Blu-ray Audio...will it take over?

**John72953** · 05-26-2010, 04:18 PM

IMO Blu-ray Audio has huge potential and will, in the end, silence every digital format before it.

John

**Ron Party** · 05-26-2010, 04:41 PM

Why do you believe it will succeed?

**Steve Williams** · 05-26-2010, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Party

Why do you believe it will succeed?

It will ONLY succeed if studios lowers the prices of the movies

**Ron Party** · 05-26-2010, 05:03 PM

Steve, do you think it is necessary for the price of Blu-Ray movies to lower before Blu-Ray audio becomes viable, let alone takes over CD?

**Steve Williams** · 05-26-2010, 05:07 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Party

Steve, do you think it is necessary for the price of Blu-Ray movies to lower before Blu-Ray audio becomes viable, let alone takes over CD?

perhaps I said that with tongue in cheek because what small % of America (let alone the world) has embraced BD. Ask people who don't have it and they don't know what it is. Those that do will always talk about the higher price. So of the people who know BD what % would then reach out to embrace Blu-Ray audio. (unless of course it is properly priced).

**John72953** · 05-26-2010, 05:08 PM

Simply because every household will have a Blu-ray player and high-defination multi-channel or 2-channel (if desired) sound can be expereinced, without the need for a another dedicated player.

**John72953** · 05-26-2010, 05:12 PM

Pricing of Blu-ray discs is dropping weekly. Pricing of players is as well.

**Ron Party** · 05-26-2010, 05:43 PM

I do not see it happening. The future of digital is already here, and it is downloaded.

**JackD201** · 05-26-2010, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by Ron Party

I do not see it happening. The future of digital is already here, and it is downloaded.

Yup, I think we're past the point of no return.

**amirm** · 05-26-2010, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by John72953

IMO Blu-ray Audio has huge potential and will, in the end, silence every digital format before it.

John

Unfortunately from a business point of view, that is unlikely to happen. Reason is not what you think. It has to do with mandatory AACS licensing with keys costing thousands of dollars. Given the small distribution of high-fidelity titles, this is a big barrier. And with many record labels burned on DVD-A/SACD, there just isn't much emphasis behind it.

I am with whoever said downloads are the future. They really are in this case

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