thismeintiel said:
There's really no point in arguing with you over things, because you seriously fail to see fact or reason. True, we may live in a disposable Since when is it mandatory to have an internet connection to use your bluray player...oh wait...NEVER. See, not everybody has an internet connection, and many who do, won't be running a cable to their bluray player. 1TB bluray discs will NOT happen for movies, and for this reason, even arguing this point is ridiculous. I find it funny that you continuously speak as if we live in a technologically "stupid" world, yet you see that DLC will win out over Blu-ray. If people are so confused by tech, DLC has no chance in hell to succeed. It's so much simplier to stick in a Blu-ray into a player than it is to set up a machine to DL movies from the internet. I mean what happens when the program they use to download movies needs updating to use? They'll just say screw it and buy a new one? Highly doubt it. We live in a more technologically minded world than you think. And you better thank God for that if you want DLC to win out over Blu-ray. "DLC" is cheaper, easier than firmware updates, and is more readily available to those with internet connections. The facts don't lie son, "DLC" is already taking over physical media market share. the fact that you act like a quick easy update is just like a firmware update that most people won't know about, and many of those who do, are intimidated by the fact that you must find the right update, download it, burn it to a disc pop it in your player, then hope to god you don't brick the darn thing...well you really need some help... Sorry but people weren't popping records into their cars in the 60's and 70's. Even if you still don't want to go with the true events of that time, a time you yourself admit to have no experience in, you still can't claim that 8-track was a flop. Even using your history, they had competition of LP's and cassettes, and 8-tracks still stuck around for almost 2 decades since it's launch (nearly 3 if you count radio stations using them). No matter how you wish to reinvision history, it won't change it for historians or those who lived in that time period. So just do yourself a favor. Be humble and admit you were wrong. 8-tracks weren't a dismal failure. Hell you can even throw in that Blu-ray isn't, but I won't force you. Records could not be brought on road trips because they skipped, this is why 8tracks gained popularity until the smaller, more portable, less problematic, cassette took over. I mean seriously, now you are just grasping for straws, you know, many cars STILL come with cassette players...where are the 8tracks??? You can still buy NEW LPs from NEW artists. You can even still purchase tapes...but I have yet to see an 8track of any new artists. Now, while it is true 8tracks stuck around for almost two decades, they didn't even maintain popularity for one. So yes, 8tracks WERE a failure, ask anybody from that time period...well anybody not trying to defend Bluray with every last breath of their dying argument. LOL. Blu-ray is expensive? And how much do you think DVD cost in it's first years? Believe it or not, the prices were pretty much the same. In fact a lot of DVD players were over $1,000 when they came out. All electronics are like this. It's so funny how people forget this so fast, just because it helps their argument. The fact is Blu-ray has dropped significantly since launch. In fact some movies sell at $10, granted the movies are a little older. And a lot of new movies are $25, only $5 more than brand new DVD's. Yes, DVDs were expensive at first, but they didn't have the competition of "DLC" nor were they the virtually the same quality as VHS's (there were no upconverting VHS players) Given those two facts alone, it is expensive to replace your entire DVD collection. Bluray has come too late, "DLC" is gobbling up market share, and Bluray is not gaining ground fast enough to actually become popular for any great amount of time. You misunderstood me. I was saying that people can keep their old movies. But when a NEW movie is released, they can choose to buy either DVD or Blu-ray. That's why Blu-ray will be successful. Your old movies will not become obsolete, as VHS did when DVD came out. And please don't try and say that's pointless because VHS was a failure. It would only make you seem more ignorant. Yes, but if a person does not plan to spend hundreds on upgrading to bluray, why buy a bluray disc that they cannot play? Oh hey! When did I ever say VHS was a failure? You really are a silly little man. The Wal-mart I go to is a Super Wal-mart with a pretty big electronics department (I also go to a regular Wal-mart closer to me, but it's the same situation). All I know is they had maybe 1 DVD/VHS combo, 1 upconverting DVD player, and like 6 Blu-ray players. More stores are going to be like this in the next few months, if they haven't already. Especially as DVD sales fall, and Blu-ray continues to rise. And until I see any sales numbers for upconverting DVD players, I'm going to have to assume they are not in high demand. Otherwise there would be more of them on shelves than Blu-ray players. Funny, because both SUPER Walmarts in Rochester, MN, and the two regular Walmarts in the Twin cities metro area that I have visited recently starkly contrast your two Walmart scenarios. Lemme see, 2...vs. 4....I wonder who has a better handle on what the real situation is like? Oh hey, I havn't even talked about the SuperTargets, or the two Best Buys...or even the Ultimate Electronics I have been too lately...which all had a similar situation to the one I cited earlier. |