Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Rob Enderle: Blu-Ray Has Lost
Posted by Jeremy Charette in "ARTICLE" @ 07:30 AM
"I was one of the folks who thought that Blu-ray was going to eliminate HD-DVD and by this time HD-DVD would be toast. In fact, I was one of the analysts who helped convince Time Warner to hedge its bets and go with both formats. However, this was all before I knew the cost of the Blu-ray technology, and it was based on the assumption that Sony would never be stupid enough to price itself out of the game."
The high points: Sony gambled on the PS3, and ended up late and over-priced. HD-DVD will be the first to $200, and volume sales won't happen until then. And if volume sales don't happen before the end of this year, both formats will lose to alternatives (downloadable content and upscaling players). Sound familiar? It should, since it's what Felix Torres and I have been saying for the last, oh, 6 months or so. I wonder if Rob reads our site? :lol:
The high points: Sony gambled on the PS3, and ended up late and over-priced. HD-DVD will be the first to $200, and volume sales won't happen until then. And if volume sales don't happen before the end of this year, both formats will lose to alternatives (downloadable content and upscaling players). Sound familiar? It should, since it's what Felix Torres and I have been saying for the last, oh, 6 months or so. I wonder if Rob reads our site? :lol:
