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NPD says Blu-ray going mainstream next year
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article published on 26 September, 2009
According to a new NPD analysis, Blu-ray will finally break into the mainstream in 2010, especially as prices continue to drop.
The company researched consumers using Blu-ray set-top boxes (not including the PS3) in February 2008 and in August of this year, and the figures clearly showed that BD is out of the "early adopter" phase and into the "dreamers" phase which is the group that ... [ read the full article ]
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Mez
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2. October 2009 @ 07:10 |
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Originally posted by speedytv:
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I think you meant Blu Ray got too greedy trying to make money.
You really think so? I am sure there is at least a 100 times mark up on the blanks. I am sure the theroy is when they get down to half that mark up, we will go crazy buying them up. The same for the movies. They really don't cost much more to make than a DVD movie.
I know a few that spent over 10,000 USDs on a system then have balked at the price of the movies. They only watch cable.
I am with you speedytv. I don't plan to buy a Blu-Ray until they get down to the price of the DVDs. If that is never that will be OK by me.
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elitepunk
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2. October 2009 @ 11:52 |
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bluray can suck my butt. dvd ripz on 2002 20'' crt monitor is where its at lol...sorta kidding, although that is exactly what i do.
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2. October 2009 @ 13:13 |
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Originally posted by elitepunk:
bluray can suck my butt. dvd ripz on 2002 20'' crt monitor is where its at lol...sorta kidding, although that is exactly what i do.
That?s probably the only way you?ll get lucky! :)
Blu-Ray is cheap these days if you do just a little research. I get hub printable BD25?s for around $2ea and I get movies including current ones as cheap as $10 but normally $10 to $20 but never above $25. You can still pay $20 or more for some DVD?s and their range for the same new release movies is around $15 to $20, that?s not much of a difference and you get sooooo much more with BD releases! Also I will save money in the long run as I won?t be buying the same movies 3 times over, which would be the case down the road if I were cheap. I?m not cheap I?m frugal there is a big difference and this is where common sense comes in. I also rent BD?s through Netflix?s which is really cheap so I have to say the time has come to move to Blu-Ray as NPD has also stated.
Going to the movies when I was a kid was a fun pleasurable experience for all, kids and parents as people were respectful unlike today, the ME society we are in. I?m not about to waste my good money to go see a show were people are being rude and the theater will not kick out disrupters. Going to the movies is not about a social experience and if you think it is you are one of those rude people disrupting everyone else?s experience. Going to a restaurant afterwards and discussing the movie or whatever would be a social experience.
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Mez
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2. October 2009 @ 13:29 |
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Thanks for the education Mr Movies. I guess they are getting down to about my price range. Not yet but much closer than I had thought.
Is there a price difference between BR & DVDs at Netflix?
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elitepunk
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2. October 2009 @ 13:52 |
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@mr-movies, tell me about it!! :) haha lol.
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this is important to me!! If, it was possible to make a backup of your store-bought-bluray disc, and if I could afford both a blu-ray player for my tv, and a blu-ray burner/drive for my computer, then by all means bring on the blu-ray, unfortunately I cannot at the moment, so its dvd-burner or nothin lol. :D
oh...and...lol bluray takes to long to download on my connection ;) thats why i prefer dvd rips.
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3. October 2009 @ 20:47 |
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I have a blu ray burner in my computer collecting dust. No way I'm going to spend $3 or more for a blank disk.
When the media companies decide to get real and drop their rip-off prices, then blu ray will become mainstream. At least for us 'back-up' people :)
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Mez
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4. October 2009 @ 13:54 |
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ChiefBrdy, that is why many use players that use a USB drive. HD space is much cheaper. MKVs are about 9 g or less than a buck a flick if you put them on a TB disk.
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4. October 2009 @ 18:27 |
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Blu-Ray is the way to go add in the cost going to movie theaters these days....The cost of a Blu-Ray is the best investment..
blu-ray is not an investment by any means of the word, its a overpriced media that gives very little benefit over upscaled dvd's on the average 32" screen at a ten foot viewing distance.
the price of blu-ray over dvd out-ways the minimal benefit of a slightly better picture. Once the price of blu-ray is the same as dvd it will be worth the up-grade.
btw good quality up-scaling dvd players in the UK start at £30 & dvd media starts at £1.99 upto £9 for a new release.
blu-ray players start at £150 and media is around £15 raising to £25 for new releases in retail stores.
