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Sony Electronics Blog » Blog Archive » Expect Blu-ray to Live on Despite Reports of its Imminent Demise
I’ve been amazed at recent news reports from various sources (some expected, some surprising) either dismissing, suggesting slow sales or even predicting the near-term demise of the Blu-ray Disc format. Now, I can understand why Microsoft and Toshiba would not be immediate adopters of ...
This Week in Blu-Ray: The Godfather Collection Edition [Blu-Ray]
gizmodo.com — Giz pick of the week : The Godfather Collection Some of you may already have the trilogy... on DVD (or even VHS), but a year was spent remastering the Godfather movies frame by frame for this Blu-ray release under the strict watch of Coppola himself. The new collection goes for about $80, but ... (more) This Week in Blu-Ray: The Godfather Collection Edition ...
This Week in Blu-Ray: Iron Man Knocked Up Edition [Blu-Ray]
This Week in Blu-Ray: Iron Man Knocked Up Edition [Blu-Ray]
gizmodo.com — Giz pick of the week : Iron Man There's no doubt Iron Man was a guilty pleasure,... but when executed with a very decent script, a superb cast of actors and unbelievable art design and special effects, we're suddenly proud to put the popcorn flick on our shelf. And the Blu-ray comes with plenty ... (more) This Week in Blu-Ray: Iron Man Knocked Up Edition [Blu-Ray]
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In Spite of Downloadable Movies, I Still Choose Blu-ray [Blu-Ray]
Gizmodo — ... at the format, predicting its lifespan to be only five years. Sony fired back, claiming that the "Blu-ray format will not only coexist with the networked era, but will actually enhance it for many years to come." ...

Sony bigwig balks at "five year" Blu-ray demise prediction
Engadget — Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentOf late, there has been quite a bit of press circulating which suggests that Blu-ray isn't faring too well. At that head of those sentiments was a Samsung UK director named Andy Griffiths, who casually predicted that BD only had about five good years of life remaining. Unsurprisingly, senior VP of corporate communications at Sony Rick Clancy has hit back with an epic tale of why the format is actually not nearing its end. In fact, he suggests that Blu-ray will eventually live harmoniously with ...

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