Subj : Failure of blu-ray format?
To   : Ogg
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Jan 30 2023 16:44:32

  Re: Failure of blu-ray format?
  By: Ogg to Nightfox on Mon Jan 30 2023 05:43 pm

 Og> Anyway.. back to BluRay.. I don't see it as a failed tech. BR 
 Og> discs can usually have more feature-content added and longer 
 Og> playing times than a standard DVD. BR is far from dead. And.. I 
 Og> thought DL-DVD (8GB) was amazing wrt to storage.

That's what I think as well.  I don't see blu-ray as a failed technology.

It is definitely superior to DVD.  When people say it is a failed technology, I think what they're actually saying is not that it's not superior, but it's a market failure.  I've read from different sources that for those who are buying movies & shows on physical media, DVD discs still vastly outsell blu-ray discs. Basically, after all these years, DVD still has a lot more marketshare than blu-ray.  I find that mind-boggling, but I suppose that's where the market is. But many people are also no longer buying physical media at all, tending to just rely on streaming (which is something I don't like to do).

The fact that so few people are apparently buying blu-ray disc probably means it's more of a niche thing (like buying vinyl recodrs), and blu-ray videos may end up being more expensive.  And indeed, I have seen some blu-ray releases be fairly expensive sometimes (especially 4K versions).  If not enough people are buying them, I suppose it makes sense that they'd get more expensive.

Nightfox
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