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Blu-ray sales to top 100 million next year, says analyst firm

article published on 24 February, 2009

According to the analyst firm Futuresource Consulting, Blu-ray disc sales will jump to over 100 million next year, worldwide, thanks to the expected reductions in Blu-ray player prices and the continued market growth of HDTVs. "In the USA, Blu-ray has moved from early adopter phase through to early majority, with the format gaining real traction in the marketplace," added Mai Hoang, senior ... [ read the full article ]

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24. February 2009 @ 04:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The quality of movies on Blu-ray (at least the ones with a decent encode) is phenomenal. I've never seen movies with such pristine video and audio quality at home.

As prices of HDTV's and BD-players will keep dropping, the market share of BD should also increase.

Being a movie-fan, I was among the earlier adopters (^_^)
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25. February 2009 @ 13:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Of course..........how is this new news to anyone?

There is only one HD movie format now so that makes it pretty apparent. Everyone is looking to buy HDTVs.

The real news would be how Bluray will probably die out within 5 years from now and replaced by something NOT OPTICAL DISC.
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25. February 2009 @ 14:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Blu-ray will be replaced by fully streamed HD media by 2012.
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26. February 2009 @ 10:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not if these cable companies get crazy with their bandwidth caps
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