My Cart - Blu-Ray discs are slowly, but surely superseding DVDs. It was only a couple years when there was some speculation as to which format would be the one to eventually take over as the dominant format for home video, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray? In the ensuing format war which was highly reminiscent of the struggle between Betamax and VHS to maintain dominance of the market in the early 80s, Blu-Ray, like VHS, eventually came out on top.
With HD-DVD out of the picture Blu-Ray has slowly started to creep into the marketplace and whilst it doesn’t seem like people will be abandoning DVDs anytime soon an increasing number of homes are adopting Blu-Ray as their format of choice.
The price of Blu-Ray discs, which was extremely high when they were first introduced, has dropped sharply, as has the price of the players, so the format is becoming more affordable. If you’re thinking of upgrading to Blu-Ray remember that you’ll need a HDTV. Thankfully there are plenty of HDTVs available for a great price and most electronics retailers will have a huge selection of cheap LCD TVs suitable for use with a Blu-Ray player.
However, market experts speculate that even when Blu-Ray does eventually become the dominant format for home video there will still be a significant market for DVD. The beauty of DVDs is that they can still be played on a Blu-Ray player, so when you upgrade there is no need to abandon your DVD collection. Also, DVDs are extremely cheap and are only likely to get cheaper as Blu-Ray becomes more common place.
