said by Greg_Z :

Cost is one reason that it is not being adopted, and with the recession, people are not purchasing the toys like they where 2 years ago. Give BR another 2 years, and you will see another price drop, and once the discs get cheaper, then maybe more people will adopt.

said by xrobertcmx :

Price is absolutly one reason. I have both a PS3 and an HD TV. What I don't have is $30.00 a disk to buy them.

said by normat :

Not to mention, I think it's possible blu-ray players could eventually hit a price point that even people with SD sets would consider them. There wouldn't be too much of a benefit for them other than better and faster disk menus and future proofing their library.

said by Matt :

I agree that price is a barrier. I wonder though, will the price of entry for Blu-Ray drop fast enough before an alternative contender shows up? A quick perusal of Best Buy.com shows there are no-name brands going for $199, which is much closer to the proper price point.

I wonder how low Blu-Ray can go since Sony requires a licensing fee however? I'm also curious to know if the firmware updates will be a deterrent. I've had several people call me about firmware updates because they didn't understand how to perform them and couldn't watch a movie.

said by Matt :

I agree that price is a barrier. I wonder though, will the price of entry for Blu-Ray drop fast enough before an alternative contender shows up? A quick perusal of Best Buy.com shows there are no-name brands going for $199, which is much closer to the proper price point.

said by BF69 :

Where are these $30 blu-rays?

here are new movies on blu-ray

Gran Torino (With BD-Live + Digital Copy) (Widescreen) $24.86

Twilight $23.86

Taken (Blu-ray) (2-Disc) (Extended Cut With Digital Copy) $22.86

Watchmen: Director's Cut (2-Disc Special Edition) (With BD Live + Digital Copy) $24.86

Fast & Furious: Special Edition (Blu-ray With BD-Live) (2-Disc) $24.86

Knowing $23.86

Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2-Disc) (With Digital Copy & BD-Live) (Blu-ray) $23.86

Valkyrie (With Digital Copy) $24.96

Sorry I can't find a blu-ray movie for over $25. And most of those listed also come with a digital copy.

said by imtim83 :

Oh my god those are all hollywood films with many being horrible. Sorry but until the market for blu-ray includes foreign films too forget about blu-ray.

said by dadkins :

DVDs are SD, period!
HDTVs need a HD source.
Cable and Sat - they do ok.
OTA is better!
Blu-ray stomps them all in the weeds.

said by Rook008 :

I agree that Blu-Ray just needs time, but DVD was a huge step up from what many were using when DVD was introduced (VHS tapes). Except for better Video and Audio, if you have the right set-up to see and hear the difference, Blu-Ray isn't such an improvement over DVD.

said by Rook008 :

I think you've mentioned that you can see the difference somewhere before.

But for the Blu-Ray experience to be really different, you would need a Blu-Ray Player, a 1080p TV, a receiver that can output the improved Audio, and be within the proper viewing range. The first time I watched some 1080p content on my 37" LCD from about 8 feet away, I was not blown away. Re-arranging my TV room seemed like too much to ask for a better picture.

said by dadkins :

Many people(seen it here even) are displaying Blu-ray on 720p HDTVs and they have stated there isn't that great of a difference - well, Yeah!
You're only missing a million pixels.

If you have a good 1080p HDTV and are viewing it from the proper distance for fully resolved 1080p - you can really see the difference.
Just switching channels on your HDTV service you can tell between the 720 channels and the 1080 channels.

Blu-ray -1920x1080.
vs
DVD - 720x480.

*I* can sure see the difference.

said by fireflier :

Based on that logic, it must be a huge success because I use mine all the time.

said by Loco :

Yep, it's a big failure.

I have a Sony Blu-Ray player here at home and we rarely even use it.

said by sholling :

Sears.com had Blu-Ray players for $100 this past weekend, and $160 is getting common.

said by dvd536 :

Probably profile v1

said by dvd536 :

Probably profile v1

said by BF69 :

So? Most people don't care about crap like the ability to purchase crap online from the movie. Most people just want to watch the movie.

said by unanimous :

LaserDisc Tried to replace VHS and fail. DVD intended to replace LaserDisc and felt like it happened overnight with some serious BANG!

now as for Blue-Ray. It has not put a dot on DVD. Technically Blue-Ray by FAR a superior Video Format but as far as a hick is concerned in middle America, DVD upscale is just Pur-fect.

Blue-Ray has huge obstacles in front of it. I as for one have a CRT that is mind blowingly fantastic. I personally would not Need/Want a Blue-Ray because the quality of Blue-Ray on a component is DVD like and Hence no reason to cough up dough just to waste it.

Also, if you REALLY want to tell the difference of the up scaling of the DVD which is almost unnoticeable unless you are seriously looking for it. And even then it does not justify the price.

So, as a Format war with DVD, Blue-Ray has failed miserably.

said by Rook008 :

I don't really know, but was movie piracy a big thing back when DVD first came out?

said by Rook008 :

I was curious because I downloaded America's Army 3 yesterday and the 3.3 GB download took less than an hour, and my connection is about half of the speed of something like Fios.

And I hear that it's possible to download full DVD's and even HD movies over an internet connection. I figured that those speeds probably weren't very common back then.