On May 2, 2006 at 11:01, Spiky said...
Ditto. And the following is hilarious.
Hmm. Lasted for approximately 23 years. DVD likely
will not last 23 years, it's been 10. How does
this example prove Bluray will fail early? Or
prove anything at all except that different products
have different markets and uses?
Bluray is likely to survive because of 3 reasons.
The PS3. Use on PCs, where it will be very popular.
Studio backing.
Laserdiscs might of been a niche market. But it was THE format in it's time. I still own at least 800 laserdiscs. Still have about 100 videos. And a couple hundred DVD's.
For me, it's all about the movie. Many of my VCR tapes do not exist in any other format. Ditto for many of my laserdiscs. Rarely did I buy a DVD to replace a laserdisc. I would buy a DVD to replace a VHS tape though.
If Hi Def (whichever format) takes off I might start replacing some of those dinosaur Laserdiscs.
