Yet Another Survey! This time a survey with 1000 respondents from ABI Research has revealed a widespread reluctance to purchase a Blu-ray player in the near future. According to the research consumers don't really see Blu-ray as a huge improvement. Half of the respondents to the survey rated Blu-ray’s quality as much better than a DVD and 40% called it somewhat better but most were very satisfied with the performance of their current DVD players.
Also high prices for Blu-ray players are not helping the format, and also the need for a HDTV, which has to be bought, is another barrier. Still Blu-ray isn't doing that bad, thanks to the Sony Playstation 3 there is a huge userbase that already has a Blu-ray player.
