Blu-ray future limited? - Blu-ray Forum

BOF · 12-06-2008, 04:09 AM

A spoilsport I know posted this link to me after I told him I'd bought a Blu-ray player

I'd be most interested to have some informed opinions.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=365&tag=nl.e550

For some strange reason,I'm a little reluctant to simply accept a blog entry from some bloke of whom I've never heard.

Opips2 · 12-06-2008, 04:17 AM

that's joke!!~L~!!

Driver_King · 12-06-2008, 04:24 AM

That was an old, biased article that holds no value. Disregard it and show whoever sent you that article any recent article about how well Blu-ray is doing.

This thread needs to be locked before we have another discussion of the same thing again.

Pinto · 12-06-2008, 04:28 AM

Ridiculous. "...up-sampling DVD players dramatically cut the video quality advantage of Blu-ray DVDs" - yeah, maybe on his Philco 17".

BACsader · 12-06-2008, 05:07 AM

Yeah, I just don't know what to say. Obviously people are getting into it now. Sales are up, now Blu-ray disc prices have to come down to help stimulate Blu-ray even more.

tbizzle · 12-06-2008, 05:44 AM

These threads seem to pop up every week. I don't see blu going anywhere, and its for damn sure not leaving my house

BOF · 12-06-2008, 05:49 AM

That's what I was hoping.Sorry to be such a dill.

That's a problem I have with technology which is new to me:Takes me a while to work out what questions to ask-and as important,what questions NOT to ask.

Thank you for your patience and good humour.

Ex Accountant · 12-06-2008, 06:05 AM

Uh Oh! I'd better unload all of my Blu-rays now while I still can

I mean, we all know that downloads and video on demand killed the DVD industry, right?

SkullPhyre · 12-06-2008, 06:09 AM

Blu-ray is not going anywhere and i am close to hitting a 100 Blu's

DetroitSportsFan · 12-06-2008, 11:40 AM

The idiot writer is a bitter HD-DVD owner.

P@t_Mtl · 12-06-2008, 12:14 PM

Good thing they told me, I can go and find myself a HD VHS and pull out my old VHS tape and be happy

Why is it human nature to always try to destroy new technology? Why so many are so afraid of it and so ready to destroy it? I will never understand it.

KingDeezie · 12-06-2008, 12:35 PM

What a joke.

Note his article on how he upgraded to a 120 inch screen with a HD front projector and he is loving it.

Way to waste your money.

I am sure upscaled DVDs and those top quality Apple HD low bitrate gimped DLeds look AWESOME on it.

Mikeblu · 12-06-2008, 12:36 PM

Considering 400GB discs are meant to be compatible with all BD players, I doubt it.

Rob71 · 12-06-2008, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOF

A spoilsport I know posted this link to me after I told him I'd bought a Blu-ray player

I'd be most interested to have some informed opinions.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=365&tag=nl.e550

For some strange reason,I'm a little reluctant to simply accept a blog entry from some bloke of whom I've never heard.

blogs.zdnet.com

All you need to know.

Also didn't Robin Harris write Bebe's Kids?

SillyMammo · 12-06-2008, 12:54 PM

After reading a bunch of the comments, maybe blu-ray is in trouble. Wow, people are ignorant and love to spout off about something they've never researched. This country is full of techno-phobes.

A mobile phone?!? Why would anyone carry a phone around?

witheygull · 12-06-2008, 01:34 PM

Those articles are pure FUD.

Of course the future of blu-ray is indeed limited; after all, there is a finite amount of matter in the universe with which to replicate players and discs.

kurtlingle · 12-06-2008, 02:08 PM

I can't believe I spent time reading that....

And then the HD-DVD guys posting at the bottom - wishing both formats were around (saying that the format war was good!).

Uhg!

Anyway - I disagree with him. This X-mas many of the Joe6pack are jumping in - I've already converted 4 people :-)

My mother-in-law got the Sony 350, my brother got the PS3 (for blu-ray only), my co-worker got the S350 ($179) and another co-worker got the PS3. And I noticed someone at work carrying the S350 around.

