Posted by Gunther Gloop on 05/18/07 23:24

"POD {Ò¿Ó}" <DONT.EVEN.TRY.IT@DEADSPAM.COM> wrote in message
news:Xns9935F56E47BWeLovePOD@195.188.240.200...
> My local HMV now has a HiDef rack that holds 10 rows of 8 compartments,
> each compartment holding about 7 discs. There were 8 rows of Blu-Ray and
> only 2 rows of HD DVD.
>
> Three months ago the new version of Blade Runner was to only be on DVD and
> HD DVD, now it is also going to be on Blu-Ray too.
>


I think both formats are in danger of suffering the same fate as DVD-A and
SACD (remember those?).
While there's still some hope for all of these formats (!?), I think Joe
Public is more interested in more downloadable-sized files for the moment.

Meanwhile, the corporate big boys are doing their darndest to stop
audiophiles/film buffs/technobuffs from enjoying their HD purchases to the
fullest with stricter region locking, tighter controls/agreements and copy
protection that stops people gaining easy-access in a manner that is now a
little more common on the non-hd formats.
If/when Joe Public ever cottons on to HD, he won't care too much about that
kind of thing, but for now, it seems the studios/coporations are going out
of their way to annoy their target audience.

If Blu-Ray has a larger share at the moment, my guess is it's because the
PS3 ensures a somewhat-guaranteed hardware population (even if PS3 sales are
well-down on what were expected/hoped).

-Kevin.


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