Blu-Ray isn`t dead, but it also isn`t the DVD killer

[Azzanation]

Zekkyou said:

Azzanation said:
Funny because when gamers talked about the difference between 1080p and 900p, they made it seem like it made the worlds difference yet a format like DvD is still what people prefer which offers an even worse image quality to Blu Ray.
4k is in a much better spot than Blu-Ray due to the amount of Apps and Features which all support 4k. Many 4k owners dont even need a disk drive. Unfortunately for Blu Ray, it had to go head to head agasint the cheaper DvD which it failed upon. UHD doesn't have to compete in the phyical media, it has the luxury of fast Internet and full support by many digital means.

Perhaps the people who value image quality differences in games are different to the people still happy watching media in SD? I know, crazy idea.

Even ignoring that though, your comparison is deeply flawed. DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital all have clear advantages. The first is cheaper in both player and disks, the second provides the highest quality experience, and the third on average is the most convenient. I'm a key example of how powerful these differences can be. I'm someone who values image quality *a lot*, i spent £3k+ on my current PC build so i could max games at 4k. And yet, despite this, almost all of my media consumption is through digital. My valuing of the differences between blu-ray 1080p/4k vs their digital equivalence is overwritten by my desire for convenience in that space.

In comparison, the PS4 and X1 are a much more linear comparison. The default cost of both is about the same (the X1 originally more because of the Kinect), their games cost the same amount, and both require the same amount of effort to play those games. So with price and convenience roughly equalised, differences in quality become a lot more relevant. You'd be right to say some people went a bit overboard, but i'd argue you often do similarly in the reverse. Your lack of interest in image quality doesn't nullify the interest of others.

Interesting, seems as if your misunderstood my point. I am all for image quality hence why i own a Duel GPU laptop and plan on buying a GTX1080 PC in the next couple of months followed by a 4k screen. I am all for the hightest qulaity which is why i play games on PCs.

As for my comparison i am referring to 90% of thie site who made out that 900p and 1080p were worlds different yet compare that to the avaerge human who doesnt actually care and are still happy buying DvD quality movies.

As for the bolded, sounds like your jumping to conclusions here. I am all 4k next year and i wont be going back.