Blu-ray’s Future and Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

CES 2009 is almost upon us and we have to wonder what will be the biggest news this year. Last year at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas the biggest news was not a new product coming to the market; it was the demise of one. Blu-ray won the format war, which spelt the death of HD DVD.

The death of HD DVD lies at the hands of Warner Brothers, when they decided to withdraw their support from the format, this handed the victory to Blu-ray. There are those who now wonder what the future holds for Blu-ray, there are those who say that Blu-ray will not last and that digital downloads will be the future. However news that Blu-ray sales are up by 400% shows that the format is now proving a popular choice.

Blu-ray will have almost the floor to themselves, so we have to wonder what they can do to convince people away from DVD. There are two problems; Blu-rays are more expensive than a standard DVD, and the fact that Blu-rays players have always had a higher price. However you can now pick up a Blu-ray player for under $200, so things are starting to look up.

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