Why do so many people not like blu ray?

everyone i know practical hates blu ray, in my opinion blu ray is going to replace dvd but whenever i tell someone that they think that im crazy but if you think about it there are some similar things happening that happened with tapes what i mean is i have some movies on tapes like mulan, lelo and stitch, etc and on some of the tapes the commercials for movies that have already come out say, coming soon to video and dvd, and then soon after they stopped making movies on tapes well now Guess what is happening they say, coming soon to dvd and blu ray, doesn't anyone see the pattern here?Why do so many people not like blu ray?
Why dont you ask the people who are complaining?



My personal gripe:



* Sony did sleezy back-room tactics to get studios to abandon the cheaper, simpler and open-source HD-DVD format.



* As soon as the last studio gave up on HD-DVD, Sony raised prices and announced new features to force early customers to re-buy.



* Sony has deliberately held back titles and counts from rental stores to force consumers to buy BluRay disks. Netflix, Block Buster, RedBox, etc - are all suffering because Sony manipulates quantities on new releases.



* The version of Java on BluRay was so poorly specified and written you need to do almost monthly updates to your players firmware to fix the problems.



So my gripes are NOT about the format - but about the un-ethical way competition was put out of business and we are now being manipulated.
You can't not like Blu-Ray. That dosn't make any sense. It's scientifically better.



There is a lot of misconception about Blu-Ray. People think it's good only because it can't output 1080p resolution.



It's actually good because it's lossless audio and video as opposed to DVD which is compressed.



When lossless, you can't get any better. The only thing they can do is provide 4K resoulution material, but even that would still be lossless. 4K would only be necessary for very large projector screens.



Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD master audio is lossless, uncompressed audio. You can't get any better than that. Blu-Ray can't be beaten. It's the best you can do.Why do so many people not like blu ray?
I am with you. First the VHS tape, then the Laser Disc, DVD and now Blu ray. I have stop buying dvd for over two years now. Sure the blu ray disc movies are more money than the dvd. If you look when dvd first came out, the price is the same as the blu ray disc now. Laser Disc movie in which I have 1,000 in my collection stated at the $34.95 price. You don't see many new dvd players being sold in store from name brand companies. Yes, sooner or later the dvd will be like the laser disc on the side.
IMO most people who "hate" blu-ray either don't understand that the picture is better, or that they have a "large" DVD collection and don't want to re-buy all their movies. I've owned many movies on tape, laser disc, DVD, and now blu-ray (and a few on HD-DVD). I have newer TVs and love the picture quality of High DefinitionWhy do so many people not like blu ray?
a) It is still expensive. When a BD player is below $99, then it will fly off the shelves

b) For many DVD is good enough

c) Many people just stream
i love it
Blu Ray is the superior format and is the format of the future. It is superior to HD DVD, because it can store and playback full 1080p (progressive scan) HD video for feature length movies, as opposed to HD DVD, which can only store and output 720p HD video for a feature length film. However, most HDTVs can upconvert the 720p signal to a 1080i (interlaced scan), and the picture is pretty impressive.



Most people can't really tell the difference between 720p/1080i and 1080p, especially on smaller screens (less than 40-inch) and greater viewing distances. So, they don't see why they should shell out $30 to $40 for a Blu Ray disk - especially to replace their entire DVD collection - when the difference between the two is minimal.



When buying a new disk player, however, it's a no-brainer to get a Blu Ray player. It can play the Blu Ray disks in full 1080p HD, and it can play all formats of DVD disks and even music CDs. The consumer can then choose whether he wants to just get a new DVD or splurge and get a Blu Ray version of a new movie.