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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Two numbers that gave me something to think: New releases for the next three months in Germany (Source: Amazon.de) DVD: 1023 BluRay: 445 I would have expected at least a tie and taking into consideration the not yet released back-catalogue even a slight plus for Blu-Ray. But it's not nearly the half for Blu-Ray  | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,945 |
| | Posted: | | | | Those numbers look pretty logical to me. Many independent films, low budget films, music concerts, documentaries are simply not released on Blu, cuz there is not much difference quality wise with a low budget product and the Blu buyers want excellent shiny picture quality, so it makes no sense for small companies to release such low budget stuff on Blu. Every medium budget or high budget film gets released on Blu nowadays  | | | | www.tvmaze.com |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Everything is impermanent. | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't see another physical medium taking out Blu-Ray but it will outlast DVD - but I expect DVD's to be around for another ten years. DVD won't die until the big production companies stop supporting the format - the same way they stopped supporting HD-DVD.
Blu-Ray physical media will eventually die once online streaming can match the quality and online streaming has reached the vast majority of the population. Once the cost benefit of physical media is no longer relevant, it's gone. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,819 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote:
Once the cost benefit of physical media is no longer relevant, it's gone. I pray this never happens in my lifetime. I would, quite literally, stop buying! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,202 |
| | Posted: | | | | As with all things, it started dying the day it was born. The only question is, how long will it take to die? | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Every format has a shelflife. Blu-ray will someday be replaced just as any other format has been in the past. I sincerely doubt that online streaming will replace physical media though. That, in my opinion, is a pipe-dream. | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | As the great philosopher Victor Meldrew of One Foot in the Grave, my favorite sit-com, mused -
"Mysteries of the universe. Time and space. Life and death.
When you think about it, nothing ever exits in fact.
The future doesn't exist because it hasn't happened yet.
The past doesn't exist because it's already over.
But the present doesn't exist because as soon as you start to think about it, it's already the past, which doesn't exist any more." | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 1,777 |
| | Posted: | | | | For whatever reason, most of the disc-buying public has chosen to integrate blu with their SD stuff. I think the problem here is the constant attempt to somehow seperate DVD from Blu as if they're competing when most purchasers just see it as a refinement of what they've already been buying. For some titles it's worth the extra effort, for many others it's not. Given that, there are two obvious conclusions to be drawn, Blu will never be what SD was in it's heyday, and both formats are likely to die together...whenever that is. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
Every format has a shelflife. Blu-ray will someday be replaced just as any other format has been in the past. I sincerely doubt that online streaming will replace physical media though. That, in my opinion, is a pipe-dream. I believe that streaming will eventually obsolete any physical format. eBook sales have finally eclipsed print sales on Amazon. Boils down to cost recovery for the producers. I don't think another physical media will replace Blu-Ray. With each new format, there was a noticeable improvement in audio and visual quality. You may recall seeing displays at stores that show the DVD quality on the left side and the Blu-Ray quality on the right in order to drive home the improvements given by the Blu-Ray format. A new format with higher quality than Blu-Ray really won't be evident to the masses comparing side-by-side and therefor not likely to be adopted by the masses. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
I sincerely doubt that online streaming will replace physical media though. That, in my opinion, is a pipe-dream. That's what I used to think until I got Netflix streaming setup. I still buy discs of course. But it's an excellent way to catch up on movies that I was curious about, but not enough to buy. And it's a fantastic way to catch TV series. Sometimes I'll even watch Netflix rather than go get the disc. The disc is usually higher quality, but if it's a 1/2 hour sitcom, I really don't care. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | Netflix would be the Bomb if they supported 5.1 audio. Everything they stream is in stereo, even with the HD media.
I use Netflix streaming for TV shows nearly exclusively since the audio is typically geared towards stereo to begin with.
ETA: At least through my TiVo (HD and Premier THX) | | | | Last edited: by Dr. Killpatient |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've owned a Blu-ray player for 4 years now but I still haven't stopped buying DVDs. Both formats have their uses depending on the content. I don't think either format will die anytime soon. They might be diminishing though, like most physical media. It's clear that CD sales have suffered the most from streaming and downloading. Then DVD will follow and finally Blu-ray. But there will always be a small group of enthusiasts who prefer to buy a high quality physical media so whatever replaces Blu will probably be a niche format, probably expensive like old LDs. But PQ will be awesome, like 4K lossless video direct from the studio master. Hopefully not manipulated with DNR like today's releases. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Dr. Killpatient: Quote:
Netflix would be the Bomb if they supported 5.1 audio. Everything they stream is in stereo, even with the HD media. I wouldn't swear to it, but I'm almost certain that the PS3 will stream 5.1 stuff from Netflix. Assuming it has a 5.1 track. Most of their streaming stuff doesn't. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
I wouldn't swear to it, but I'm almost certain that the PS3 will stream 5.1 stuff from Netflix. Assuming it has a 5.1 track. Most of their streaming stuff doesn't. I'll swear to it. They added 5.1 with an update earlier this year. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: August 23, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,656 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
Quoting 8ballMax:
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I sincerely doubt that online streaming will replace physical media though. That, in my opinion, is a pipe-dream.
That's what I used to think until I got Netflix streaming setup. I still buy discs of course. But it's an excellent way to catch up on movies that I was curious about, but not enough to buy. And it's a fantastic way to catch TV series. Sometimes I'll even watch Netflix rather than go get the disc. The disc is usually higher quality, but if it's a 1/2 hour sitcom, I really don't care. Well said, as I agree 100%. I was the same as you, but once I got it on my 360, then later my Tivo, I find I purchase less DVDs (in particular TV shows). Streaming will overtake DVD IMO, because the average consumer isn't as pressed on the quality as much as collectors are. | | | Reviewer, HorrorTalk.com
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