Something I think NEEDS to be done

[Batman1980]

I know this won't go over well with a lot of people here and would probably not be feasible anytime soon. Like with VHS before it, I think eventually studios need to stop releasing new movies on DVD. This will help it die faster than it is right now. Who's with me?

[SlmShdy1]

Companies will lose too much money and people simply won't be forced to buy into Blu-ray. Even if it was the only option, oh well. That'd be a lot of people not buying movies.

[AppleCrumbDlite]

Going to take a long while. The ratio of blu to DVD sales is still like 12:88

[Johnny Vinyl]

What was the ratio of VHS to DVD before they basically stopped production? That might be a good indicator.

John

[MOONPHASE]

Even though I don't think Blu-ray players are expensive but however most dvd owners think they are which leads to people not buying a Blu-ray player because people just want the price to drop by like 50%. Plus not everyone has a HDTV yet. This economy right now is not helping anything either. DVD probably won't even die till like maybe 2012 or later at this rate.

[AppleCrumbDlite]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

Even though I don't think Blu-ray players are expensive but however most dvd owners think they are which leads to people not buying a Blu-ray player because people just want the price to drop by like 50%. Plus not everyone has a HDTV yet. This economy right now is not helping anything either. DVD probably won't even die till like maybe 2012 or later at this rate.

I think the first step in transition is to stop the production on CRT TV's. I know theyre cheap, and capitalism can be a sonofaB, but these companies are still enabling people to buy into old technology. I feel like technology is becoming too much for the common consumer now. To the point where people either don't want to progress or companies that are allowing these old technologies to still exist. By no means am I saying that DVD should go away now, because it shouldnt. But these other sources have to be looked at too.

Having worked for Target for a while, I saw that people who came in for a $149 19" CRT TV couldn't be talked into a $199 LCD. If you look at other major technological countries such as Japan and parts of Europe, these older technologies are obsolete and just not used anymore.

[Mike53421]

When DVD first arrived, wasn't the idea of being able to buy movies at an affordable price on day one the big novelty compared to VHS? I thought VHS took longer for customers to buy and was more expensive. Then the whole TV show on DVD idea occurred which was great. In DVD to BD there main difference is quality now, VHS to DVD was a much bigger transition.

And yeah, ****in' economy probably doesn't help.

[Penitus]

Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

DVD probably won't even die till like maybe 2012 or later at this rate.

Hmm, I think its more like 2016. When I scan everyone I know, only a very small fraction own a HDTV. I don't think DVD is going away anytime soon. I actually think its possible that DVD never dies completely.

[Sarge]

If the Powers That Be wanted to accelerate the process, they could eliminate the extras, special and collectors editions for DVDs, and market those items exclusively to Blu Ray. You wouldn't kill the DVD format for those who are reluctant or unable to migrate, but you might succeed in converting many others more quickly. No idea how licensing and ownership rights play into that suggestion.

[cynatnite]

I think part of the problem is that a lot of people don't think there is that much of a difference in quality.

We've encountered that with a lot of folks who think that high def is more hype than anything else.

[RWebb74]

It will take some time. Blu-rays are much farther along then DVD's were at this stage so that is promising. Here is something I found on wikipedia about VHS; a little perspective:

DVD rentals surpassed VHS rentals in the US in 2003, surprising some industry officials. By 2006, most major film studios stopped releasing new movie titles in VHS format, opting for DVD-only releases. DVD began mass release in very late 1997. So....

[fighthefutureofhd]

i don't think dvd's will truly go away. neither will crt tv's. they're both just more practically in many cases. like for cars and in the portable arena for example. i just don't see portable hdtv's and portable blu-ray players catching on. blu-ray is about picture and sound. hamper one and blu-ray just isn't quite the same. plus the quality of blu-ray on very small screens is less than to be desired. i think this will be the first time in technological history where we see two formats at the same time still hanging around.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by cynatnite

I think part of the problem is that a lot of people don't think there is that much of a difference in quality.

We've encountered that with a lot of folks who think that high def is more hype than anything else.

Well those are the people who either say A. the picture doesn't look good because of the grain and think that all Blu-rays are supposed to look like Cars or something like that and don't realize that grain is good if the director intended it to be a grainy movie. or B. They didn't have their TV callibrated right. plus there is option C. That those people are either not owners of a nice HT setup or do have 1 but don't know they could of done something wrong when setting it up

[Sussudio]

it's going to happen.......eventually. can't just stop coming out with dvds when the majority of the world still buys them and force people into a new technology. cuz that will go over well

in time, just like with vhs, dvds will slow down in production, blu ray prices will fall, and the transition will happen....in time....

[paperthrower2000]

Once the High Def equipment drops more in price things should start to snowball.

[STARSCREAM]

In theory, yes, this should be done. However, they won't do it and especially with todays economic situation if they did it I think most would not buy a blu-ray player but just rent the movie from on demand and things like that.

[BStecke]

I've been saying for awhile that it would be awesome if they started releasing Blu-rays before they released the DVD, like they used to release the DVD a few months before the VHS was available to purchase. I wouldn't be nearly as much of a gap, since the turnaround time for theatrical release to home release is about half of what it once was. But, a month of Blu-ray exclusivity for every title would certainly make me want to buy. That was one of the main reasons I got into DVD at first.

[Batman1980]

LOL looks like people missed the part where I said this probably couldn't be done anytime soon and it should only be done eventually. This is something I see happening in say 2011 or 2012 as DVD does begin to be phased out into little more than a cheap recording medium or a novelty.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

it's going to happen.......eventually. can't just stop coming out with dvds when the majority of the world still buys them and force people into a new technology. cuz that will go over well

in time, just like with vhs, dvds will slow down in production, blu ray prices will fall, and the transition will happen....in time....

1. Stop manufacturing / selling standard def TVs
2. Extras and bonus features on Blu only

I see this as a method to force adoption that could be perceived as a "reason to upgrade"

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

1. Stop manufacturing / selling standard def TVs
2. Extras and bonus features on Blu only

I see this as a method to force adoption that could be perceived as a "reason to upgrade"

+1. i meant forced as in just stop making dvds altogether sometime in the very near future.