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The price of disk drives and high
definition is expected to decline with the introduction of a new license.
Winner of the battle for high definition DVD, the Blu-ray still struggling to win. According to research firm Future Source, 200 million on Blu-ray discs sold in 2008, only 36 million have sold. 82% unsold. To make things worse, not only the range of products available is limited, but still expensive equipment costing between 199 and 399 € for a drive, and 20 to 40 € for a film. If the price of readers and Blu-ray is so high, not only because the manufacturers hope to make the best new technology. It is also because they have to pay licenses to different companies at the origin of this new format. In addition, a total of six licenses to be paid to operate the Blu-ray technology, allowing the playback of CDs and DVDs, use the logo, the software needed, etc..This is the main reason Steve Jobs had been invoked to explain that Macs were not equipped with Blu-ray. "The integration of this technology is too complex, said Apple boss at his last press conference. It is a real gremlins. " Towards a single license To encourage more manufacturers to engage in the manufacture of drives and Blu-ray, major licensees, including Sony, Panasonic and Philips have created a joint task to sell a single license. The initiative will simplify the work of builders and lower the price of the license of approximately 40%. They do not pay more than 9.50 dollars for every Blu-ray produced 14 dollars a recorder, and between 0.11 and 0.15 dollar per disc Blu-ray. This decrease is not reflected in whole, but suggests readers less than 150 € and disks around 15 or 20 €. Meanwhile, several companies in the industry prefer to focus on video on demand (VOD), which offers movies in high definition is growing, and which does not depend on a physical or licensing complex. One way, so for consumers to spend less: on specialized sites, the high definition movies can be watched for less than € 6. |
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