crumas2 said:
rocketpig said:
Honestly, I don't see anyone paying that much attention to Blu-ray until Lucas and Speilberg start making movies for the format. On top of that, they need to provide the uber-geek / early tech adopter crowd with fan favorites like LotR. When those types of movies start hitting shelves in Blu-ray format, then we might see it start to take off. Until then, I think it will plod along with marginal gains. Right now, we're not getting many movies that really take advantage of the format and are over 2 years old. Shit, I haven't even bought a Blu-ray movie yet. I have rented a few but with the pathetic selection available and the multitude of DVDs I already have, there isn't much point in me dropping $30 to watch mediocre movies like Spider-Man 3 or Resident Evil: Extinction. |
Having the right movies on Blu-ray would definitely help the format, but having the players at $400 and up is a road-block for mass acceptance. I'm waiting for something $200 or less before I move to Blu-ray. |
Did you read the new edition of Computer Power Users CPU, yet? Howard stringer did an interview for them, and he says that prices should come down to $299 by the end of this year, and could come down to $199 by the end of 2009. So.... things are coming along. Also the prices for the movies are approaching dvds, rather quickly. Sony is investigating cheaper plastics and such to use for the dvds.
