The Future of Blu-ray
There are no new formatting wars on the horizon; Blu-ray will be “it” for a while. Blu-ray is a superior way to view movies, but the cost of players is still out of budget for many. The Blu-ray movies cost more than DVD’s and there is less of a selection (though that is quickly changing). Some TV’s don’t have the features to utilize the features of many Blu-ray players. These issues will all be changing in the future.
Those who recall the days when DVD players and movies were out of budget know the prices will come down on Blu-ray players and movies. The reasons this happens with all new technology:
The number of Blu-ray titles took a big jump in June when Warner Brothers decided to release its movies in Blu-ray. Once Toshiba stepped down from the format wars and chose to no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players and recorders, it increased the demand for Blu-ray titles and players. Until the war was over, many consumers didn’t want to invest in one of the formats to find out it would become outdated when the format wars were over. Now that Blu-ray has been declared the winner, consumers are ready to buy. As demand increases, so does competition, and prices begin to drop. This is really good news for consumers.
Manufacturers are ready to invest in producing a more affordable player. This will be another factor in the price of Blu-ray disc players coming down. A related product, the television, is being manufactured with features that are compatible with Blu-ray player features. These TV’s are increasing in number and their prices are also coming down.
The Blu-ray market and related technological advances are just beginning. Though it has been around for a few years, no one wanted to take the plunge until earlier this year when HD DVD no longer competed with Blu-ray. The future of Blu-ray is bright and on the verge of a tremendous and exploding growth.
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