Wilson also suggested that consumers would really have been better off with the HD format than with Blu-ray. [emphasis added]
"Storage capacity is the one area [where Blu-ray] can claim an advantage," he elaborated. But the outcome of the format war, which became official on Tuesday, "doesn’t benefit anyone today and it comes at a cost. [Blu-ray] discs and players are both more expensive to manufacture. The DVD format was less expensive to implement and further along in its deployment. [Blu-ray] is twelve months behind in terms of its feature set."
Michael Sauers is the Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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One Reply to “Still a bit bitter”
I think it’s a bit short sighted to only look at Blu-Ray or HD-DVD as a media for movies and home entertainment. How many people are using DVDs for backup or sending information now? Blu-Ray offers even more storage capacity, but of course it’s still some time off. Think ahead!
I think it’s a bit short sighted to only look at Blu-Ray or HD-DVD as a media for movies and home entertainment. How many people are using DVDs for backup or sending information now? Blu-Ray offers even more storage capacity, but of course it’s still some time off. Think ahead!