The association backing the Blu-ray next-generation storage format aims to oust the DVD as the leading storage format within the next three years, according to Australian IT.
The Blu-ray format offers up to five times more storage capacity than DVDs, but is …
The association backing the Blu-ray next-generation storage format aims to oust the DVD as the leading storage format within the next three years, according to Australian IT.
The Blu-ray format offers up to five times more storage capacity than DVDs, but is contending against rival format, HD DVD, for the next-generation storage crown. The latter format has the advantage of cheaper discs, players and burners.
“Within three years it will just be Blu-ray,” says Frank Simonis, Blu-ray Disc Associations European chairperson, according to Australian IT.
The reason why Simonis is so confident, is that every Sony PlayStation 3 games console is fitted with a Blu-ray drive, enabling the console to double as a Blu-ray player.
The number of PlayStation 3s sold in Japan and North America in December hit 1.84-million and Sony plans to launch a further million in Europe in the next week.
As a result of this, Blu-ray already exceeds HD DVD in the number of players sold and with a total of 5.2-million Blu-ray discs having been sold, it won’t be long before it outstrips HD DVD in this area too.
Although many film houses in Europe and Asia will continue to use HD DVD because it is cheaper and simpler, five out of the eight big Hollywood studios support only Blu-ray in comparison to the one studio (Universal), which supports only HD DVD.
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