So, is Blu-ray Disc a safe investment? The answer is YES

[Scorxpion]

http://www.dvdfile.com/index.php?opt...k=view&id=6629


"Expressed another way, consider day-and-date releases of Blu-ray Discs and DVDs. According to Nielsen VideoScan statistics, the Blu-ray Disc version of No Country for Old Men represented 9.8% of its total disc sales over the course of its first five days of availability. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's Hitman saw 12.6% of its initial sales as Blu-ray Discs. During the format war, those percentages would more typically be two to three percent. High demand titles were relatively weak: Fox's The Simpsons Movie sold 2.8% on Blu-ray Disc and BVHE’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End sold 3.7% on Blu-Ray Disc. The sales statistics for No Country for Old Men represents a huge growth surge for the high definition format war victor. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment estimates that Blu-ray Disc sales will grow from 2007’s combined Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD sales of $300 million to $1 billion in Blu-ray Disc sales in 2008.

Adams Media Research home entertainment industry analyst Tom Adams explained, “Before, there was a tendency to play it safe and stick with the standard DVD. But now there's no longer anything to worry about." He predicts 2.9 million dedicated Blu-ray players and 8.4 million more PS3s in American homes by the end of 2008 (there were 500,000 Blu-ray Disc players and 3.2 million PS3s in the installed base as 2007 ended).

Even the Adult Entertainment (AE) industry is taking notice of the surge in Blu-ray Disc interest. Digital Playground, which enjoys a 40% share of the AE market, released its first Blu-ray Disc in January. Digital Playground co-founder Joone said, “Blu-ray sales are growing every month. DVDs are still larger in volume, but we are seeing consumers accepting Blu-ray much faster than they accepted the DVD.” Digital Playground is expected to add BD-Live features to its releases later this year.

So, is Blu-ray Disc a safe investment? Yes."

[Clark Kent]

Blu-ray is clearly the next dominant home video delivery platform. The only people who dispute this are people with a hidden agenda trying to promote some alternative. Not one person reading this should worry about Blu-ray. By the end of its lifetime as a productive format we'll see tens of thousands of movies released on Blu-ray.

[ryoohki]

The analogy in that is :

Does book stopped existed when Portable computer or other small device were release?

Does CD AUDIO died with MP3, still there after 22 years

They still sell empty VHS tapes

Of course now consumer have more choice in their entertainment then before..

[Blu Haze]

Blu ray is going to be dominant as there is no competitor....... Until the next gen. People with HDTV will want Blu ray.

[Mobe1969]

Originally Posted by ryoohki

The analogy in that is :

Does book stopped existed when Portable computer or other small device were release?

Does CD AUDIO died with MP3, still there after 22 years

They still sell empty VHS tapes

Of course now consumer have more choice in their entertainment then before..

I'd drop paper based books in a second if the ******* airlines let you use electronic devices all flight... Most of my reading I do when travelling, but if you go electronic, you have about an hour per flight when you just sit their waiting...

I hate airlines...

[Canada]

DVD has been around for ten years and will probably be around atleast another five it's safe.

[BirdManJr]

invest in HD dvd....it will make a come back

THEY HAVE BLADES OF GLORY!!!

[jw]

Originally Posted by BirdManJr

invest in HD dvd....it will make a come back

THEY HAVE BLADES OF GLORY!!!

Laser Disc, they have massive size

[dvd-and-media]

Blu-Ray if definatly the way to be heading now, Its won the format war with HD-DVD there is nothing to stop it now, expected to be in 18.4 million homes world wide by end of 2008