"Blu-ray Adoption Less than VHS in Japan" - Blu-ray Forum

jd213 · 12-26-2008, 01:20 PM

http://uk.i4u.com/article22401.html

Anyone else seen this joke of an article? VHS is even doing better than DVD according to their Mickey Mouse research. It's like they decided to poll all the people who still had a player of some kind sitting somewhere in their house instead of looking at actual sales trends from the past year. Y'know, like articles that are actually relevant to the present do.

What's next, saying Blu-ray adoption is less than books? OH NOEZ!!

Jeff Kleist · 12-26-2008, 01:39 PM

They're just twisting a recent study about what people have in their homes in Japan. A lot of people still have VHS hooked up there. It was asking what people had in the house, not what they use every day

Elandyll · 12-26-2008, 01:42 PM

Guilty as charged, in the house I have 2 VHS players (1 in a TV combo set), 1 Laserdisc player, 2 DVD players, 1 Blu Ray player (PS3).

Because obviously when people don't throw their old stuff (VHS players, Laserdisc players) it means ... that it's really bad for new formats?

SpikesBluBlooded · 12-26-2008, 01:43 PM

There are zero links in either article to back up these findings, or even to indicate how the poll was taken. Someone needs to tell this joker when April 1st falls on the calendar...

SpikesBluBlooded · 12-26-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Elandyll

Guilty as charged, in the house I have 2 VHS players (1 in a TV combo set), 1 Laserdisc player, 2 DVD players, 1 Blu Ray player (PS3).

Because obviously when people don't throw their old stuff (VHS players, Laserdisc players) it means ... that it's really bad for new formats?

Yes, taken from that POV, then the majority of us would have to say the same. This is the problem with polls: they can be distorted to give you "facts" supporting any point of view that you want...

For the record, I no longer have a VHS player in my home. I just donated 2 DVD players and 3 VHS players to charity (along with many other items) to get rid of some clutter in the house. I have one DVD player left (running my sound system of all things), and don't plan on buying another.

MOONPHASE · 12-26-2008, 02:21 PM

i only use my vhs player for watching all of the cartoon network i recorded from 1998-2005

ryoohki · 12-26-2008, 03:36 PM

Last time i actually operated a VHS was in 1996.. not joking here..

dialog_gvf · 12-26-2008, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ryoohki

Last time i actually operated a VHS was in 1996.. not joking here..

About 1992 for me, when I got Laserdisc.

Gary

Marquoz · 12-26-2008, 05:46 PM

What's VHS?

Opips2 · 12-26-2008, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Marquoz

What's VHS?

Video HiFi Sound ......

Hedchekr · 12-26-2008, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Opips2

Video HiFi Sound ......

Its actually Video Home System.....You seem to make pointless posts all over

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Jeff Kleist · 12-26-2008, 08:46 PM

Vertical Helical Scan actually :P

Hedchekr · 12-26-2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Vertical Helical Scan actually :P

Correct.....thats what in initailly started as but that was changed to Video Home System.

12-26-2008, 01:20 PM	#1
jd213 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:less than 10 minutes from Akihabara	"Blu-ray Adoption Less than VHS in Japan" http://uk.i4u.com/article22401.html Anyone else seen this joke of an article? VHS is even doing better than DVD according to their Mickey Mouse research. It's like they decided to poll all the people who still had a player of some kind sitting somewhere in their house instead of looking at actual sales trends from the past year. Y'know, like articles that are actually relevant to the present do. What's next, saying Blu-ray adoption is less than books? OH NOEZ!!

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12-26-2008, 01:39 PM	#2
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	They're just twisting a recent study about what people have in their homes in Japan. A lot of people still have VHS hooked up there. It was asking what people had in the house, not what they use every day

12-26-2008, 01:42 PM	#3
Elandyll Blu-ray Knight Member since:Aug 2007 Location:MD Blu-ray collection:188 Trading Score:1	Guilty as charged, in the house I have 2 VHS players (1 in a TV combo set), 1 Laserdisc player, 2 DVD players, 1 Blu Ray player (PS3). Because obviously when people don't throw their old stuff (VHS players, Laserdisc players) it means ... that it's really bad for new formats?

12-26-2008, 01:43 PM	#4
SpikesBluBlooded Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:719 Trading Score:1	There are zero links in either article to back up these findings, or even to indicate how the poll was taken. Someone needs to tell this joker when April 1st falls on the calendar...

12-26-2008, 02:21 PM	#6
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	i only use my vhs player for watching all of the cartoon network i recorded from 1998-2005

12-26-2008, 03:36 PM	#7
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	Last time i actually operated a VHS was in 1996.. not joking here..

12-26-2008, 05:46 PM	#9
Marquoz Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:New Orleans Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:167 Trading Score:2	What's VHS?

12-26-2008, 08:46 PM	#12
Jeff Kleist The Digital Bits Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Vertical Helical Scan actually :P

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