Getting people converted to Blu-Ray

[zMadMonk]

Now that the "war" is all but over, the attention is now diverted to that monolith known as "Standard DVD."

I've managed to convert THREE people so far to Blu-Ray since Christmas by playing a bit on the egos of my friends. Yeah, kind of sneaky.

I now refer to standard DVD as "Low Def". It really has gotten a few of my friends goats (they already had 720p or higher TVs and one of them had an upconversion DVD player.) Just by referring to it as Low Def and showing them what mine did - it was a quick sell. I'm going with the third friend to pick up his new PS3 this weekend (and yes, I've talked all three into PS3s, as they are very interested in using their computers as a DLNA music server).

For the X-Box 360 vs PS3 debate, my argument was "okay, so it is supposedly 720p, but the DVD itself is just a DVD - so how are you really getting hi-def gaming off of that, isn't it just an upconvert?" PS3 was then chosen because of that, as well as the Blu-Ray player capability.

Anyone else having luck getting people on board? Strategies?

I really think toying with the ego and referring to standard as "Low Def" was the final straw with these folks.

And no, I'm not some weird Blu-Ray fan that is just trying to convert the masses (not that I need explanation here), it's that I believe that Blu-Ray (and PS3) is the way to go.

[glenn22]

I think a lot of the conversion process is going to be up to the CE manufacturers. They need to get lots of players out there and start ramping down their SD DVD player production. They also need to make customers aware that they can still play all their regular DVDs on the Blu-ray players, that instills comfort in the purchase. I also think that upconvert players need to start going away to be replaced by Blu-ray players as they upconvert too and regular upconverts will slow adoption.

[Crackbone]

Originally Posted by zMadMonk

Now that the "war" is all but over, the attention is now diverted to that monolith known as "Standard DVD."

I've managed to convert THREE people so far to Blu-Ray since Christmas by playing a bit on the egos of my friends. Yeah, kind of sneaky.

I now refer to standard DVD as "Low Def". It really has gotten a few of my friends goats (they already had 720p or higher TVs and one of them had an upconversion DVD player.) Just by referring to it as Low Def and showing them what mine did - it was a quick sell. I'm going with the third friend to pick up his new PS3 this weekend (and yes, I've talked all three into PS3s, as they are very interested in using their computers as a DLNA music server).

For the X-Box 360 vs PS3 debate, my argument was "okay, so it is supposedly 720p, but the DVD itself is just a DVD - so how are you really getting hi-def gaming off of that, isn't it just an upconvert?" PS3 was then chosen because of that, as well as the Blu-Ray player capability.

Anyone else having luck getting people on board? Strategies?

I really think toying with the ego and referring to standard as "Low Def" was the final straw with these folks.

And no, I'm not some weird Blu-Ray fan that is just trying to convert the masses (not that I need explanation here), it's that I believe that Blu-Ray (and PS3) is the way to go.

I think the BDA is going to have to do the lionshare of the work here. They've got close to a unified format now... it's time to unlock big marketing dollars and attack.

I think you'll see this coming shortly. It's only a matter of time. Once you walk into a Big Box retailer and see BD crammed down your throat, they will buy it up just like every other featured product out there.

It's just going to take some time.

[Blu Falcon]

You people on this forum helped convert me to a Blu-Ray believer. I now have a PS3 and already own 11 Blu-Ray titles. Thanks.

[Imakida]

Originally Posted by Blu Falcon

You people on this forum helped convert me to a Blu-Ray believer. I now have a PS3 and already own 11 Blu-Ray titles. Thanks.

Welcome

Now.. enjoy!

[tiger roach]

I show 'em a BD movie, that is usually all it takes. It plants a seed of desire, and in a few weeks suddenly it seems like a good idea to them to go HD.

I've heard the same conversation a few times as guests are leaving our house: "Mom, can - "

"No we are NOT getting a new TV just yet."