DVD produces 408,960 pixels of info per frame. Bluray produces 2,073,600 pixels of info per frame. You dont think that is a big difference. I would be glad to do a money exchange with you.
Upscaled DVD is nothing more than stretching silly putty. You can make the silly putty picture bigger but lose definetion. Same goes for DVD upscaling.
On average, I pay $4 more for a Bluray disk than I would if I still bought DVD.
Bluray is becoming Main Stream but is still not for the poor, cheap or thoes without real HD. For those people, SD is good enough. I dont see why thoes people get upset because others prefer the Better things in life.
Gawd I love it.. if you buy it you'll see it is well WORTH IT my my my. What a diff. in fact satellite HD looks like crap after you own it you will USE IT.
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4. October 2009 @ 20:40 |
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Originally posted by Mez:
ChiefBrdy, that is why many use players that use a USB drive. HD space is much cheaper. MKVs are about 9 g or less than a buck a flick if you put them on a TB disk.
Are you referring to watching the movie on a computer?
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Charis301
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4. October 2009 @ 23:57 |
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Gawd I love it.. if you buy it you'll see it is well WORTH IT my my my. What a diff. in fact satellite HD looks like crap after you own it you will USE IT.
Ha,ha,ha - you obviously work for Sony.
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davidrose
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5. October 2009 @ 03:39 |
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Gawd I love it.. if you buy it you'll see it is well WORTH IT my my my. What a diff. in fact satellite HD looks like crap after you own it you will USE IT.
Ha,ha,ha - you obviously work for Sony.
naw but i so like 1080p on my sony.
If you can't learn to do it well, learn to enjoy doing it badly.
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5. October 2009 @ 08:42 |
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I have a 128" projector screen. TG for blu-ray. For the first time, it's like watching an HD TV. Regular/upstream DVD on that screen was always washed out.
Obviously with smaller TV's the difference is less noticeable, but to say upstream and blu-ray are the same is ridiculous.
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Mez
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6. October 2009 @ 11:18 |
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halfbaked
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9. October 2009 @ 08:24 |
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blu-ray is already dead. I have hundreds of movies stored on a western digital 2Tb hard drive, connected to the tv with a western digital media player, and a smallish collection on dvd of what I consider classics because they look nice on the shelf. "If" blu-ray was a success, I still wouldn't go for it because in a few years there would be another format that I would have to upgrade to yada yada yada. I reckon the future is a tv connected to the internet, and a server under the stairs.
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9. October 2009 @ 08:39 |
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Mez
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9. October 2009 @ 09:45 |
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The 'other shoe' is a cable adaptor/power supply that will attach a raw HD to a USB port. They will connect any SATA or IDE device. They can be had for under 20 USD. This allows you to use junk HDs for off line storage. I have several TBs of these collecting dust that I am too cheap to throw away. You do not even have to pay for an extrenal box. I plan to copy from the raw HDs to a boxed external for use. The raw HDs will be used as a wharehouse. A 500g holds 50 - 60 HD movies. I have 3 500s and a few smaller junk drives. That is a lot of movies for spending $20!
SABRENT make 2 such devices USB-DSC5 & SATA-C35U. There are other comperable devices.
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davidrose
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9. October 2009 @ 10:58 |
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No, it could be used that way but normally not. The input is USB out put is HD cable that plugs into either a HD TV or an HD input on a computer card.
Here is a review of 2 such devices.
http://discuss.gdgt.com/popcorn-hour/a-110/general/Popcorn-Hour-vs-Seagate-FreeAgent-Theater-HD-1/
Wow! Very cool. Definitely going to pick up one of these.
I love my popcorn hour and all the HD???? sites dedicated to HD-bluray content,fact is i hope bluray survives and PCH is why.2 TB drives for about 80 bucks each, i have them constantly full.
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