Majority Of Customers Prefer Blu-Ray

bonch writes "A poll shows Blu-ray as the preferred choice, as conducted by Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates. Customers were given a side-by-side comparison of HD-DVD and Blu-ray. The results were that 58 percent of the 1,200 polled chose Blu-ray, and 26 percent were undecided. Generally speaking, HD-DVD is preferred by those seeking to reduce manufacturing costs while Blu-ray is preferred by those more interested in features and data storage." Sony's PS3 is to use the Blu-Ray format.

Comments

Pepsi Challenge

[Anonymous Coward]

This isn't like one of those setup Pepsi challenges where they would shake up a bottle of Coke making it flat so the people would choose Pepsi is it?

Now why is it I think that all side-by-side comparisons can be equated to the Pepsi challenge? Well with a rhetorical question I'll be the one that answers it for you. If you're seeking a certain result you will find it; thus, whatever side-by-side comparison done always seems like a Pepsi challenge whereby the results are skewed by either a deliberate or unconscious malicious act in some way.

History Repeats...

[Manip]

If history of technology has shown us anything, in a two horse race the cheapest normally wins unless their is a VERY good reason for it not to.

This might be one of those cases; HD-DVD seems perfectly capable as a higher capacity DVD; why would people want to pay a premium for a few more features about 10% higher quality?

From the very start of TFA

[Lord of the Wazz]

A poll conducted by the group backing the Blu-ray next-generation DVD standard shows that the technology is supported by a majority of consumers, putting rival HD DVD on the defensive.

Shock horror, the Blu-ray guys have come up with a poll that says their product is better. Next story please...

Of course they prefer it.

[91degrees]

Blu Ray has a sexier name. HD-DVD sounds like somethign for an IBM PC.

Re:How much of it is just the name?

[dsginter]

"Blu-Ray" is easy to remember, and does not sound like much anything else.

Unfortunately, the plan is to call it a "BD-ROM" or "BD-RAM", depending on rewritability. I can see it now:

CD-ROM
CD-R
CD-RW
DVD-ROM
DVD-R
DVD-RW
DVD +R
DVD+RW
BD-ROM
BD-R
BD-RW
BD+RW
HD-DVD
HD -DVD-R
HD-DVD-RW
HD-DVD+RW

I think the plan is to get the consumer to actually pass out when shopping for media. Then, the store clerks will just steal their wallets.

Re:How much of it is just the name?

[jacexpo069]

Right, like how the name FIREWIRE blew the jumble of letters USB2 right out of the water, even if it was technically superior

Re:the geeks will decide

[Blkdeath]

Seeing how most consumers don't own televisions that support hi-def content, the only people who will care about Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD are the geeks, folks who are likely to understand the difference and who will extract benefit from one format over the other. Joe Sixpack is perfectly happy watching his full frame flicks that he rents from Blockbuster on his 27" set.

I'd be careful there; with no payments until 200x, no interest equal payments for 24/36 months, etc. you'd be surprised what kind of home theatre Joe Sixpack has in his house. 52" Hi-Def screen, 7.1 digital receiver with pre-amp, 1000w tower mains, 100w sub-woofer, 5-disc DVD player connected with Monster Component video and digital optical audio cables, XBox and PS2 with A/V upgrade pack, RFI filtering power centre, ...

In short Joe Sixpack has a better theatre setup than I do.