In Reply to: RE: Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. posted by AbeCollins on May 20, 2008 at 13:04:23:
I own a PS3, no games, and 37 BD movies. I can see more movies lining up on the shelf, but not any games.
David Aiken
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. - Audiophilander 02:25:05 05/20/08 (50)
- but Jazz said the market would explode and prices would drop as soon as Toshiba dropped out - jaiva 02:55:24 05/21/08 (2)
- nope, I said our best shot at having an optical format succeed was to choose the best format and support it NT - Jazz Inmate 10:35:44 05/21/08 (1)
- I hate format wars I'm just glad it's over ..nt - late 14:15:10 05/21/08 (0)
- RE: Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. - usafwso 00:14:14 05/21/08 (0)
- RE: Not so good news for Blu-ray according to recent poll. - AbeCollins 13:04:23 05/20/08 (2)
- On the other hand… - David Aiken 17:46:08 05/20/08 (1)
- RE: On the other hand… - AbeCollins 08:45:18 05/21/08 (0)
- Just give it time, Blu-ray is THE 1080p optical media for the foreseable future. - oscar 12:51:58 05/20/08 (3)
- But will the masses want it? - Jack G 13:54:51 05/20/08 (2)
- I'll take what I can get. How else would I handle it ? - oscar 17:03:36 05/20/08 (1)
- I understand that - Jack G 04:36:39 05/21/08 (0)
- It's Apple's fault! - 4season 11:48:54 05/20/08 (0)
- This Format Will Fail Soon - Robertc88 11:11:18 05/20/08 (11)
- DVD was very expensive too, initially - Jazz Inmate 11:23:15 05/20/08 (10)
- I Don't Recall Early DVD Prices - Robertc88 09:10:40 05/21/08 (1)
- RE: I Don't Recall Early DVD Prices - Jazz Inmate 10:56:35 05/21/08 (0)
- I think there's a pretty big difference though. - grantv 12:31:35 05/20/08 (7)
- Granted, but few DVD players had VHS capability. All Blu-ray players have DVD capability - Jazz Inmate 12:44:23 05/20/08 (6)
- Jazz, I would LOVE to see the studios try that. - JMCIII 18:52:04 05/20/08 (3)
- I agree - Jack G 05:23:58 05/21/08 (1)
- If you inferred "right now" from my post, I apologize. I meant over time - Jazz Inmate 10:06:51 05/21/08 (0)
- I wish they did that with SACD, but the labels didn't have their ducks in a row - Jazz Inmate 21:31:31 05/20/08 (0)
- Blue-ray recorder? - grantv 14:19:15 05/20/08 (1)
- It's coming. Blu-ray writable media is already available for compatible drives/PCs - Jazz Inmate 14:28:47 05/20/08 (0)
- Are you serious? - Jazz Inmate 10:14:42 05/20/08 (4)
- I knew you'd have to come out and do a few cheers for us. - Audiophilander 00:54:12 05/21/08 (3)
- pointing out your lies isn't cheering - Jazz Inmate 10:52:54 05/21/08 (2)
- Of course it isn't; that's because I've been truthful and you haven't. - Audiophilander 01:45:48 05/22/08 (1)
- RE: Of course it isn't; that's because I've been truthful and you haven't. - Jazz Inmate 09:44:05 05/22/08 (0)
- I don't know if I trust that poll… - David Aiken 05:14:05 05/20/08 (16)
- Great response and interesting analysis of the data. - Audiophilander 01:25:52 05/21/08 (1)
- RE: Great response and interesting analysis of the data. - David Aiken 16:01:14 05/21/08 (0)
- The poll is trustworthy - racerguy 10:18:05 05/20/08 (8)
- Is it? - David Aiken 17:41:53 05/20/08 (6)
- Of course it is - racerguy 22:22:15 05/20/08 (4)
- RE: Of course it is - David Aiken 00:50:42 05/21/08 (3)
- You are way off base - racerguy 07:51:55 05/21/08 (2)
- RE: You are way off base - David Aiken 15:45:45 05/21/08 (1)
- My apologies for misunderstanding your motivations - racerguy 17:16:34 05/26/08 (0)
- It's fairly clear that the author of the survey didn't understand the issues or market forces NT - Jazz Inmate 21:29:38 05/20/08 (0)
- Here is one irrelevant finding - Jazz Inmate 10:35:50 05/20/08 (0)
- ??? - Jack G 05:49:33 05/20/08 (4)
- David's right. The numbers don't add up - Jazz Inmate 10:29:11 05/20/08 (3)
- Lots of words, saying nothing - Jack G 10:54:36 05/20/08 (2)
- RE: Lots of words, saying nothing - David Aiken 17:31:53 05/20/08 (0)
- RE: Lots of words, saying nothing - Jazz Inmate 11:01:51 05/20/08 (0)
- Odd... - Jack G 04:55:57 05/20/08 (3)
- Or maybe not odd. - grantv 06:38:04 05/20/08 (2)
- But all PS3 games are on blu-ray and all have the blu-ray logo NT - Jazz Inmate 10:36:41 05/20/08 (1)
- Which wouldn't change the fact that in my case it would still not be used for movies. NT - grantv 10:45:50 05/20/08 (0)
Follow Ups
- On the other hand… - David Aiken 17:46:08 05/20/08 (1)
- RE: On the other hand… - AbeCollins 08:45:18 05/21/08 (0)