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Velcroman1 writes "My VCR is stashed in a closet, right next to a couple of CD-ROM players, a laser disc player, and other forgotten electronics. Is my Blu-ray player about to join them?
Strategy Analytics researcher Peter King recently said his analysts were surprised that DVD player sales continued to be so strong against Blu-ray players. That reminded me of what some critics have suspected: Blu-ray really hasn't caught on — and probably never will. "I'm surprised DVDs have continued to hang on," said King, referring to the fact that player sales of over 20 million units in the U.S. last year were pretty much evenly split between DVD and Blu-ray models. Blu-ray discs and players are clearly superior to DVDs, offering more features and a better picture overall. So why haven't shoppers been impressed?"
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Strategy Analytics researcher Peter King recently said his analysts were surprised that DVD player sales continued to be so strong against Blu-ray players. That reminded me of what some critics have suspected: Blu-ray really hasn't caught on — and probably never will. "I'm surprised DVDs have continued to hang on," said King, referring to the fact that player sales of over 20 million units in the U.S. last year were pretty much evenly split between DVD and Blu-ray models. Blu-ray discs and players are clearly superior to DVDs, offering more features and a better picture overall. So why haven't shoppers been impressed?"
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Why I keep buying DVDs (Score:2)
Im a geek. Just wanted to start with that.
I have 4 HD tv's in my home. All have HD Satellite receivers with HD DVR's in them. All also have network connected Blue-Ray players connected to them via HDMI so I can stream DVD and HD Netflix (among other things to them).
But unfortunately, the wife's mini-van with the dual screen entertainment system still only does DVD. So until we replace that vehicle, the family truckster imposes least common denominator. When we buy movies for the kids, we need to be compatib
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There are also reliability hurdles (Score:1)