All these are Joe Six Pack types - not audio-files --- the war is over and the new format is Blu-ray!

ObiTrentKenobi · 12-06-2008, 02:31 PM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I have so many points as to why this guy is a douche' and wrong!

1. upconvert dvd players have been around for years! my friend got one about 5-6 years ago! they're not a new alternative to HD content in terms of actual quality on a tv over 27"

2. I DO want HD content on DISCS, not downloaded from the web filling up my hard drives

3. Charter communications will have a conniption-fit if i try using that much bandwith downloading HD content

4. Sony DOES rock!

5. BluRay disc burning is awesome! I have a SONY BLURAY BURNER i paid 199$ for, and Nero 8 i paid 99$ for... I've only burned 1 movie on bluray and it works in my friends PS3 just fine, and in my Sony S350 perfectly! i've burnt mostly data discs as mega-backups to test the formats and tech. i love it.

6. i took DVD's about 4 years to actually catch on and become as/more popular as VHS. Betamax? laserdisc? sacd? dvd-audio? there will always be experimental technology, and there will MAYBE always be something there thats better.

i think this guys just a baby and jealous cuz he can't afford a 150$ bluray player for his crt analog tv.

Midnightsailor · 12-06-2008, 02:36 PM

Hmm...

trekdude · 12-06-2008, 02:43 PM

Hi, I'm new to the forum.

I was concerned BD won't be around long too, but I just got the Sony 350 last week. I finally made the jump after seeing an industry commercial for BD that mentioned unleashing the power of your HDTV.

The manufactorers are reducing player prices and the studios will follow soon by cutting disc prices. If you spend hundreds or more than a thousand on a TV they is no reason not to make the jump. Plus, the average consumer is not going to download tons of movies onto massive hard drives, well at least not for several years by which time a new technolgy will have replaced BD anyway.

12-06-2008, 04:09 AM	#1
BOF Junior Member Member since:Dec 2008	Blu-ray future limited? A spoilsport I know posted this link to me after I told him I'd bought a Blu-ray player I'd be most interested to have some informed opinions. http://blogs.zdnet.com/storage/?p=365&tag=nl.e550 For some strange reason,I'm a little reluctant to simply accept a blog entry from some bloke of whom I've never heard.

12-06-2008, 05:49 AM	#7
BOF Junior Member Member since:Dec 2008	Ah,ta That's what I was hoping.Sorry to be such a dill. That's a problem I have with technology which is new to me:Takes me a while to work out what questions to ask-and as important,what questions NOT to ask. Thank you for your patience and good humour.

12-06-2008, 02:08 PM	#17
kurtlingle Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:82	Blu-Xmas I can't believe I spent time reading that.... And then the HD-DVD guys posting at the bottom - wishing both formats were around (saying that the format war was good!). Uhg! Anyway - I disagree with him. This X-mas many of the Joe6pack are jumping in - I've already converted 4 people :-) My mother-in-law got the Sony 350, my brother got the PS3 (for blu-ray only), my co-worker got the S350 ($179) and another co-worker got the PS3. And I noticed someone at work carrying the S350 around. All these are Joe Six Pack types - not audio-files --- the war is over and the new format is Blu-ray!

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12-06-2008, 04:17 AM	#2
Opips2 Special Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Edmonton, AB Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:175 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:1	that's joke!!~L~!!

12-06-2008, 04:24 AM	#3
Driver_King Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay, Florida Home Theater Gallery:96 Blu-ray collection:28 Trading Score:10	That was an old, biased article that holds no value. Disregard it and show whoever sent you that article any recent article about how well Blu-ray is doing. This thread needs to be locked before we have another discussion of the same thing again.

12-06-2008, 04:28 AM	#4
Pinto Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	Ridiculous. "...up-sampling DVD players dramatically cut the video quality advantage of Blu-ray DVDs" - yeah, maybe on his Philco 17".

12-06-2008, 05:07 AM	#5
BACsader Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Cooper City FL Home Theater Gallery:29 Blu-ray collection:72 Blu-ray reviews:9 Trading Score:1	Yeah, I just don't know what to say. Obviously people are getting into it now. Sales are up, now Blu-ray disc prices have to come down to help stimulate Blu-ray even more.

