blog.wired.com— Toshiba put HD-DVD out of its misery today. Reuters confirmed this afternoon that it will cease manufacturing HD-DVD equipment, following earlier reports from Japan's NHK public broadcasting network.
Feb 17, 2008View in Crawl 4
At this rate, it'll be awhile before downloads kill Bluray. I still predict Bluray has a decent lifespan, as ISPs across the US alone have proven they will not deliver the type of bandwidth needed for HD content. The throttling of bandwidth on ISPs hasn't really changed much in recent years. Until consumers demand more bandwidth, or more importantly, until consumers actually have the choice of more bandwidth in most areas, then this point in moot. Furthermore, downloadable content would have to be extremely easy. Apple TV might work, but they only support HD streaming so far. By the time ISPs and HD movie providers get their act together, bluray will already be in enough households for market saturation. Once that's done, it's more of the problem of getting downloadable movie boxes into the home. I think the key thing to keep in mind is "Can Mom and Dad operate this without my help?" With the solutions on the market thus far, the answer is "No". That still doesn't address the bandwidth issue, either.
I do have to concede to the PS3 being a driving force, of sorts, in Blu-Ray coming out ahead.I think the point I was trying to make was too many people were dragging video game consoles into the argument, as if the 360 and PS3 were/ are the defining factors for everything.
Now that Blu-Ray is the official I would not be surprised to see Sony drop the price in the near future. Plus, it won't be long before you can buy third party Blu-Ray machines. I mean Toshiba isn't the only DVD player out there.
brandonmillsFeb 18, 2008
At this rate, it'll be awhile before downloads kill Bluray. I still predict Bluray has a decent lifespan, as ISPs across the US alone have proven they will not deliver the type of bandwidth needed for HD content. The throttling of bandwidth on ISPs hasn't really changed much in recent years. Until consumers demand more bandwidth, or more importantly, until consumers actually have the choice of more bandwidth in most areas, then this point in moot. Furthermore, downloadable content would have to be extremely easy. Apple TV might work, but they only support HD streaming so far. By the time ISPs and HD movie providers get their act together, bluray will already be in enough households for market saturation. Once that's done, it's more of the problem of getting downloadable movie boxes into the home. I think the key thing to keep in mind is "Can Mom and Dad operate this without my help?" With the solutions on the market thus far, the answer is "No". That still doesn't address the bandwidth issue, either.
samgabFeb 18, 2008
No DRM on vinyl. Unless you count scratches.
squeeeFeb 18, 2008
Buried, old news, everybody knows this, and Rob Beschizza is a giant douche, I've never seen a more retarded excerpt from Wired.
homeagain1Feb 19, 2008
What do you mean they are not more popular? Of course they are. And yes, it's a trade-off between quality and size.
1stjonnydeeFeb 19, 2008
I do have to concede to the PS3 being a driving force, of sorts, in Blu-Ray coming out ahead.I think the point I was trying to make was too many people were dragging video game consoles into the argument, as if the 360 and PS3 were/ are the defining factors for everything.
confusiousincFeb 22, 2008
Now that Blu-Ray is the official I would not be surprised to see Sony drop the price in the near future. Plus, it won't be long before you can buy third party Blu-Ray machines. I mean Toshiba isn't the only DVD player out there.
lucif4Mar 14, 2008
Prices will not go up? Well, they are... <a class="user" href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/12/lack-of-competition-sends-blu-ray-player-prices-upward/">http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/12/lack-of-competi ...</a>