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âcept that Blu-Ray, much like the big laser-discs⊠the betamax⊠and the mini-disc will probably fall by the wayside eventually because itâs too bleeep expensive.
Why would the average consumer spend two or three times as much for a movie and most of them canât tell the difference (or donât have the high end tvâs or sound-equipment to really enjoy the difference)
Laser discs didnât fail because they were too expensive. They failed because DVDs came along. Betamax didnât fail because it was too expensive. It failed because VHS was much more widespread, and Beta was only Sony. Mini-disks didnât fail because they were too expensive, they failed because they werenât useful. Blu-Ray is getting cheaper by the month - I saw a Blu-Ray player selling for $169 just last week, and movies have been less than $10 for a while now. Not the best movies, to be sure, but stillâŠ
Blu-Ray is going to be around a while, get used to it.
Sounds like a few people missed the boat on this one. The object of debate isnât whether or not blu-ray or any of the other objects mentioned is/were too expensive.
It is, however, about whether or not the defunct product was blu-ray, or the loser of the fight, HD DVD.
I believe Mr. Lambros meant to say that betamax and new coke explained it to an HD DVD, not a blu-ray disc.
What betamax and new coke have in common with blu-ray is that it was going to be âthe next best thingâ and both bombed due to consumer disinterest.
I have a working betamax, a working vhs & a working dvd player. Why on earth would I rush out and buy a blu ray player in this economy? To say nothing of the existing library of data I have that cannot be replaced? For example, taped the Muppet Show, sans commercials for my sons and we still put them on. The dvdâs and vhs copies that were sold didnât have the full shows. Disney trying to make the most $ out of someone (Jim Henson) elsesâ efforts I guess. But that makes my copies irreplaceable. So blu-ray can go whistle.
Thanks Mr. Lambros, I agree with YOU!
Robert May Premium Member over 15 years ago
It shouldnât have been Blue Ray, it should have been HD-DVD. IMHO
Drewcman424 over 15 years ago
It was my understanding that Blu-ray won the fight with HD. So shouldnât it be HD?
DarkHorseSki over 15 years ago
My thoughts exactly. Blue-ray won, HD-DVD lost. Great idea for a comic, just ruined by ignorance of the facts.
secretasianman1270 over 15 years ago
âcept that Blu-Ray, much like the big laser-discs⊠the betamax⊠and the mini-disc will probably fall by the wayside eventually because itâs too bleeep expensive.
Why would the average consumer spend two or three times as much for a movie and most of them canât tell the difference (or donât have the high end tvâs or sound-equipment to really enjoy the difference)
jumbobrain over 15 years ago
Okay, Iâve ripped on this comic before. But this one is actually pretty clever.
farren over 15 years ago
Laser discs didnât fail because they were too expensive. They failed because DVDs came along. Betamax didnât fail because it was too expensive. It failed because VHS was much more widespread, and Beta was only Sony. Mini-disks didnât fail because they were too expensive, they failed because they werenât useful. Blu-Ray is getting cheaper by the month - I saw a Blu-Ray player selling for $169 just last week, and movies have been less than $10 for a while now. Not the best movies, to be sure, but still⊠Blu-Ray is going to be around a while, get used to it.
Drewcman424 over 15 years ago
Sounds like a few people missed the boat on this one. The object of debate isnât whether or not blu-ray or any of the other objects mentioned is/were too expensive. It is, however, about whether or not the defunct product was blu-ray, or the loser of the fight, HD DVD.
I believe Mr. Lambros meant to say that betamax and new coke explained it to an HD DVD, not a blu-ray disc.
MatureCanadian over 15 years ago
I disagree with drewcman, sorry.
What betamax and new coke have in common with blu-ray is that it was going to be âthe next best thingâ and both bombed due to consumer disinterest.
I have a working betamax, a working vhs & a working dvd player. Why on earth would I rush out and buy a blu ray player in this economy? To say nothing of the existing library of data I have that cannot be replaced? For example, taped the Muppet Show, sans commercials for my sons and we still put them on. The dvdâs and vhs copies that were sold didnât have the full shows. Disney trying to make the most $ out of someone (Jim Henson) elsesâ efforts I guess. But that makes my copies irreplaceable. So blu-ray can go whistle. Thanks Mr. Lambros, I agree with YOU!