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Magera on 05 March 2009
Jordahn said:

Kos-mos said:
Do you hate Playstation or are you totally in love with microsoft since all yer posts is negativ stuff for Playstation users. Or maybe both?
Just wonder. I`m not mad. Just curious.

Actually, he trolls most anything remotely anti-PS3.  While the article was one analysist, he purposely left out the site's comment to make things look worst than they really are...

"Blu-Ray will not die tomorrow although Sony has already said that Blu-Ray will start to fade by 2013. Much of it is going to depend on how the Internet Service Providers are going to react to the exponential growth of bandwidth needed to feed the millions of computers and networked devices which will be downloading HD content."

 

The fact of the matter is that whether or not Blu-ray becomes mainstream, it's the only viable option to give consumers BOTH full HD audio AND HD video.  And Blu-ray might never become mainstream.  And at the very least, HD enthusiists (both audio and video) are not mainstream to begin with.  Hardware and content providers are behind Blu-ray more than ever.  Just check out www.Blu-ray.com, and in the news section you'll find this it be very true.

 

DUDE!!! That comment just made Blu-Ray look even worse!

IF, Sony have stated that B-R will begin fading by 2013, AND they are currently not the Mainstream product, AND it cost Sony a hell of a lot of $$$ to intoduce into the market, then it is a failure. I would have thought Blu_ray would have a higher penitration now then what is does, as well as it increases in sales WELL past 2013, more into 2016-2017 before it begins to fade.

While I think Blu-Ray is great, I watch all my content on my SD Home theatre, which kicks the arse off of any 60' HD TV.  In fact, we watched Casino Royal the other day in HD and I was sadly dissapointed cause I think my settup with DVD was much better... (although if I had a HD projector, now that would kick arse big time).  The next test is to watch something like Trasformers in HD!



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ssj12 on 05 March 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
ssj12 said:

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/

 

im not seeing a decline...

 

 

edit:

I do want to point out some facts since this article somewhat brought them up.

1. Digital Distribution of games is expected to increase up to 200% in the next two years.

2. While this is a major increase digital adoption is still something to be considered as slow, especially in the United Stated, due politicians constantly ignoring the idea of Universal Broadband which would take the 200% and easly double it within the next two years if the US gov would actually front the cost to create the infrastructure needed.

 

This is about slowing growth, not decline.

Even so look at the pie chart. DVD revenue is down and Blu-ray is up. I dont see it slowing in the US market and the US makes up 70% of Blu-ray's overall sales.

 



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LordTheNightKnight on 05 March 2009

"Even so look at the pie chart. DVD revenue is down and Blu-ray is up. I dont see it slowing in the US market and the US makes up 70% of Blu-ray's overall sales."

The chart just shows the state now. Slowing growth means revenue is still greater than earlier periods, but not to a degree the companies wanted. Remember the 50% HDTV penetration some companies projected. That would mean even more growth for Blu-ray. The penetration hasn't happened, and BR growth isn't as high as they hoped.



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