Beginning of the end for DVDs?

In Europe, Blu-Rays discs have outsold chief rival HD-DVD dics by a stunning margin-73% of all high definition discs sold in Europe this year were Blu-Rays, compared to an anemic 27% for HD-DVDs. Blu-Ray technology is used for Playstation 3 games and high definition movie discs that are not HD-DVDs. More then 1 million Blu-Ray movie discs have been sold in Europe, in addition to 20 million more movie and gaming discs that have been produced for sale on the continent. And this trend is not only in Europe-in the United States, Blu-Rays have outsold HD-DVDs by a nearly two to one margin. Some of the most popular Blu-Ray movies include Spiderman 3, 300, and Pirates of the Caribbean 3.

Developed by Sony, Blu-Rays take home video technology to another level. Just as DVDs were the next step up from VHS, Blu-Rays represent another rung on the ladder reached. One of the reasons I bought a Playstation 3 instead of an XBox 360(though I very nearly did buy a 360, which is a great system), in fact, was that the PS3 is a Blu-Ray player. My prediction is that, in the next five years, Blu-Rays will cement its lead not only over HD-DVDs, but over regular DVDs are well. Blu-Rays represent the future-and DVD may quickly be fading into the past. This is Kolametal, signing off.