10 yrs ago, its been harder for BR to be successful, yet BR is doing well given these circumstances. So no, not a failure.

This.