Comments on: Will Blu-ray pull through? http://encephalosponge.com/2008/09/22/will-blu-ray-pull-through/ Soaking Up Life Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kiyoshi Martinez http://encephalosponge.com/2008/09/22/will-blu-ray-pull-through/#comment-154 Kiyoshi Martinez Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:46:53 +0000 http://encephalosponge.com/?p=310#comment-154 I don't plan on upgrading to Blu-Ray anytime soon. As you've stated, the prices are just too high and I don't have a HDTV. Also, I have a large DVD collection already and hate the thought of paying 2-4x what I paid originally for the DVD. While I plan on upgrading to HDTV in the near future, that purchase alone will set me back from wanting to get Blu-Ray. I'd be more interested in getting HD cable TV and a higher-capcity DVR. What really needs to stop is the absurdly high price of Blu-Ray titles, that's keeping people from switching over. I can see people springing for a Blu-Ray player (after all, why not get a PS3, too?) but $40 for a movie? Meanwhile, I glance over and see 4 titles I can buy for $10 each (or less!) and get more value. I don’t plan on upgrading to Blu-Ray anytime soon. As you’ve stated, the prices are just too high and I don’t have a HDTV. Also, I have a large DVD collection already and hate the thought of paying 2-4x what I paid originally for the DVD.

While I plan on upgrading to HDTV in the near future, that purchase alone will set me back from wanting to get Blu-Ray. I’d be more interested in getting HD cable TV and a higher-capcity DVR.

What really needs to stop is the absurdly high price of Blu-Ray titles, that’s keeping people from switching over. I can see people springing for a Blu-Ray player (after all, why not get a PS3, too?) but $40 for a movie? Meanwhile, I glance over and see 4 titles I can buy for $10 each (or less!) and get more value.

]]> By: Usama http://encephalosponge.com/2008/09/22/will-blu-ray-pull-through/#comment-153 Usama Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:37:32 +0000 http://encephalosponge.com/?p=310#comment-153 Found it: it was actually Samsung and they predicted Blu-Ray <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5044894/samsung-blu+ray-will-be-dead-in-five-years" rel="nofollow">would be dead in 5 years</a>. But I was wrong, it wasn't another format, it was a digital download sort of thing. That's too bad, I really wanted Firefly in high-def. Found it: it was actually Samsung and they predicted Blu-Ray would be dead in 5 years. But I was wrong, it wasn’t another format, it was a digital download sort of thing.

That’s too bad, I really wanted Firefly in high-def.

]]> By: Usama http://encephalosponge.com/2008/09/22/will-blu-ray-pull-through/#comment-152 Usama Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:34:46 +0000 http://encephalosponge.com/?p=310#comment-152 I think the quality of the video is significantly better than DVD, but you need a high-def TV that's larger than 40" to really understand how much better it is. But yes: DRM, expensive war w/ HD-DVD and thus delay in dropping prices on Blu-Ray players and movies, confusing specs which are prohibitive towards buying any player except the PS3, and most people don't have TVs that can really take advantage of the higher definition are all reasons why it's struggling. Most people think Blu-Ray won't last long enough and that digital distribution will beat it. I also read someone is coming out with yet another format that is actually better than Blu-Ray (not just in quality, but in price and all that). I forget where I read that but I'll post it here when I find it. I think the quality of the video is significantly better than DVD, but you need a high-def TV that’s larger than 40″ to really understand how much better it is.

But yes: DRM, expensive war w/ HD-DVD and thus delay in dropping prices on Blu-Ray players and movies, confusing specs which are prohibitive towards buying any player except the PS3, and most people don’t have TVs that can really take advantage of the higher definition are all reasons why it’s struggling.

Most people think Blu-Ray won’t last long enough and that digital distribution will beat it. I also read someone is coming out with yet another format that is actually better than Blu-Ray (not just in quality, but in price and all that). I forget where I read that but I’ll post it here when I find it.

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