Martin68
Established Member
I'm not sure if this has been asked before.
is Blu ray recording doomed before it's even become a popular format?
here's why i'm wondering:
I have yet to find blank BD-R's in main stream shops that sell DVD-R-s, this includes Currys and Comet.
I have only ever seen Panasonic branded BDR stand alone recorders for sale, and only in dedicated CE retailers, wheras DVD recorders are sold even in super markets. where's the compertition from other manufacturers?
With more HD chanels on tv now available, but HD recording (copy right)restrictions built in, as in the Panasonic machiens, this makes it un appealing and virtually useless for hd archiving of tv programs.
Also regarding the Panasonic machiens, they only record home recorded hd (camcorder) HD to BDR as long as the avchd file structure is un disturbed, which is useless if you try and edit on a computer the mts file.
there's no connection to stream HD video into these machiens again..useless!
BDR drives are also very rare on computers, even on top spec systems
blank media is still over priced considering how easy it is to make a coaster, the high cost is off putting.
The Bluray format is now about 10 years old but i have yet to see it being used for archiving for the home user.
Is it being doomed?
is Blu ray recording doomed before it's even become a popular format?
here's why i'm wondering:
I have yet to find blank BD-R's in main stream shops that sell DVD-R-s, this includes Currys and Comet.
I have only ever seen Panasonic branded BDR stand alone recorders for sale, and only in dedicated CE retailers, wheras DVD recorders are sold even in super markets. where's the compertition from other manufacturers?
With more HD chanels on tv now available, but HD recording (copy right)restrictions built in, as in the Panasonic machiens, this makes it un appealing and virtually useless for hd archiving of tv programs.
Also regarding the Panasonic machiens, they only record home recorded hd (camcorder) HD to BDR as long as the avchd file structure is un disturbed, which is useless if you try and edit on a computer the mts file.
there's no connection to stream HD video into these machiens again..useless!
BDR drives are also very rare on computers, even on top spec systems
blank media is still over priced considering how easy it is to make a coaster, the high cost is off putting.
The Bluray format is now about 10 years old but i have yet to see it being used for archiving for the home user.
Is it being doomed?