New Study Finds Low Interest In Blu-ray

PHPNerd writes "A new consumer survey recently released chronicles the woes of the winner of the hi-definition format war: nobody wants it. While consumers were very happy to embrace the DVD standard when it came about because it brought a huge jump in quality over VHS, the pros of switching to Blu-ray are not as obvious. From the article: 'In contrast, while half of the respondents to our survey rated Blu-ray's quality as 'much better' than standard DVD, another 40% termed it only 'somewhat better,' and most are very satisfied with the performance of their current DVD players." Another reason cited was that a Blu-ray investment also dictates an HDTV purchase, something consumers are reluctant to do.'" Maybe it's also that line-doubling DVD players can be had for less than a hundred dollars.

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Re:DVD is poor by comparison, but is "good enough"

[Ucklak]

I worry about the Blu-Ray manufacturers bricking my $400 Blu Ray player if I happen to play a disc that they haven't approved. That's a lot of coin for a player that basically has a 'Terms of Use'/'EULA' associated with it.

And even though there isn't a story yet about it happening, the fact that it's part of the spec keeps me away.