Although Blu-Ray won the war against Toshiba’s HD DVD, it doesn’t seem like the new technology is catching on just yet. Even though the technology of Blu-Ray is far better than that of the regular DVDs, most consumers seem satisfied with their DVD players and the DVD format. Consumers are also a bit taken aback by the outrageous prices of Blu-Ray players. It is known that when new technologies come out they tend to be expensive such as was the case with VCRs back in the day as well as DVD players. However, we have come a long way since then, and Blu-Ray technology is after all very similar to DVDs, so to switch over at such an expense does not seem quite worthwhile for most people.

Filed under Video. Updated: June 3, 2008, 8:13 am |