A report from the Santa Clara Consulting Group claims next-generation DVDs market will pull in $2 billion in 2006 and $28 billion by 2010, format war or no.
A new report entitled Blu-ray and HD DVD Disc Technologies: Pursuit of a New Standard from the Santa Clara Consulting Group (don’t bother with the Web site unless you need a laugh) makes some pretty bold predictions about the direction of the broad “blue laser” next generation DVD market. Despite the looming format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray, the anticipated sales revenue of next-generation DVD players, game consoles, PC drives, and related media (like games and movies) will exceed $2 billion during 2006, and account for some $28 billion by 2010.
(Yep: $2 billion. This year. 2006.)
“Currently the market seems to be preoccupied with the format battlebetween Blu-ray and HD DVD technologies; what is overlooked is the factthat a market is developing and the opportunity is huge,” observes DavidBunzel, Managing Director of SCCG.
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RSSRight now, the price is 500$ for a HD-DVD player and about 1000$ for a Blu-Ray player. Blu-Ray is more expensive at the moment but I still think Blu-Ray got the advantage here. Most people don't have the big flat displays you need to realy enjoy movies in 1080p and it will take a long time before your grandmother buys a new LCD-TV so for the next gen formats to become mainstream will take a long time. So what's left? Yes, Data storage. Since HDDs are becoming more and more cheaper for every month the next gen formats really needs something extra to avoid a flopp. Blu-Rays 25/50GB against HD-DVDs 15/30 will make a huge difference here.
Personaly, I can't wait for the Blu-Ray burners to come down in price.