Multiple Disc Argument - It just doesn’t work for anyone.

[joeorc]

Icyedge said:

joeorc said:

Lord Flashheart said:
Is the BD disk ceaper to produce than DVD?
I can't believe that. How long have dvd's been around? it's cheap mass produced and not new. I don't see many BD given away with £3.99 magazines.
I think it's cheaper to produce 3 dvd's than 1 bd disk and if you can show me substantial evidence that proves you right I'll continue to believe that.

yes it is, bank on it I knoiw for a fact it is. see it all come's down to how the disc is manuf.

1 BD 50 is cheaper than a DL-DVD 9 dues to many reason's one of which has to dow with the time each need's to be fully finished in the production stages.

for the fact the BD 50 is produced like you would a CD,

see the big cost was you had to invest into production line's for BD production upfront that was what increased the cost, but now any company that has done so already the cost per disc is the same to produce a BD 25 as itr does to produce a single DL- DVD 9. and its almost nearing the cost of 10% for the same production as a single sided single layer dvd 5.

the true cost benefit of the BD 25 is now more viable than when it first started back in 2003 when the BD 25 "which was the BD 25" incased in cart. format due to no protective coating.

Why are you not taking into your calculation R & D that has been already paid with DVD disc. In electronics, physical cost is usually less than the cost involve in developing and releasing the product. I agree that both of them cost maybe 10 cents of plastic, but what about the R & D already covered with DVD which means way lower royalties involve?

BD 25's R&D started since before 2003, Blu-Ray HAS Been on the market since 2003 in one shape or form.

its already been paid for , the real cost was increased upfront because you had to make newq production lines.

remember HD DVD's could be produced on  the same DVD line's but Blu-Ray's could not!

that's the point you needed a whole new upgraded production line for Blu-Ray,

though you did not have to with  HD DVD but it still is cheaper to produce those

HD DVD/15'S AND BD/25's than it does to produce a Single DL-DVD 9 on their production line's

that's the real advantage.