Tech analyst Rob Enderle says "Blu-ray: RIP"

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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/W...the-Week.xhtml


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Here's my 2 cents on this whole thing. The guy is definitely blowing things out of proportion, and I myself am not insecure about that. What's insecure is the fact that it's Public Media, and that can be damaging to the average joes out there.

A lot of people think the PS3 sales are so sluggish and it's one of the worst launched consoles... Bare in mind, based on July's sales totals from time on release date, the PS3 has sold almost 4.32 million worldwide (and climbing). The diode for blu-ray at the time was $125 a pop... and about 5 months ago it dropped down to $8 a pop.

So, the cost of production for blu-ray hardware, and media is based on numbers almost a year old.

There is still a lot of good to come out of blu-ray. I will admit it did not have a stable launch, but with 1.1, is going to really determine the fate of Sony (and as production costs come down even more). I can't tell the difference in picture quality from HD-DVD to Blu-ray, but I can tell you I've enjoyed the high quality of sound output blu-ray has over HD-DVD.

About Dreamworks and Paramount... they did not see it like this Tech Analyst Rob Enderle... they saw dollar signs and that's why they went that route... it's strickly business.

In my honest opinion (in being a blu-ray supporter), Blu-ray is no where near losing, but has not won... almost (and as in, not exactly) can be said about HD-DVD in the exact opposite... it's extended life has brought the war's end, to a very later deadline....

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