12-06-2008, 05:44 AM	#6
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	These threads seem to pop up every week. I don't see blu going anywhere, and its for damn sure not leaving my house

12-06-2008, 06:05 AM	#8
Ex Accountant Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Trading Score:55	Uh Oh! I'd better unload all of my Blu-rays now while I still can I mean, we all know that downloads and video on demand killed the DVD industry, right?

12-06-2008, 06:09 AM	#9
SkullPhyre Senior Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Portland, Oregon Blu-ray collection:184	Blu-ray is not going anywhere and i am close to hitting a 100 Blu's

12-06-2008, 11:40 AM	#10
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	The idiot writer is a bitter HD-DVD owner.

12-06-2008, 12:14 PM	#11
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Good thing they told me, I can go and find myself a HD VHS and pull out my old VHS tape and be happy Why is it human nature to always try to destroy new technology? Why so many are so afraid of it and so ready to destroy it? I will never understand it.

12-06-2008, 12:35 PM	#12
KingDeezie Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	What a joke. Note his article on how he upgraded to a 120 inch screen with a HD front projector and he is loving it. Way to waste your money. I am sure upscaled DVDs and those top quality Apple HD low bitrate gimped DLeds look AWESOME on it.

12-06-2008, 12:36 PM	#13
Mikeblu Special Member Member since:Oct 2007 Trading Score:1	Considering 400GB discs are meant to be compatible with all BD players, I doubt it.

12-06-2008, 12:54 PM	#15
SillyMammo Expert Member Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:428 Blu-ray collection:1088 Trading Score:2	After reading a bunch of the comments, maybe blu-ray is in trouble. Wow, people are ignorant and love to spout off about something they've never researched. This country is full of techno-phobes. A mobile phone?!? Why would anyone carry a phone around?

12-06-2008, 01:34 PM	#16
witheygull Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:northwest GA, U.S.A. 4K collection:445 Blu-ray collection:2233 DVD collection:964 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Those articles are pure FUD. Of course the future of blu-ray is indeed limited; after all, there is a finite amount of matter in the universe with which to replicate players and discs.

12-06-2008, 02:31 PM	#18
ObiTrentKenobi Special Member Top contributor Member since:Sep 2008 Location:United States of Love 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:155 Digital collection:155 Blu-ray reviews: 1	HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I have so many points as to why this guy is a douche' and wrong! 1. upconvert dvd players have been around for years! my friend got one about 5-6 years ago! they're not a new alternative to HD content in terms of actual quality on a tv over 27" 2. I DO want HD content on DISCS, not downloaded from the web filling up my hard drives 3. Charter communications will have a conniption-fit if i try using that much bandwith downloading HD content 4. Sony DOES rock! 5. BluRay disc burning is awesome! I have a SONY BLURAY BURNER i paid 199$ for, and Nero 8 i paid 99$ for... I've only burned 1 movie on bluray and it works in my friends PS3 just fine, and in my Sony S350 perfectly! i've burnt mostly data discs as mega-backups to test the formats and tech. i love it. 6. i took DVD's about 4 years to actually catch on and become as/more popular as VHS. Betamax? laserdisc? sacd? dvd-audio? there will always be experimental technology, and there will MAYBE always be something there thats better. i think this guys just a baby and jealous cuz he can't afford a 150$ bluray player for his crt analog tv.

12-06-2008, 02:36 PM	#19
Midnightsailor Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1	Hmm...

12-06-2008, 02:43 PM	#20
trekdude Member Member since:Dec 2008	Hi, I'm new to the forum. I was concerned BD won't be around long too, but I just got the Sony 350 last week. I finally made the jump after seeing an industry commercial for BD that mentioned unleashing the power of your HDTV. The manufactorers are reducing player prices and the studios will follow soon by cutting disc prices. If you spend hundreds or more than a thousand on a TV they is no reason not to make the jump. Plus, the average consumer is not going to download tons of movies onto massive hard drives, well at least not for several years by which time a new technolgy will have replaced BD anyway.

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