Why! many people not change to Blu-ray Disc player ?

[entertrend]

i wanna to know ,Why! many people not change to Blu-Ray Disc player ?

[crazzywangger]

$$$

[cpgator]

Need an HDTV?

[SDon1969]

They're not educated on the subject, they're happy with their VHS or DVD, and blu-ray players and discs seem too expensive to them. That'd be my guess.

[ToonyLoons]

Cost of both players and media is keeping people away. Plus if they do not have a HDTV, why would they feel they need HD Media? Heck, most of the consumers that have a HDTV probably do not a home theater so they would not care about the advance audio codec's either let alone surround sound. They are in the "good enough" crowd where DVD is good enough for them.

[brett_day]

they are not cheap enough yet for mass adoption

[B-rad]

Combination of things I would imagine.. $$$ for some.. for others, DVD's are just fine. Not everyone is into high end audio and video

[entertrend]

um.. Price.. is the big problem..

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by entertrend

i wanna to know ,Why! many people not change to Blu-Ray Disc player ?

I guess I don't agree with this question ultimately. When J6p catches a glimpse of HD on all channels in Feb, 09 and see the PQ in stores and at friend's homes with HD TV, the next logical step for home movies will be HD as well.

Like most of us spoiled by HD, we can hardly stomach non HD PQ and SQ anymore.

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by entertrend

i wanna to know ,Why! many people not change to Blu-Ray Disc player ?

maybe they are looking for blu-ray recorders so they can do more then watch

[ThePhantomOak]

Hmmm, I cant think of a better way to put this, so...

DVD was a huge leap from VHS (and betamax for people that had it) Because of two things. Quality and the actual device.

Quality was a HUGE jump because not only was the picture/sound better, but DVD's would not wear out. Suddenly you could pause a movie, go get dinner and come back 100,000 times and your movie would never wear out.

The DVD was a huge jump because it did not need to be rewound, was small enough to fit hundreds in a small area, etc. It was also a novelty. VHS was a tech that had been used for LONG LONG time. Magnetic tape was old school. Laser and discs were only a decade or two old. A laser disc that was smaller than a record was amazing.


Blu-ray has ONLY quality going for it. Everything else has already been used to sell DVD.



Remember, Beta-max was a MUCH better product than VHS, but they were both magnetic tape. Same product to consumers, so they pick the one that can recond longer.

For the majority of consumers, at least right now, Blu-ray is JUST a much more expensive DVD.



As for Blu-ray being too expensive, VHS copies of Star Wars were over $80 back then! Blu-ray, like VHS and DVD will slowly find it's price point at around $15-$20 a pop for new titles (1995 dollars).

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by ThePhantomOak

Hmmm, I cant think of a better way to put this, so...

DVD was a huge leap from VHS (and betamax for people that had it) Because of two things. Quality and the actual device.

Quality was a HUGE jump because not only was the picture/sound better, but DVD's would not wear out. Suddenly you could pause a movie, go get dinner and come back 100,000 times and your movie would never wear out.

The DVD was a huge jump because it did not need to be rewound, was small enough to fit hundreds in a small area, etc. It was also a novelty. VHS was a tech that had been used for LONG LONG time. Magnetic tape was old school. Laser and discs were only a decade or two old. A laser disc that was smaller than a record was amazing.


Blu-ray has ONLY quality going for it. Everything else has already been used to sell DVD.



Remember, Beta-max was a MUCH better product than VHS, but they were both magnetic tape. Same product to consumers, so they pick the one that can recond longer.

For the majority of consumers, at least right now, Blu-ray is JUST a much more expensive DVD.



As for Blu-ray being too expensive, VHS copies of Star Wars were over $80 back then! Blu-ray, like VHS and DVD will slowly find it's price point at around $15-$20 a pop for new titles (1995 dollars).

no beta was not a better product as you couldn't fit alot of video on the tape as you could with vhs

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by john_1958

no beta was not a better product as you couldn't fit alot of video on the tape as you could with vhs

In terms of quality it was superior, especially by the time they invented ED (extended definition) BETA in 1988. It had DVD-quality video capabilities (700x480).

[Trean]

Originally Posted by BillieCassin

In terms of quality it was superior, especially by the time they invented ED (extended definition) BETA in 1988. It had DVD-quality video capabilities (700x480).

Seriously, seriously? Come on, this thread is over 2 years old and has been dead for awhile. Why?

Some mod should just put this thread back into its exile.

[Sangill]

Originally Posted by entertrend

i wanna to know ,Why! many people not change to Blu-Ray Disc player ?

Why is it always so important what other people are buying? I mean what does it matter to me if my neighbour is using a VHS-, DVD- or blu-rayplayer? As long as I can see great movies like POTC, Spiderman, Casino Royale, Narnia, I am Legend, Ratatouille, and Harry Potter on blu-ray, I don't care much what other people are looking at. Most of the people here in Europe have never heard about blu-ray and actually it is fine to me that I have something that they don't.

[Heart_Collector]

Originally Posted by Sangill

Why is it always so important what other people are buying? I mean what does it matter to me if my neighbour is using a VHS-, DVD- or blu-rayplayer? As long as I can see great movies like POTC, Spiderman, Casino Royale, Narnia, I am Legend, Ratatouille, and Harry Potter on blu-ray, I don't care much what other people are looking at. Most of the people here in Europe have never heard about blu-ray and actually it is fine to me that I have something that they don't.

I think most people care because they don't want to see their format of choice, the one they see as superior, to die out due to low public demand. The more people buy, the more interest generated by studios. The more interest, the better quality/quantity of features. Everyone wins if everyone is interested.

[aviman33]

Initial cost of ownership too high and improvements over std. dvd only marginal for the casual user.

[SkullPhyre]

Originally Posted by Heart_Collector

I think most people care because they don't want to see their format of choice, the one they see as superior, to die out due to low public demand. The more people buy, the more interest generated by studios. The more interest, the better quality/quantity of features. Everyone wins if everyone is interested.

Exactly. The more BD units out there sold the more movies that will get made. Star wars for instance. The more players that are out there then they will think nothing of making alot of movies that they think will move alot of units. Its all about money. If every Blu ray owner bought a movie it still would not be enough for the directors or studios to think about making some titles.
Have you seen those new Blu ray booklets? They really explain Hdtv,Blu ray and Upconverting. I have been grabbing them from the stores and leaving them all over the place. The more that know the better. I think everyone at my work is tired about hearing about Blu. But when they go to buy at least they will be well informed.