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Chris Gerhard · 08-07-2008, 03:32 PM

The concept of relying on some silly survey of the population in general to make conclusions about Blu-ray is dumb to begin with. Blu-ray is at about 10% of the DVD volume now in the US based on what I have been reading. That is a significant increase that has been shown the last few weeks and as more people purchase an HDTV and see neighbors, friends, family or coworkers that have Blu-ray, more and more are going to be interested. Asking somebody that doesn't own an HDTV and doesn't have close ties to people that own Blu-ray, whether or not they plan to purchase Blu-ray is caca. Ask owners of HDTV whether or not they are interested in Blu-ray, nobody without HDTV is going to buy Blu-ray, that much I agree with. I believe HDTV is in about 40% of US homes now and if 23% responded to this survey indicating they are planning on purchasing Blu-ray, I see that as about 50% of HDTV owners are planning on purchasing a Blu-ray player. People just planning on purchasing an HDTV haven't yet decided on all sources that will be acquired. As Blockbuster stocks bigger inventories and more neighbors have players, Blu-ray is going to grow. Growth this year has been really good and it is expected to pick up this holiday season. I am sure DVD was faced with similar reluctance from people happy with VHS. Once DVD was seen, the reluctance quickly disappeared and the rest is history.

Chris

08-07-2008, 03:32 PM	#10
Chris Gerhard High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,163	The concept of relying on some silly survey of the population in general to make conclusions about Blu-ray is dumb to begin with. Blu-ray is at about 10% of the DVD volume now in the US based on what I have been reading. That is a significant increase that has been shown the last few weeks and as more people purchase an HDTV and see neighbors, friends, family or coworkers that have Blu-ray, more and more are going to be interested. Asking somebody that doesn't own an HDTV and doesn't have close ties to people that own Blu-ray, whether or not they plan to purchase Blu-ray is caca. Ask owners of HDTV whether or not they are interested in Blu-ray, nobody without HDTV is going to buy Blu-ray, that much I agree with. I believe HDTV is in about 40% of US homes now and if 23% responded to this survey indicating they are planning on purchasing Blu-ray, I see that as about 50% of HDTV owners are planning on purchasing a Blu-ray player. People just planning on purchasing an HDTV haven't yet decided on all sources that will be acquired. As Blockbuster stocks bigger inventories and more neighbors have players, Blu-ray is going to grow. Growth this year has been really good and it is expected to pick up this holiday season. I am sure DVD was faced with similar reluctance from people happy with VHS. Once DVD was seen, the reluctance quickly disappeared and the rest is history. Chris Last edited by Chris Gerhard; 08-07-2008 at 03:36 PM.