Sunday, January 11, 2009

Time Running out for Blu-Ray?


Time is running out for Blu-ray discs, the high definition (HD) format that are supposed to be replacing the DVD.
Despite the launch of new Blu-ray players and talk of rising sales at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, manufacturers know they are in a race to make a real impact on the market before the new kid on the block, downloading or streaming HD films directly from the internet, consigns the format to a footnote in video history.

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2 comments:

  1. doesn't look like the manufacturers are unduly worried - the prices of the players & discs are still not affordable to the masses.

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  2. Hi Doc,

    That may be their downfall. With the current recession, their high prices may prevent more innovators from buying their products. In the meantime, broadband infractuctures continue to improve.

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