The problem is that a lot of people are now buying HDTVs because everyone else is, without really knowing how to make proper use of them or their potential. My own mother and step-father are a great example of this. I have a 42" HDTV and they've always been rather jealous of it, so one day they were at the store and my step-father said, "Well, Jon has an HDTV and I'm tired of bumming on his couch to watch stuff on it, so let's buy our own." And they did; they bought a 32" HDTV with absolutely no clue about how to use it. They don't have digital cable or satellite (these are people who still pick up local channels with rabbit ears) and you'd be lucky if you could ask them what Blu-ray is and find their answer to be anything close to correct. There's a lot of people out there like this, especially of the older generations.And this isn't helped by the fact that stores like Best Buy and Circuit City and Wal-Mart will spout all kinds of gibberish to sell a TV, even if that gibberish is completely false information. So yeah, before Blu-ray's adoption rate grows anywhere near that of DVD, there needs to be way less confusion out there and companies will need to start really educating people about the benefits of high definition.And of course, the confusion of the format war itself didn't and still isn't helping Blu-ray's cause.
Is Blue-ray going to survive?
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 02:50 PM
Yes, it's beaten HD-DVD already and will most likely keep moving upwards.
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Posted 24 April 2008 - 08:58 PM
BLU-RAY WON IT ALL DUH
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Posted 26 April 2008 - 03:19 PM
more major film companies signed with blu-ray 2, that helped the transition as well. more storage i think is what made the blu-ray the one to back..
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Posted 27 April 2008 - 12:59 AM
The Blue-rays may not survive but the coating of the blue-rays that does not allow them to be scratched should be around as long as disc are used for movies and games.
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 03:34 PM
No. to get blu ray is a waste of money unless you have A ps3 but to player for the disces are 1000 buck so not worth is dude
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 08:52 PM
From a gaming perspective Blu ray should servive because it is forcing people to buy real game. therefore increasing support from companies because it reduces fear of piracy. Yes the sales figures of blu ray are not as high as DVD disc per disc, but the revenue from blu ray is close enough to push companies towards investing more. It's the anti-piracy factor that keeping them in the market. Once the market has stabilise will we see Blu-ray R/RW and drives to write on Blu ray in our PCs.
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Posted 17 May 2008 - 06:21 AM
Of course it is. It's just going to be a matter of time until we start to see cheaper prices once other companies start to manufacture them. Unfortunately right now Blu-Ray movies are still at high prices and unless you get them on sale you won't have the average Blu-Ray owner buying tons at a time. I only have one movie and I have a Blu-Ray player in my laptop apart from the PS3 and even I can't bring myself to go buy bundles of them.Prices will eventually go down just like previous formats. It all takes time.
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Posted 17 May 2008 - 07:16 AM
I'm not sure but I've seen the disc!
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Posted 23 May 2008 - 07:35 AM
so far it lasted pretty well.i think it will
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Posted 24 May 2008 - 07:41 PM
i'm fine with regular dvds for now. untill i can afford a ps3 which would be the only blu ray dvd i need
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Posted 24 May 2008 - 11:40 PM
HD DVD has already quit!
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Posted 04 June 2008 - 05:06 PM
well i read that kojima says that MGS4 is going to be too big for a blu-ray disk so it has to survive for the massive ps3 games to be made
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Posted 05 June 2008 - 06:31 AM
As a video game medium, no. As a movie medium, yes.Do video game developers REALLY need 50 gigs of storage space? GTA4 on the 360 was on one disc and wasn't gimped.
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Posted 06 June 2008 - 06:28 PM
of course, hddvd has already been phased out and Bluray is backed exclusively by a bunch of movie makers and by blockbuster which is huge. sure itll last until the industry switches do download only but thats not happenin any time soon
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Posted 09 June 2008 - 05:47 PM
Well, I'm quite sure it has already been decided that Blue ray is the champ. I mean, come on, give sony it's peace there. Microsoft and their fat cats are all about money, and that's what happens with the xbox 360 and their hd-dvds
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 09:52 PM
But imagine when you buy those big box set games with10 discs inside that include documentaries and special featuresand expansion packs and such. Now all you need is ONE disc.How much would that cut down on manufacturing costs? A lot.MGS 4 is on one disc by the way.. for anybody reading this thatthinks it's not. It's a massive game, taking up 4600mb (or around4.5 gig) memory space in your ps3.However, back to Blu-Ray: the war is over. It's decided. Hd-dvdis dead, leaving the contender, Blu-Ray the winner...... for now.As a video game medium, no. As a movie medium, yes.Do video game developers REALLY need 50 gigs of storage space? GTA4 on the 360 was on one disc and wasn't gimped.
DVD is part of the past generation. In regards to the hi-defwar, Blu-Ray has won. It's like comparing apple pie toorange juice. They're both fruit-filled (play movies/games)but they're not in the same category.Blu-ray still has it's largest competitor - DVD. Blu-ray's monthly sales figures have to start drastically inching towards those of DVD before anyone can say with any kind of assurance whether or not Blu-ray will stay alive.
Edited by thefemo, 13 June 2008 - 09:55 PM.
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Posted 13 June 2008 - 10:37 PM
is blu ray gonna survive? yesis the blu ray player gonna survive? barelyWhy? One Store Wal-Mart endorse blu rayIts kinda funny how if u get a certain blu ray player u dont neccessarily have to buy BR cuz it upconverts dvds[align=center]Salty's PokePet
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Posted 16 June 2008 - 12:38 AM
My friends have quite a few blu rays that we watch all the time.
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Posted 16 June 2008 - 08:30 PM
I guess it wont survive the only difference is the huge capacity it can hold... Which it's good, but too expensive...
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Posted 17 June 2008 - 08:44 PM
It'll do fine. But as people have stated, I don't know anyone who has a Blue-ray player, since even my nongaming friends bought PS3s as their blue-ray players.
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Posted 20 June 2008 - 07:07 AM
Yes! Its the only high-def disk out ... HD-DVD is no longer made, or well no studios are supporting it anymore its all on blu-ray and also to add, blu-ray will win beacuse there are millions of PS3 owners out there so companies already know its a good choice -Blu-Ray player prices are also going downnow so... BLU-RAY IS THE WAY TO GO...
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Posted 21 June 2008 - 11:18 PM
it will absolutely survive, its already killed hd dvds
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Posted 21 June 2008 - 11:34 PM
yes cuz americans are always looking for the newest "coolest" things...and if HD is taht then we will flock like birds
