Nfinity- I think that there are still some pretty sever challenges for BD bit this is totally different than the psp model.
First of all there are many players by many makers. Right now Sony dominates the market but they don't own it.
Psp movies required that you view them on a psp. Initially you could only view them on a 3" screen. That is a big limitation.
Sony worked hard to get Hollywood on board with BD. The psp only took Sony movies. BD players work with anyones movies.
HD-DVD for all it's supporters wasn't able to hit mass market even with vastly lower prices.
Sony seems to have done the market research right. Gamers drove HD-TV adoption. They also rate highly on media purchases. The mass market wasn't and still isn't ready to adopt HD movies at any price.
BD has time to get ready. I've seen less than $250 BD players and most movies cost me around 20$.
That is pretty comparable to the price I paid for my first dvd player but BDs are less than I paid for dvds in 1999. Comparably BD is costing me less than DVD's when I factor in inflation.
Even if there was a perfect mode of digital distribution today it would take years to catch on. BD is doing just fine for now.
Wait for Christmas 08 and the DTV switchover in 09 for the real indication of BD success.
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Nfinity- I think that there are still some pretty sever challenges for BD bit this is totally different than the psp model.
First of all there are many players by many makers. Right now Sony dominates the market but they don't own it.
Psp movies required that you view them on a psp. Initially you could only view them on a 3" screen. That is a big limitation.
Sony worked hard to get Hollywood on board with BD. The psp only took Sony movies. BD players work with anyones movies.
HD-DVD for all it's supporters wasn't able to hit mass market even with vastly lower prices.
Sony seems to have done the market research right. Gamers drove HD-TV adoption. They also rate highly on media purchases. The mass market wasn't and still isn't ready to adopt HD movies at any price.
BD has time to get ready. I've seen less than $250 BD players and most movies cost me around 20$.
That is pretty comparable to the price I paid for my first dvd player but BDs are less than I paid for dvds in 1999. Comparably BD is costing me less than DVD's when I factor in inflation.
Even if there was a perfect mode of digital distribution today it would take years to catch on. BD is doing just fine for now.
Wait for Christmas 08 and the DTV switchover in 09 for the real indication of BD success.