Singulus sees Blu-ray being adopted quicker than DVD
[Via PS3Fanboy, thanks xdragon]
Filed under: Industry, Blu-ray, Other formats
[Via PS3Fanboy, thanks xdragon]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Big Wizz @ Jun 10th 2008 9:25AM
The very non-scientific rebuttal to this is that there are roughly 1 billion more people than there were 11yrs ago.
Mr. E @ Jun 10th 2008 10:50AM
Singulus may not be a research firm, but at least their statements are based on an actual fact (number of Blu-ray replication orders) and not speculation/polls about future intent. That's pretty refreshing, actually. I'm pretty sick of all the speculation.
Most likely part of the increase they're seeing is due to the fact that Sony is pretty well tied up replicating PS3 game discs and doesn't have much extra capacity for movie production. This means the load is falling to other replication facilities, who are scrambling to bring BD manufacturing capacity online, and hence buying a lot of Singulus machines.
In any case, it's great to hear that the Blu-ray format is obviously growing in demand, regardless of what some people would maintain.
DrXym @ Jun 10th 2008 11:15AM
21 machines in a single quarter is impressive. If they ran peak non-stop, that's 300,000 discs a day. Output is obviously not going to be that high but its pretty clear that BD replication facilities are ramping up in a big way.
XDragon @ Jun 10th 2008 1:29PM
Its interesting news as it gives a bit of direction and its always nice to hear good things even if its not big news.
Alex @ Jun 10th 2008 2:02PM
why does anyone care anymore?
Truth Teller @ Jun 11th 2008 9:14AM
Wow, now this IS really shocking news.
Big Blu-ray manufacturer/backer (with a shed-load invested in the format) talks up the format.
Next week -
An amazing stunning exclusive on bears and the woodland defecation habits
and
the Pope is conclusively and finally revealed to be a member of a particular Christian denomination.
You read it here first.
Alex @ Jun 11th 2008 7:31PM
I guess you fanboys that have nothing better to do than spank to bluray.com still care.