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People are going to pay the bare minimum to have an enjoyable home entertainment system. They might upgrade their TVs, but it'll be to change that aging SD CRT into a 32" LCD 768p TV. They might possibly upgrade their sound systems, but most likely they'll stick with what they've got if they already have one.
BD players? Uh, no. Once you watch DVD on an HDTV you find it hard to understand what the big deal is about HD video discs unless you happen to watch a very good HD video disc, and even then it seems a tad overblown until you get used to it.
What people might spend money on over and above the TV is the extra $10 a month to get HD cable or satellite and a good movie channel. The visual quality difference between SD cable and HD is massive compared to the quality difference between DVD and HD video discs.
And at that point, it's kind of game over for BD, and to a certain extent for DVD too, because with the ubiquitous DVR (does anyone upgrade to HD without getting one?) and a half decent movie channel, you're suddenly getting a supply of "free" HD movies. Why bother even going to Blockbuster?
Blu-ray? You might just as well argue that because people aren't going to restaurants as often, they're going to buy lots of filet mignon steaks to cook at home. No, honestly, they're not. They... we... are going to make the best use of a tight budget. We have steaks when we're out, but when we're at home we eat like Kings by roasting a chicken and having all the trimmings. We're at home to save money. Replacing our DVD collection is not a way of saving money.