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Blu-ray discs have won the war as the next generation of movies but still have some competition in standard DVDs.
Associate communication professor Robert Brookey said Blu-ray discs have the advantage of holding more memory compared to a regular DVD.
“Blu-ray DVDs hold 10 times the amount of memory than standard DVDs do,” Brookey said. “Blu-ray DVDs need to hold more memory in order to get the high definition quality needed.”
Brookey said despite the better quality of Blu-ray DVDs, their sales could be doing better.
“I don’t imagine standard DVDs going away completely any time soon,” he said. “I see them staying around for another five years or so with the high demand they’re still receiving.”
Brookey attributes a longer life in regular DVDs to the many people who have large collections of them.
“People began buying standard DVDs when they first came out because they imagined them to have more durability and better quality compared to VHSs,” he said. “And people don’t want them to become obsolete.”
Doug Kocur, a freshman special education major, said he will not be buying a Blu-ray player for some time.
“I find Blu-ray players and DVDs to be expensive, so I will continue to buy standard DVDs for now,” he said. “I really don’t see much of a difference in quality and am fine with the quality of regular DVDs.”
Geography major Mike Carlson received a Blu-ray player as a bonus.
“I got a [PlayStation 3], which also works as a Blu-ray player,” Carlson. “I didn’t intend on getting a Blu-ray player, so it was a bonus for me. For the most part, I still get standard DVDs because Blu-ray DVDs cost too much.”
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