Blu-ray won't overtake DVD until 2013

Why?

I obviously can't speak for everybody, but I've got no need for a blu ray drive, either for reading or writing. The movies are too few and too expensive and there is almost no software on blu ray. The writeable media is also not cost effective, I rarely need to write 25gb of data in one go and if I do I either use 2 standard DVDs at a fraction of the price or I write it to flash/magnetic media, instead. With external hard drives coming in at 5-10p per GB I really don't need to be spending £6 on a 25g disk. The same for the writers, too much money for to little gain.

Maybe when media is £1 a disc and the drives are under £50, but until then I've got no time for blu ray.

By Perfectblue97 on 27 Aug 2009

Cost is prohibitive

I personally could use 25GB disks for storage and I'd love some of my favorite movies in HD.

But I agree that currently the cost is just too much to make it worthwhile.

However, when I next upgrade to a new PC I'll almost certainly get one with BluRay in it.

By Grunthos on 27 Aug 2009

Cost is prohibitive

I personally could use 25GB disks for storage and I'd love some of my favorite movies in HD.

But I agree that currently the cost is just too much to make it worthwhile.

However, when I next upgrade to a new PC I'll almost certainly get one with BluRay in it.

By Grunthos on 27 Aug 2009

No compelling argument

You can get a 250Gb pocket drive for £45 or 8Gb flash for £10 or less. These two devices cover all the bases I can think of that Blu-ray has use for in PCs.

I only use DVD media to create boot disks and bootable flash seems a better alternative now.

By milliganp on 27 Aug 2009

Well one good reason for having a blu-ray writer is for home movies. There are a growing number of HD capable camcorders on the market now. Being able to edit then transfer your videos in high definition onto blu-ray disks that will play on any blu-ray player will probably be the biggest driving factor in the take up for writers in computers. Its the only reason I have one as backup harddrive storage takes care of all my other needs.

By Shuflie on 27 Aug 2009

Poll

Where is the poll option for those of us who already have blu-ray drive? Seems a one sided to have a poll if its only going to look at reasons why people haven't bought them.

By Shuflie on 27 Aug 2009

Optical media

I'm not a fan of optical media in general. It's not reliable enough as an archiving format, particularly for one's own data. Discs that are prone to skipping and malfunction are a real problem. The environmental impact of manufacturing is also an issue.

By stefani on 27 Aug 2009

The PC I bought this year is intended to be my main maqchine for caround 5 years, so I had a Blu-ray drive put in.

I've got 1 Blu-ray film (mainly as a test) but at the moment, I'm not that bothered about getting more.

If I buy any films in future, I'll probably get the Blu-ray version. IF it's avaialble on Blu-ray and IF the price is not more than a tenner (which is still high compared to DVD versions).

By Lacrobat on 27 Aug 2009

Blu-ray drives must have Java VM. Its used for user interface etc. So when Toshiba etc produce BD for £50, you'll want to author on PC, deliver on BD. Already LaserDisk arcade titles have been ported to BD, don't need PS3 just BD. Ideal output from school drama/programming courses.
http://developers.sun.com/learning/javaoneonline/2
008/pdf/TS-5449.pdf

By EconSim on 27 Aug 2009

It can work

I bought a drive for £60 and hire most of mine for £2 each from easyCinema, same price as hiring DVDs. The difference is worth the extra few pounds for the few that I really want to buy - anyone who says an upscaled DVD is just as good hasn't seen a good Bluray with half decent equipment!

By halsteadk on 27 Aug 2009

Blu for you?

By 2013 HDTV might just be on line as a watch anytime subscriber service.

A cheaper and better High Definition media may be produced by 2013.

I would not want to buy much more expensive disks that are still easy to damage.

By lenmontieth on 30 Aug 2009