DVD Will Fail Article From 1996 - Blu-ray Forum

RustyK94 · 11-11-2008, 11:06 PM

Get some coffee this article is a little long. Upon reading this you will see the parallels are startling.

http://www.robertsdvd.com/failure.html

bone crusher · 11-11-2008, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RustyK94

Get some coffee this article is a little long. Upon reading this you will see the parallels are startling.

http://www.robertsdvd.com/failure.html

Read most of that article. Safe to say that the dude writing it was wrong. DVD has been the mosty successful home video format of all time. Let's see what BD does for the industry.

On my trip to Futureshop today I really noticed now how Blu-ray is getting pushed hard, very hard I must say. At least from Futureshop's standpoint. Lots of shelf space for movies, several other BD movies displays around the store, BD players hooked up to many HDTVs. All in all I think BD is THE hot item for Xmas this year. I'd really be surprised if it wasn't.

Ataneruo · 11-11-2008, 11:21 PM

It's always so interesting to me when people propose such reasonable-sounding, carefully thought-out and evidence-based analyses and predictions only to have them proved completely and utterly wrong by the passage of time. Happens in business and politics all the time, and of course brings to mind the HD-DVD proponents and all their arguments as to why Blu-ray was definitely going to fail.

sfmarine · 11-11-2008, 11:24 PM

Someone should email the writer and ask him what he thinks now lol

Beta Man · 11-11-2008, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sfmarine

Someone should email the writer and ask him what he thinks now lol

DONE....

I'll get back to you if he gets back to me

EDIT::::

Mail got bounced back...... Stereoboy@aol.com is M.I.A... (a quick google search shows he was VERY active on amazon with feedback etc..

EDIT:

PATRICK T CHAMBERLAIN More Info Record Created: 09/2005
************ Google Images News Video
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87111

EDIT: I removed his address...... no sense terrorizing the guy... after-all... he's right..... DVD is dead

MAPdead · 11-12-2008, 12:01 AM

I bet he doesn't respond.

brett_day · 11-12-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MAPdead

I bet he doesn't respond.

you are probably right seeing as the email got bounced back

11-11-2008, 11:06 PM	#1
RustyK94 Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Independent Republic Of Scotland Home Theater Gallery:2 Blu-ray collection:126	DVD Will Fail Article From 1996 Get some coffee this article is a little long. Upon reading this you will see the parallels are startling. http://www.robertsdvd.com/failure.html

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11-11-2008, 11:21 PM	#3
Ataneruo Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:226 Blu-ray collection:993 DVD collection:17 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:2	It's always so interesting to me when people propose such reasonable-sounding, carefully thought-out and evidence-based analyses and predictions only to have them proved completely and utterly wrong by the passage of time. Happens in business and politics all the time, and of course brings to mind the HD-DVD proponents and all their arguments as to why Blu-ray was definitely going to fail.

11-11-2008, 11:24 PM	#4
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