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why DVD and not blue ray?

With blue ray players gaining in popularity people may be finding themselves in a position between choosing between a standard DVD(digital video disc) player and a blue ray player. So why should you choose DVD over blue ray? Let’s look at some of the reasons why DVD might be the better choice for you.

Selection. You have more titles to choose from when you choose to use DVD. Many of the older movies and television shows are just released on the digital video disc format. If you rely on just blue ray, you will be missing out on many selections. It is just easier to find box sets of your favorite television shows in digital video disc format compared to blue ray. If you have no problem with a limited selection of videos to choose from, by all means choose blue ray.

Another reason to select DVD over blue ray is cost. From the players to the disc, blue ray simply costs more. You can get a few digital video discs for the cost of one blue ray disc. That means you can have 3 DVD movies for the price of one blue ray movie. Blue ray players can cost many times the price of a digital video disc player. The digital video disc format is simply the more cost effective solution.

If you want to record shows and movies, DVD lets you do it much cheaper than you could with blue ray. As with the discs that contain movies and television shows, the blank discs are cheaper also. You can build a better personal library of videos of you choose to go with the digital video disc format over blue ray. Blue ray may be able to compete with the digital video disc format when the price comes down and the selection is expanded, until that day, digital video disc is the way to go.

Are DVD”s still relevant?

Every ten years or so a new format takes over the consumer film market, and drives prices higher with newer technology. In the past two years, the blu-ray format has begun an epic battle to fight against DVD for the consumer format of choice. Blu- rays offer many advantages over traditional DVD discs but the DVD’s already have an extremely loyal following. We’ve gone over and listed some pros and cons of each format to help consumers decide what is best for them.

A DVD has a lot going for it. The quality jump from tapes to disc was pronounced and major, and the jump from digital video discs to blu ray discs is a lot less significant. However, the cost increase for blu-ray and and blu-ray discs is substantial. Even renting the discs typically costs a few dollars more .

Another interesting fact is that blu ray discs scratch a lot easier than DVD’s. This means that with some cleaning a DVD is going to last on the shelf a lot longer than the newer disc format.

Every few years a new format comes out that attempts to catch on with the mainstream market. DVD was clearly the winner of its format war, but the jury is still out on future technology. It is unwise to invest in technology that isn’t going to be the winner in a format war.

Digital Video Disks will enjoy many more years of success no matter what happens to other formats. The discs are extremely cheap to make and are very easy to make copies of. So easy in fact, that many claim this was part of the reason the format succeeded. Piracy and format success are typically connected in ways that most consumers don’t understand. Format wars can be extremely interesting and complex.

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