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Blu-ray Gone In Five Years, Samsung Claims

Posted by timothy on from the oh-great-now-you-mention-it dept.

schliz writes "Samsung expects Sony's Blu-ray technology to be superseded within five years, despite winning the high-definition format war in February." Maybe that means five years from now will be the perfect time to stock up on cheap Blu-ray disks and equipment.

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  1. Re:Article summary: Guy smoking crack. by hurfy · · Score: 0, Troll

    ok, probably a girl i suppose.

    Doesn't someone read this stuff before it gets to front page?

    Seriously, what is there to discuss besides the lack of anything to discuss?

  2. Blu-Ray, I think its a non-starter by mlwmohawk · · Score: -1, Troll

    I was one of the first people to go out and buy a CD Player.

    I was one of the first people to buy a DVD player.

    I don't own a Blu-Ray play. It is too incompatible with what I want to do with my media. 10 years ago, I had a few TVs in the house. Today, I have one TV in the living room. If I want to watch a movie, I use a computer. Blu-Ray doesn't give me this.

    As long as Blu-Ray is so expensive and can't be used on cheap devices, it will not grab hold. People have DVD players in their cars, computers, $99 portable DVD players, etc. None of these devices play Blu-Ray.