Blu-ray vs. HD DVD on hold for blue laser shortage?

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mesonofgib @ Aug 29th 2006 4:28PM

I think this is absolutely right, the movie market is still a fair ways off from adopting a new format, I'd assume that the widespread adoption of HDTV needs to happen first... I'm personally backing Blu-Ray because I believe that a) it's the better format and b) I'll be getting a PlayStation 3.

One thing that amazes me about this sort of thing though is how it is viewed by the public. Sometimes with an uncairing eye, some with a bewildered one, and some just plain don't know what's going on. You'd be amazed at the number of people that think that if they buy a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player then they're going to have to sell their entire DVD collection and buy next gen versions of all their movies. People thought that when DVD came out - I'd be talking to friends or family about this new movie format coming out and they'd say "Aww, but I have so many VHS movies. I'd hate to have to swap them all". Why sway them? Keep your VHS movies. Just buy Blu-Ray from then on. It is entirely possible to run two formats in the same house, and I'm sure with many people it may end up being 3 formats or even more.

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