Comments on: Samsung Adds Final Nail to Blu-ray’s Coffin http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/04/samsung-adds-final-nail-to-blu-rays-coffin/ My opinions about convergence, consumer technology, gadgets, Web, and more. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:51:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » How Blu-ray Can Avoid Failure http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/04/samsung-adds-final-nail-to-blu-rays-coffin/comment-page-1/#comment-429093 LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » How Blu-ray Can Avoid Failure Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:20:49 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1550#comment-429093 [...] what’s to be done for dear old Blu-ray?  Is it as dead as I prognosticate, or no?  I think the best step is to change our expectations and mindsets on [...] [...] what’s to be done for dear old Blu-ray?  Is it as dead as I prognosticate, or no?  I think the best step is to change our expectations and mindsets on [...]

]]> By: Ben Drawbaugh http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/04/samsung-adds-final-nail-to-blu-rays-coffin/comment-page-1/#comment-370465 Ben Drawbaugh Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:34:49 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1550#comment-370465 Blu-ray will be every bit as successful as Laser Disc (already is, more so), so you decide if you think that is success at all. Meanwhile I'll be doing something I plan to do for at least the next few years, enjoying the highest quality movies available. I mean seriously, with the demise of DVD predicted after only 10 years and with technology moving as fast as it is today, how long do you think any technology will be around? Blu-ray will be every bit as successful as Laser Disc (already is, more so), so you decide if you think that is success at all.

Meanwhile I’ll be doing something I plan to do for at least the next few years, enjoying the highest quality movies available.

I mean seriously, with the demise of DVD predicted after only 10 years and with technology moving as fast as it is today, how long do you think any technology will be around?

]]> By: Taylor http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/04/samsung-adds-final-nail-to-blu-rays-coffin/comment-page-1/#comment-370379 Taylor Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:27:35 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1550#comment-370379 I have to agree with Ian. I think the next real physical medium will be solid state. The prices keep dropping to the point where I buy a jump drive and a few months later they've doubled the storage for the same price. 16 gb drives are here 100 gb solid state in a small form factor is not 5 years off and that is supposedly the theoretical end point for Bluray. I say good riddance... I have to agree with Ian. I think the next real physical medium will be solid state. The prices keep dropping to the point where I buy a jump drive and a few months later they’ve doubled the storage for the same price. 16 gb drives are here 100 gb solid state in a small form factor is not 5 years off and that is supposedly the theoretical end point for Bluray. I say good riddance…

]]> By: Ian Kemmish http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/04/samsung-adds-final-nail-to-blu-rays-coffin/comment-page-1/#comment-370374 Ian Kemmish Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:21:32 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1550#comment-370374 I suspect, from Samsung's point of view, the reasoning is more along the lines that the dominant HD sources currently shipping are camcorders, and they increasingly have solid state media, not rotating media. (And 1080 video of me doing my harpsichord practice is a LOT sharper than anything upsampled I've watched to far!) In five years time, the price advantage that pre-recorded rotating media currently have over solid state may simply have evaporated.... I suspect, from Samsung’s point of view, the reasoning is more along the lines that the dominant HD sources currently shipping are camcorders, and they increasingly have solid state media, not rotating media. (And 1080 video of me doing my harpsichord practice is a LOT sharper than anything upsampled I’ve watched to far!) In five years time, the price advantage that pre-recorded rotating media currently have over solid state may simply have evaporated….

]]> By: Details on LG’s Blu-ray/Netflix Combo Box http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/04/samsung-adds-final-nail-to-blu-rays-coffin/comment-page-1/#comment-370339 Details on LG’s Blu-ray/Netflix Combo Box Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:18:56 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1550#comment-370339 [...] value for non-gamers - who may be better served by the similarly priced Playstation 3. Although, if you believe Samsung, Blu-ray’s only got a 5-year shelf life… addthis_pub = 'davezatz'; addthis_options [...] [...] value for non-gamers – who may be better served by the similarly priced Playstation 3. Although, if you believe Samsung, Blu-ray’s only got a 5-year shelf life… addthis_pub = ‘davezatz’; addthis_options [...]

]]> By: Dave Zatz http://www.livedigitally.com/2008/09/04/samsung-adds-final-nail-to-blu-rays-coffin/comment-page-1/#comment-370322 Dave Zatz Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:39:33 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/?p=1550#comment-370322 Damn you, Toeman. I just dropped $400 on a PS3 for Blu-ray! ;) Damn you, Toeman. I just dropped $400 on a PS3 for Blu-ray! ;)

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