A couple of things struck me as interesting regarding Gizmodo's post.
First, I wonder what drives people to adopt certain technology early in the product life-cycle (Year 0 on the chart)? As you might (or might not) recall, when Blue Ray was first introduced there was a competing technology called HD-DVD available.
Many people purchased either an HD-DVD player or a Blue Ray player well before the dust settled. In doing so, these individuals paid a premium for the technology well before it was mature or the winning format was clear.
Blue Ray won the format battle.
Second - since I don't own a Blue Ray player and I doubt that Blue Ray has really grabbed mass acceptance, I'm really starting to wonder if Blue Ray is just an interim technological step which will ultimately be forgotten or replaced.
Certainly, I'm going to do a little research before I make my purchasing decision. I'll keep you updated on my findings as I learn more about the Blue Ray market place.
I need a new DVD/Blue-Ray player like a new CD player. It's an aging technology. Not because of the resolution or playing technology but because all media is moving toward being downloaded or streamed from the cloud.
ReplyDeleteIt seems pretty clear that the days of displaying your CDs, DVDs and Books in a nice bookshelf, media shelf configuration are nearing an end. Why would I want to invest in a Blue-Ray DVD player when I can get pay-per-view movies on demand in 1080p?
I have no doubt that in the next 1-3 years, services will emerge where I can create a library of "my" movies that either live in the cloud or live on a hard drive in my home or both. Once a Netflix like player emerges for video on demand (possibly Apple) who can successfully cut a deal with the media players, I won't have to figure out where I store all my DVDs, CDs, etc... again.
In the meantime, I will hold on to the DVDs I have but not invest in buying more physical media that I will eventually just want to rip to my hard drive anyway.