After having blu-ray in my home which is simply the best experience possible right now. Flash memory or any other tech is going to have deliver something insanely better to make me consider upgrading again. If it delivers the same picture and sound quality I'll pass and I doubt studios will jump on it as well. Then again I don't see people bring USB sticks to rent movies when they can just download HD lite movies off the web or us VOD services from Comcast, Apple TV, MS's Live, etc.
Blu-ray is taking off quite nicely from all the stats I've read considering how early it is in its life.
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"9 mil. Blu Discs Sold To Date; 3 million Already This Year" Hollywood In Hi-Def With HD DVD out, Blu-ray sales on the rise Quote:
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's "No Country for Old Men" realized 9.8% of its total sales from Blu-ray Disc its first five days in stores, according to an analysis of Nielsen VideoScan First Alert numbers conducted by Home Media Magazine's market research department.
Fox's "Hitman," also released March 11, fared even better, generating 12.6% of its total unit sales from Blu-ray.
"That one hit the sweet spot," said Steve Feldstein, Fox senior vp marketing and corporate communications. "It's a great action title that looks beautiful in high-def -- and it's right in the cross hairs of Blu-ray's target demographic of young adult males."
By comparison, while the format war was raging, unit sales of high-definition discs, either Blu-ray or HD DVD, generally accounted for no more than 2%-3% of a title's sales.
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