Washington, D.C.
(March 15, 2007)
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The Blu-ray HDTV DVD will replace the standard-def DVD
in three years, according to a Blu-ray spokesman.
That's a bold statement considering that more than 80 percent of U.S. homes now have a standard DVD player while less than two percent have a Blu-ray player.
But Frank Simonis, the European chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association, said today that "within three years, it will just be Blu-ray."
Simonis' remarks were reported by Reuters.
That's a bold statement considering that more than 80 percent of U.S. homes now have a standard DVD player while less than two percent have a Blu-ray player.
But Frank Simonis, the European chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association, said today that "within three years, it will just be Blu-ray."
Simonis' remarks were reported by Reuters.
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Blu-ray, which was launched last year, is also still battling with another high-def format, HD-DVD.
While Blu-ray sales appear to be pulling away from its HDTV DVD rival, it still has a long way to go. Total Blu-ray players, including Sony's Play Station 3, which comes with a Blu-ray player inside, are less than two million in Japan and North America.
Reuters reports that 5.2 million Blu-ray discs have been sold worldwide, a far cry from the billions of standard DVDs that have been sold.
However, Blu-ray has the backing of seven of the eight major movie studios, although four of them are supporting both high-def DVD formats.
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Blu-ray, which was launched last year, is also still battling with another high-def format, HD-DVD.
While Blu-ray sales appear to be pulling away from its HDTV DVD rival, it still has a long way to go. Total Blu-ray players, including Sony's Play Station 3, which comes with a Blu-ray player inside, are less than two million in Japan and North America.
Reuters reports that 5.2 million Blu-ray discs have been sold worldwide, a far cry from the billions of standard DVDs that have been sold.
However, Blu-ray has the backing of seven of the eight major movie studios, although four of them are supporting both high-def DVD formats.
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