9 reasons why Blu-ray will succeed

[RustyK94]

The problem is, no one's got the money or marketing power of Sony and its allies to bring out a new disc format, even if it is technically better. Also, Blu-ray is plenty good enough and will be for the next five years, if not longer, especially when they start adding special layers and all that fun stuff companies do to eke more out of a technology.

More like 15 years if u ask me. Blu-Ray will be the disc equivalent of VHS in terms of life span. Downloads will come and coexist making up for lost revenue made in physical sales.

DVD will be seen in time as a stepping stone all be it for a short time 5 years or or so a phenomenal success that quickly dated and began to fade away.

Blu-Ray will be bigger than DVD.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by RustyK94

More like 15 years if u ask me. Blu-Ray will be the disc equivalent of VHS in terms of life span. Downloads will come and coexist making up for lost revenue made in physical sales.

Oh, so downloads will be the Laserdisk, then, the co-exister that had a small niche of defenders, but never achieved the uniform standard or mainstream outreach to overcome the public's view of its limited functions and troublesome availability?

Or will it just be the PPV Cable, which also "coexisted" around the same time as VHS, and went largely ignored except for the extreme low-tech mainstream-dope fringe, and the industry hadn't seemed to have been greatly affected one way or the other?

[tuco87]

A little late, but I apologize if anything I said was offensive. I knew what the OP was trying to say. I speak French too! C'est pas grave!

[Afrobean]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Oh, so downloads will be the Laserdisk, then, the co-exister that had a small niche of defenders, but never achieved the uniform standard or mainstream outreach to overcome the public's view of its limited functions and troublesome availability?

Or will it just be the PPV Cable, which also "coexisted" around the same time as VHS, and went largely ignored except for the extreme low-tech mainstream-dope fringe, and the industry hadn't seemed to have been greatly affected one way or the other?

My belief is that downloads will fall into the niche that rentals currently hold.

They're already beginning to do it with the services current rental companies are providing.

[Movie-Grrl]

Originally Posted by Afrobean

My belief is that downloads will fall into the niche that rentals currently hold.

They're already beginning to do it with the services current rental companies are providing.

After only one day with my new Vudu box, I have to agree.

[tuco87]

Originally Posted by Movie-Grrl

After only one day with my new Vudu box, I have to agree.

Speaking of the VUDU box, How is the quality of the HD movies that are streamed through it? Do you have access to it? I was just wondering.

[Movie-Grrl]

Originally Posted by tuco87

Speaking of the VUDU box, How is the quality of the HD movies that are streamed through it? Do you have access to it? I was just wondering.

There is already a Vudu box thread in this section. I'm sure the OP doesn't want that discussion here.