Oh noes teh sky is falling!

[zeze]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

All media is biased in some form or fashion.

But Fox takes the cake.

[Adam_ME]

Originally Posted by zeze

But Fox takes the cake.

You're right.

Sincerely,
MSNBC

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by zeze

But Fox takes the cake.

No, that would be The Associated Press.

[vargo]

Originally Posted by djkest

How can something be the majority, and still fail to catch on? That makes about as much sense as: "Android has failed to catch on" or "GPS has failed to catch on".

DVD players have been sold since the late 90s. Everybody who wants one, has one. Most have more than one.

So even if Bluray player sales overtook DVD player sales, this doesnt tell you anything about whether it has caught on or not. The number of players sold includes PS3 and I know tonnes of PS3 owners who have never bought a Bluray movie.

[MM Jester]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

No, that would be The Associated Press.

+1.

And startling stuff going on at MSNBC. They take the cake.

[I KEEL YOU]

And people here are already talking about the next generation 4k format while the DVD refuses to die 6 years after the release of blu ray? The VHS was long dead 6 years after the release of the DVD, which looks to be the most successful video format ever. The fact remains that for an average non-videophile Joe, who doesn't sit very close to the screen, there isn't much difference between DVD and blu ray. And there would be even less difference between blu ray and the new 4k format, especially if blu ray was upscaled to 4k. This is why blu ray is probably the final physical media disc for video.

[Coligion]

Originally Posted by Adam_ME

You're right.

Sincerely,
MSNBC

Made me laugh

It's ok to be a Blu-Ray collector and DVD supporter. Heck, many of my favorite TV shows are only available on DVD, so I am thankful to have them in at least one format. There's no need to have a DVD voodoo doll to poke at

[sycro]

Originally Posted by darthrazz

Yup, these are the same people that reported that OBAMA bin Laden had been killed!

[Show spoiler]

That's NOT Fox News. That is a local news station.

[Pokewhiz7]

I hope a new 4K format doesn't come out soon. I've only been buying Blu-ray for the past 1-2 years, and there's still a lot of stuff not on it yet.

[budious]

Most consumers are uneducated about the HD subject altogether. I have friends that own 60" HDTV but still use conventional SD cable box and dont want to pay the upgrade fees and have an old 5.1 DVD 5-disk home theater in a box setup so they keep buying the dvds. I finally got them to see the difference when I hooked up their son's PS3 by HDMI and started playing some of my Blu-ray's for them. Still though, they haven't bit the bill to upgrade cable options or start a Blu-ray collection. Tight budgets and poor consumer knowledge of HD (beyond the TV) is still the lagging factor in adoption.

[prkprkprk]

Most people simply don't know how Blu-ray can make their movies look better and/or think DVDs are "Good enough".

[SixSpeedSamurai]

Originally Posted by prkprkprk

Most people simply don't know how Blu-ray can make their movies look better and/or think DVDs are "Good enough".

Most people I know say the difference is not big enough for them to care. That or movies are not important enough to them to spend money on surround sound system that will shake the house, a giant, quality TV, etc.

I know so many who are find with streaming quality from Netflix etc good enough as well. Don't have to buy any media, can mostly watch what they want.

I think cost of the movies is a deterent as well. Yeah, there are plenty of catalog titles in the bargin bin, but a new release has a premium on top of DVD. Well respected Disney family films demand a premium even as they age.

Top that with most people just going HD in the last few years and they try and dump 3D on us. Talk about a niche of a niche......

[Tok]

But the format has to offer significant improvement over the last. I think one reason DVD-A and SACD failed is because it just didn't offer significant improvement over the CD unless the listener had a very high end system. Music has needed portability. The new formats required high end drive units that weren't in cars or mobile players. And then factor in the easy portability of MP3s with devices that could carry your entire library... so long DVD-A/SACD.

CDs are still the format of choice for quality music. The LP is still out there in the fringes of the audiophile world. I don't see BD or DVD for that matter disappearing anytime soon. 4k is going have to look significantly better on normal sized sets at typical viewing distances for it to even have a realistic chance. I guess what I am saying is at the consumer level is at some point there is going to be a very apparent threshold for diminishing returns. We can't keep chasing the next step in resolution.

[gill08]

I noticed that when I worked at Best Buy they were getting many more orders of blu-rays in than dvds and the blu-ray section tend to have more traffic throughout the day. Also Disney is starting to delay their release of dvd only copies by 2 weeks to a month after the initial blu ray combo pack release. I guess this will cause consumers to start buying the combo packs over the dvd only version if they want the movie sooner. When we finally got the disney dvds in there were only single digit stock for the new release while the various combo packs numbered around 40 to 50 items.

[HDnBoonies]

I have been in the local best buy/target/walmart arond here, and at each store I have heard people buying HDTVs ask about blu ray players and the person helping them, tells them "if you already have a DVD player you don' need a blu ray player, they're basically the same thing."

a couple of times my wife has gotten mad at me because I decide to step in and "help"...

[DoUrden]

Originally Posted by HDnBoonies

I have been in the local best buy/target/walmart arond here, and at each store I have heard people buying HDTVs ask about blu ray players and the person helping them, tells them "if you already have a DVD player you don' need a blu ray player, they're basically the same thing."

a couple of times my wife has gotten mad at me because I decide to step in and "help"...

Ha! I do this ALL OF THE TIME! But its usually the store associates that get upset, not my wife... She embraces my nerdiness!

[stratford]

Though I am not one of them-too many people do not care about the quality of presentation- Put in front of them a VHS tape, a DVD and a Blu-ray-Most will say I'll have the VHS please, because It costs less than a bottle of Budweiser, they all look the same

[Randy Spiker]

Originally Posted by stratford

Though I am not one of them-too many people do not care about the quality of presentation- Put in front of them a VHS tape, a DVD and a Blu-ray-Most will say I'll have the VHS please, because It costs less than a bottle of Budweiser, they all look the same

Good observation. LOL

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by stratford

Though I am not one of them-too many people do not care about the quality of presentation- Put in front of them a VHS tape, a DVD and a Blu-ray-Most will say I'll have the VHS please, because It costs less than a bottle of Budweiser, they all look the same

Yup... the masses are asses.

[MrHT]

Why would streaming replace BDs? The quality isn't as good. This article does not make any sense.