Why Blu-Ray will fail
December 27, 2006 4:38 pmI was thinking the other day about the possibility of someday getting a next-gen dvd player, and about which one I would buy and why. And I ultimately came to the decision that, if I ever have the cash and the want, I will be getting an HD-DVD player. Then, yesterday, I found an article on Digg where some guy was talking about why he will never buy a Blu-Ray. It was pretty interesting, and not only confirmed my direction towards HD-DVD, but compelled me to write about the reasons I believe Blu-Ray will ultimately fail.
1. It is a format developed by Sony. Absolutely every single solitary format that Sony has introduced as ultimately failed miserably. Betamax - Dead. Mini-Disc - Dead. UMD - Nearly Dead, kept on life support soley by games for the PSP. Why do these keep failing? Becouse, while they were all great ideas, Sony just had to keep a super-tight grip on them and make them as proprietary as possible, keeping too many restrictions which turn users away.
2. DRM. DRM. DRM. And since it’s from Sony, you know it’ll be good. Just look at that nice little Audio CD rootkit idea they had last year.
3. It all depends on your tv. I have an HDTV with just a DVI port. With Sonys ingenious ideas, if you dont have an HDTV with an HDMI port, your high-definition movies will automatically get downscaled to 540p. Now, while this will most likely also be true for HD-DVD players, it is happening right now with the PS3, and Sony isn’t doing a damn thing about it.
This is all just my opinions and thoughts. If you find something you feel/know is incorrect, well, good for you. Go have a Coke and a smile.
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4 Responses to “Why Blu-Ray will fail”
Unless I end up buying a PS3 (not likely, as I want a Wii), I won’t be getting a Blu-Ray either. It’s so f#@%ing stupid that people couldn’t come together and decide on ONE standard rather than the format war we have now (which will benefit nobody… they never do). Of course, Sony owns their own movie studio, so they always have their own support for whatever movie format they choose (just like UMD).
Now there’s talk of combi-players in the works, so maybe it’s worth waiting until they’re released?
I bet you’ll buy a Zune before you get a blu-ray…sorry just had to throw that one out there…lol.
LOL…
I’m glad you pointed out some of Sony’s more notable failures :). Some of those technologies were far superior, but Sony just doesn’t play well with others :).
My only concern is they are already getting distribution. I hope it doesn’t get a foot hold before a better standard comes along. Thank goodness for the HDMI requirements which is likely to limit the growth right now.
LOOKS LIKE YOU WERE WRONG! hahahaha
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