Blu-ray DVD booms in aftermath of format war victory

January 11, 2009 A Blu-ray Disc logo is projected on the floor in the Panasonic booth

A Blu-ray Disc logo is projected on the floor in the Panasonic booth at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center January 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blu-ray DVD hardware and disc sales have boomed despite the drubbing that tough economic times are giving the consumer electronics industry.

Blu-ray DVD hardware and disc sales have boomed despite the drubbing that tough economic times are giving the consumer electronics industry.

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dirk_bruere - Jan 11, 2009
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BluRay discs are not going to last long unless they can be stored on the HDD - and the DRM stops that. The other big sector that will squeeze BluRay is the (legal) merger of Net and TV. Why buy a disc when you can download? At the other end of the scale we have PDAs and smartphones. Here ordinary DVDs are over specified. In the end BluRay discs will be for "keeper" blockbusters only. Unless the price drops and DRM is scrapped. Happened to music...
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