Does Blu-ray's future have a new threat?

[Deane Johnson]

Now that HD-DVD is taking it's final gasps of air on life support, I think Blu-ray has a new enemy, and it's Blu-ray pricing.

With the war ending, the BOGOs are gone. As I glance at the street price of new releases, they seem to be around $28 and higher. Guess what, I'm not going to pay that much for a movie that often times isn't worth watching a second time, and J6P wondering thru Wal-mart damn well isn't going to.

Around $20 is enough to pay for a new release. I don't care if it's Blu-ray or whatever. $20 is enough.

Fact of the matter is, upscaling regular DVDs that I buy for $15 is so close to Blu-ray that I don't need to pay a super premium. I'm discontinuing purchasing Blu-ray. It's back to SD for me. The good thing about that is that I already own 1800 SD movies, so the studios are actually going to save me a bunch of money with their pricing structure. No replacing the old ones at these prices.