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goddog on 15 September 2009

"Optical disk drive 31.00"

that seems very high, im betting they can get it at half that price, considering i can buy a compact does every thing for 27



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LordTheNightKnight on 15 September 2009
The Anarchyz said:
theprof00 said:
cmon man, in the years shortly after ps2 dvd costs dropped by a lot. DVD drives were still about 60$+ and are now less than 10

That's exactly my point, DVD had all the posibilities for a big drop because its condition (huggge sales, being the unified format, and having already 2 years on the market before PS2 launched), Blu-ray had a cost drop but not a substantial one like the DVD because the sales are good, but not DVD-like, the 1st year it was all about the HD-war which delayed more sales (consumers wanting to know the HD winner), and the format launched only months before PS3...

 

It wasn't really the format war. DVD hasn't had 20 years to wear out its welcome. It also didn't need a new TV to use its playback advantage, which you do need to blu-ray's HD playback. It also had a huge convenience leap over VHS, while HD discs require a new TV, the right cables, and the right settings on that TV, or in other words there is a backwards convenience leap if you want to use the HD advantage of DVD.

Basically blu-ray is not intuitive, and that is the reason it's not taking off (its sales are growing, but not at the rate the entertainment industry wants).



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JamesCizuz on 09 October 2009
LordTheNightKnight said:
The Anarchyz said:
theprof00 said:
cmon man, in the years shortly after ps2 dvd costs dropped by a lot. DVD drives were still about 60$+ and are now less than 10

That's exactly my point, DVD had all the posibilities for a big drop because its condition (huggge sales, being the unified format, and having already 2 years on the market before PS2 launched), Blu-ray had a cost drop but not a substantial one like the DVD because the sales are good, but not DVD-like, the 1st year it was all about the HD-war which delayed more sales (consumers wanting to know the HD winner), and the format launched only months before PS3...

 

It wasn't really the format war. DVD hasn't had 20 years to wear out its welcome. It also didn't need a new TV to use its playback advantage, which you do need to blu-ray's HD playback. It also had a huge convenience leap over VHS, while HD discs require a new TV, the right cables, and the right settings on that TV, or in other words there is a backwards convenience leap if you want to use the HD advantage of DVD.

Basically blu-ray is not intuitive, and that is the reason it's not taking off (its sales are growing, but not at the rate the entertainment industry wants).

You NEED a HDTV? You know BD has a lot more to offer then HD right? Menu system, java based games, internet access, storage, and speed.

 

BD is 4.5 times the speed of DVD.

BD has a improved menu system, which can be used during the movie, to have stuff like PP of like other versions of whatever your watching play, have popups etc, without interrupting the movie.

Also, entertainment industry actually predicted lower sales then what blu-ray has been doing. Actually it's adopting 3x faster then anyone expected. So again, WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION?