According to information published on the internet portal iprofesional.com, Blue-ray technology, which plays movies with high sound and image qualities and is offered as an alternative to DVD, has not yet taken off as manufacturers expected. At least it is the conclusion that emerges from a report released in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, by Lite-On, one of the companies that distributes this technology. According to this manufacturer in 2008 a total of 6 million Blue-ray players will be sold, against 308 million DVD players.
In turn, when making the projection for the coming years it is estimated that by 2009 sales will amount to 14 million; in 2010 to 32; in 2011 to 56 and in 2012 to 86 million. Its counterpart, DVD players, will sell 314 units in 2009 and will gradually fall to 271 million by 2012.
While Manufacturers of Blue-ray reprducers emphasize the quality of the image and sound, they neglect other aspects that are fundamental and that go beyond the player itself. For example, as far as connectors are concerned, the cables that connect the player with the equipment that will project the image must be HDMI, a high-definition multimedia interface; if the cable is from another system, the benefits of Blue-ray will not be appreciated. In addition, to enjoy the quality of the image it is necessary to have a high definition tv and that its anti-copy systems, unlike what happens with the DVD, does not allow any user to perform them.
