FYI.
"One Samsung executive says Blu-ray will be wildly popular for the next five years, but will eventually be replaced by something bigger and better."
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/samsung_exec_blu_ray_will_be_gone_in_5_years/
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Nobody cares about Blu-Ray?!? I guess I must be Nobody then..
Personally I'm glad that DVD got an upgrade. It's called progress, just like the next thing to come after it.
NZtechfreak: Wow, that Samsung exec is some kinda psychic! I mean, predicting that a current technology will be replaced with a better technology later? Who'd have imagined that could happen!Well said...people tend to get so tribal about these things.
Quidam:Nobody cares about Blu-Ray?!? I guess I must be Nobody then..
Personally I'm glad that DVD got an upgrade. It's called progress, just like the next thing to come after it.
Quidam:Nobody cares about Blu-Ray?!? I guess I must be Nobody then..
Personally I'm glad that DVD got an upgrade. It's called progress, just like the next thing to come after it.
clevedon:Quidam:Nobody cares about Blu-Ray?!? I guess I must be Nobody then..
Personally I'm glad that DVD got an upgrade. It's called progress, just like the next thing to come after it.
I'm with you, Bluray is excellent and is the best thing out there at the moment so I'm all for it. When the next big thing comes along ( five years is along time to be stuck with the old DVD's ) then I'll buy that, till then I'm not missing out at all - my PS3 does it all and then some for me.
tonyhughes:clevedon:Quidam:Nobody cares about Blu-Ray?!? I guess I must be Nobody then..
Personally I'm glad that DVD got an upgrade. It's called progress, just like the next thing to come after it.
I'm with you, Bluray is excellent and is the best thing out there at the moment so I'm all for it. When the next big thing comes along ( five years is along time to be stuck with the old DVD's ) then I'll buy that, till then I'm not missing out at all - my PS3 does it all and then some for me.
The content - i.e. "HD" is what counts. I'd much rather have mine over the internet, or DVB-x. Carting discs around is so archaic.
I think on that note, (the HD), we are probably all on the same page.
It just comes down to how the individual prefers that it gets delivered I suppose.
Last time I was in the video store (we rent a DVD maybe once every 2 or 3 months), they had about 8 Blu Ray titles, and we don't buy discs.
clevedon:
DVD Unlimited, Movieshack, Fatso - all delivered to your address with return envelope, select your titles online they arrive the next day - easy as. Includes Bluray ( about 350 titles now approx ), DVD and console games, have them for as long as you like, no late return fees, don't even have to leave the house and battle the trafffic, no carting around discs here.
Nety:clevedon:
DVD Unlimited, Movieshack, Fatso - all delivered to your address with return envelope, select your titles online they arrive the next day - easy as. Includes Bluray ( about 350 titles now approx ), DVD and console games, have them for as long as you like, no late return fees, don't even have to leave the house and battle the trafffic, no carting around discs here.
And now all owned by Sky...
sbiddle:
Anybody who's really into their home theatre realises how superior HD material is but many people just don't care. These same people will probably watch TV in fat-o-vision since they want 4:3 material to fill their whole screen and probably watched analogue TV with lines and ghosting and were perfectly happy.
You've seen my mother in law watching TV?? That's what she does. Hasn't a clue how to drive the HD box..
Regards,
Old3eyes
tonyhughes:
The content - i.e. "HD" is what counts. I'd much rather have mine over the internet, or DVB-x. Carting discs around is so archaic.
I think on that note, (the HD), we are probably all on the same page..
The bigest problem with no media is what happens in say 10 years when you want to go and watch old movie again. Gone from hard disk and most likley not available on line anymore so you screwed.
Regards,
Old3eyes
sbiddle:
The reality is that sales of both HD-DVD and now Blu-Ray by itself certainly did not meet the markets expectations. Many people seem happy with DVD quality and don't see the need for a new upgraded player.
Anybody who's really into their home theatre realises how superior HD material is but many people just don't care. These same people will probably watch TV in fat-o-vision since they want 4:3 material to fill their whole screen and probably watched analogue TV with lines and ghosting and were perfectly happy.
Quidam:
Blu-Ray has had a slow start, but Hi Def TV's have really taken off. As the mainstream starts to pick up on the fact that these TV's were designed to be matched with a Blu-Ray player (rather than a DVD player) and prices start to drop, then I think that the next 2-3 years actually look very bright for Blu-Ray.
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