Sony's in a 'bag of hurt' because of Blu-ray

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KylieDog said:

Arkaign said:

If everybody thought like you did, we'd still be on N64 and VHS. And with 4K becoming the new standard over the next ten years combined with crappy internet in most places + new data caps and stagnant internet providers/death of net neutrality (will result in huge price hikes for streaming) :

DVD will be pushed off a cliff, BD will continue to slowly grow. The market is just getting more diverse.

You do realize that right now there are countless people online who say things like "That Xbox One looks no better than Xbox 360", or "Playstation 4 looks no different than Playstation 3". Just as they did last time, and the time before that. The amount of people with poor vision or bad AV setups doesn't make them right. Justin Bieber sells tens of millions, doesn't make him a quality act either.

There will always be better and inferior options and platforms.

Net prices will not hike, that is paranoia.  If people really cared for bluray quality they wouldn't be favouring streaming movies which even when listed as 'HD' are more like upscalled DVD quality.

DVD offered over VHS:

- No more 4:3
- No more black bars widescreen
- No more picture degradation from use.
- No needing rewind or fast forward
- Chapter selection
- Optional multi language Subtitles
- Multiple audio language
- Lots of extra features
- Better audio
- Clearer picture (looks like ass on big HDTV)
- Less space for collection

Bluray offers over DVD
- Clearer picture (looks great on big HDTV)
- Better audio
- 3D (which is a flop at home, lets face it)

Clarified that for you.