Andre Yoskowitz
5 Sep 2008 14:31
According to an interview posted on Pocket-lint.co.uk, Samsung believes that the Blu-ray format will only have a 5 year life span from this point out before it is replaced by either HD downloads or a completely different physical media format.
"I think it [Blu-ray] has 5 years left, I certainly wouldn't give it 10", Andy Griffiths, director of consumer electronics for Samsung UK said in the interview. The 10 years mark is what Sony has committed to its Blu-ray playing PlayStation 3 console.
Griffiths does believe however that Blu-ray can be huge over the next year, and that 2008 is just the start.
"It's going to be huge", he added. "We are heavily back-ordered at the moment."
Griffiths cited cheaper prices for players and titles, as well as the format's victory over HD DVD as reasons why the format will be a winner, if only for a short period of time.
"In 2012 we will be in a true HD world. Everything from your television to your camcorder will be offering you pictures in high-definition, and we plan to offer you that HD world from all angles."