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Blu Kreme · 09-03-2008, 11:34 PM

Was just browsing the new releases on BB and noticed the following on the left side..

# Format
# DVD (71159)
# Blu-ray Disc (936)

Was kinda shocked. There are a lot of blu's but it doesn't come near what dvd has out. Just amazing.

Slec · 09-03-2008, 11:36 PM

I remember when that BD number was well below 350...

theprophecy247 · 09-04-2008, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Slec

I remember when that BD number was well below 350...

+1 there moving along quite nicley

SickFlow · 09-04-2008, 12:03 AM

it will be in thousands by the end of the year

their gettin there

Blu Kreme · 09-04-2008, 12:21 AM

I know it will get there.. just seems insurmountable. 71k vs 1k. Lol

_Bolt_ · 09-04-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Slec

I remember when that BD number was well below 350...

That was only about a year ago. And Digital Bits said 2009 is the opening of the floodgates

quexos · 09-04-2008, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Blu Kreme

I know it will get there.. just seems insurmountable. 71k vs 1k. Lol

DVD has had 10 years to release titles, Bluray has had a much shorter time. Time will take care of this problem.

Kyo28 · 09-04-2008, 07:35 AM

All in all I think blu-ray is doing quite well. Sure, DVD is still selling & releasing more but that's because the install base is enormous compared to the still young blu-ray format.

Also, when DVD came out, it's was a digital medium competing against a tape-based (VHS) medium. Now, we have two digital media competing so I guess it'll take blu-ray a bit longer to overtake DVD than it took DVD to overtake VHS.

Let's wait until SD broadcasts are over with and everyone will HAVE to switch to a HD-TV ... that, coupled with lowered prices on BR-players will help BR find it's market spot.

BIGLAD · 09-04-2008, 07:39 AM

This is how dvd started there was only a few titles.A couple of years later you could buy just about any movie you wanted on dvd.The same will happen with blu ray.

jw · 09-04-2008, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by quexos

DVD has had 10 years to release titles, Bluray has had a much shorter time. Time will take care of this problem.

well I guess in 10 years it will have matched that number

MOONPHASE · 09-04-2008, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jwbbud

well I guess in 10 years it will have matched that number

or hopefully more like 75k

Joe Cain · 09-04-2008, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyo28

Let's wait until SD broadcasts are over with and everyone will HAVE to switch to a HD-TV ...

That's not happening anytime soon. If you're referring to next year, the impending change in broadcasting is from analog to digital, not from standard definition to HD (and a converter box will be all that's necessary for your analog tuner SD TV to remain viable).

How old is BD? 2 years plus a few months since it debuted in the US? According to USA Today, the 1000th DVD title was released in May of '98, just over a year after DVD hit the streets, and it took less than three years to reach 5000 titles. BD does have a lot of catching up to do.

reginaroadie · 09-04-2008, 12:15 PM

I know. The majority of the Blu-Ray titles I've bought I still haven't actually seen, Between work, trying to find a new job and other stuff, I only seem to watch DVD's on the weekend. And even then, it's usually a season of a tv show on DVD from the library. It's just a mountain of stuff that never goes away.

Blu Titan · 09-04-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SickFlow

it will be in thousands by the end of the year

their gettin there

I do not know abouth thousands

, but the amount of releases this year have been impressive. I remember last year there were weeks with nothing released.

Grif32 · 09-04-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyo28

All in all I think blu-ray is doing quite well. Sure, DVD is still selling & releasing more but that's because the install base is enormous compared to the still young blu-ray format.

Also, when DVD came out, it's was a digital medium competing against a tape-based (VHS) medium. Now, we have two digital media competing so I guess it'll take blu-ray a bit longer to overtake DVD than it took DVD to overtake VHS.

Let's wait until SD broadcasts are over with and everyone will HAVE to switch to a HD-TV ... that, coupled with lowered prices on BR-players will help BR find it's market spot.

People wont HAVE to switch to HD-TV.. A simple box is all they need. Br will need really low prices to find its market spot. The way the economy is, is not good for BR. Sad but true.

I just hope they release quailty moives. Talking PQ. I would rather have quailty then qty..

MillerTimeNCSU · 09-04-2008, 03:29 PM

The biggest hinderance (in my opinion) to widespread Blu adoption is the requirement for an HDTV. Until prices for HDTV comes down so that your average Wal-marter is going to be able to buy one, Blu will never be the dominant format. Simply too many people (obviously folks not on this site...hell, probably folks without computers/internet) that can't afford an HDTV, but have the $30 DVD player from the gas station.

Deadset · 09-04-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Grif32

People wont HAVE to switch to HD-TV.. A simple box is all they need. Br will need really low prices to find its market spot. The way the economy is, is not good for BR. Sad but true.

I really don't see DVDs dying for a while, with the backward compatibility and availability of titles, it'll be commonplace to have a mixture of dvd's and blu's. It'll be less of a hassle to carry those 2 formats than it was with VHS and DVD.

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I just hope they release quailty moives. Talking PQ. I would rather have quailty then qty..

I'm with you on this one.

tron3 · 09-04-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Kreme

I know it will get there.. just seems insurmountable. 71k vs 1k. Lol

Cut that 71K number by at least a third. That accounts for worthless crap, and other $5 bargain bin trash no one wants at full retail price. I have always believed most movies are short term money making machines which become completely forgotten in a few years time.

aristotles · 09-04-2008, 03:48 PM

Most of those DVDs are crap quality straight to DVD movies or re-releases of movies several times.

There are also a lot of TV shows from the 80's that will never end up on Blu-ray because they are SD quality with SD quality effects. Examples would included Seaquest DSV (used video toaster and lightwave 3D), Babylon five (used lightwave 3D).

scweb13 · 09-04-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by tron3

Cut that 71K number by at least a third. That accounts for worthless crap, and other $5 bargain bin trash no one wants at full retail price. I have always believed most movies are short term money making machines which become completely forgotten in a few years time.

It's still 71K titles no matter how you look at it.

09-03-2008, 11:34 PM	#1
Blu Kreme Banned Member since:Jul 2008 Trading Score:1	Lots of Catchin Up To Do! Was just browsing the new releases on BB and noticed the following on the left side.. # Format # DVD (71159) # Blu-ray Disc (936) Was kinda shocked. There are a lot of blu's but it doesn't come near what dvd has out. Just amazing.

09-04-2008, 03:48 PM	#19
aristotles Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Blu-ray collection:401 Blu-ray reviews:1	Most of those DVDs are crap quality straight to DVD movies or re-releases of movies several times. There are also a lot of TV shows from the 80's that will never end up on Blu-ray because they are SD quality with SD quality effects. Examples would included Seaquest DSV (used video toaster and lightwave 3D), Babylon five (used lightwave 3D). Last edited by aristotles; 09-04-2008 at 03:51 PM.

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