thismeintiel on 29 December 2013
| kowenicki said: I don't think anyone associates BluRay solely with Sony. Why would they? Weird statement. OT I see from the latest graphs that the decline in retail sales is steady despite the increase in BluRay cost v DVD. It wont be long before its tiny in comparison to streaming/downloads. I only buy BluRays with music content, as they are rarely available by other methods and I am likely to listen to and watch them quite often. Last two I bought were DONT THINK (Chemical Brothers) and Made of Stone (Stone Roses). Movies can wait until I can download or stream. |
Some more extremely selective from some of you MS guys. I'm starting to notice a pattern emerging. 
@ MB1025
I definitely agree the quick turn around played a part in it. DVD had only came out 11 years prior (1995) to the release of Bluray. Though, it didn't really kick off until 2000, when players dropped in price and the PS2 was released. Of course, Sony and Philips had to act quick, otherwise HDDVD would have become the standard.
Just a quick correction, though. VHS was around for 19 years before DVD was released, not 30 years. Still, 8 years longer than DVD to Bluray.
