With the fight between Blu-Ray DVD supporters and HD-DVD backers starting to take shape, the adult entertainment industry may have a decisive say in determining the outcome.
With an estimated 11000 DVD releases each year; some would say (Reuters) that adult entertainment industry is actually driving the DVD industry. Because high definition recording is the desired medium, the amount of space needed to record hi-def recordings is almost 3 times as much when compared to a normal “red ray” DVD disc.
Read about HD-DVD/Blu Ray fight here.
Reuters reports that some of the players in the adult industry are weighing their options when it comes to choosing the next generation DVD format:
“We’re kind of riding it out a little further to see where the trend goes,” said Jackie Ramos, an executive in the DVD division at leading porn producer Wicked Pictures. But if he had to choose, Ramos said, “Blu-ray technology sounds pretty attractive.”
Paul Hesky, chief operating officer of Multimedia Pictures Inc., one of the smaller groups, disagreed.
“Most of the DVD manufacturers in my business do not want the Blu-ray format because it requires new capital investment,” he said, adding, “I know for sure one format or the other will be out (on the market) by this time next year.”
Because the next generation recorders (Blu Ray and HD-DVD) not expected to hit the shelves until the end of the year, deciding which format reigns at the top probably won’t be settled anytime soon.
Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for Murdok. Visit Murdok for the latest search news.
