PS3 Expected To Remain The Main Force Behind Blu-ray Sales - Blu-ray Forum

Bobby Henderson · 07-03-2008, 12:42 AM

When a news article claims PS3 is expected to keep driving Blu-ray sales is merely stating the obvious.

I've talked with people on other forums who think Sony is somehow giving other electronics companies a raw deal by allowing PS3 to practically corner the Blu-ray player market. My opinion is companies like Panasonic, Pioneer, etc. have only themselves to blame for PS3 selling so much better than their Blu-ray players.

It should have been painfully obvious to those companies that they needed to think a little outside of the box in terms of BD player design. Instead, they're still releasing some new players that lack LAN ports, have only Bonus View capability (since it is now mandated) and comparatively slow load times.

I think any Blu-ray player that costs more than a PS3 should outperform the PS3 on Blu-ray playback functions. Right now it doesn't seem like they're doing that at all -and that makes it very difficult to justify those higher prices.

About the only area where I see any standalone BD player beating PS3 is audio output options (DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD bitstream output). But it's a minor difference since PS3 can internally decode both formats and output them in up to 7.1 LPCM.

In order to compete with PS3, electronics companies will either have to dramatically improve the quality of their standalone BD players or get the prices down quite a bit lower. They may even have to do both. The PS3 is just one hell of a device. Electronics companies will have to come up with some innovative ideas in order to offer a compelling alternative to PS3 for Blu-ray playback.

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07-03-2008, 12:42 AM	#15
Bobby Henderson Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Oklahoma Blu-ray collection:96 Blu-ray reviews: 12	When a news article claims PS3 is expected to keep driving Blu-ray sales is merely stating the obvious. I've talked with people on other forums who think Sony is somehow giving other electronics companies a raw deal by allowing PS3 to practically corner the Blu-ray player market. My opinion is companies like Panasonic, Pioneer, etc. have only themselves to blame for PS3 selling so much better than their Blu-ray players. It should have been painfully obvious to those companies that they needed to think a little outside of the box in terms of BD player design. Instead, they're still releasing some new players that lack LAN ports, have only Bonus View capability (since it is now mandated) and comparatively slow load times. I think any Blu-ray player that costs more than a PS3 should outperform the PS3 on Blu-ray playback functions. Right now it doesn't seem like they're doing that at all -and that makes it very difficult to justify those higher prices. About the only area where I see any standalone BD player beating PS3 is audio output options (DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD bitstream output). But it's a minor difference since PS3 can internally decode both formats and output them in up to 7.1 LPCM. In order to compete with PS3, electronics companies will either have to dramatically improve the quality of their standalone BD players or get the prices down quite a bit lower. They may even have to do both. The PS3 is just one hell of a device. Electronics companies will have to come up with some innovative ideas in order to offer a compelling alternative to PS3 for Blu-ray playback.

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