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DVD replication requirements are still showing strong despite the belief the format will disappear due to blu-ray and downloads. With the current global recession, everybody looks at outgoing expenses not just individuals but corporations, production companies and of course independent producers. At the end of the day, consumer disposable income ultimately determines how fast new technology is pushed forward and the DVD is a prime example of this.
For quite a few years now, the DVD has been the accepted media platform for movies and as it is the movies that account for the vast majority of DVD use, we will use this as the example.
Let's face it, we all like and even need to have some "me" time or leisure time to get away from the everyday needs like work and mundane house duties. Unfortunately most of the activities we would like to indulge in cost money and some more than others. Simply an evening at the pub these days would easily set you back twenty pound and while money is tight, the ability to afford such luxuries are limited. With most decent programs on TV being on the channels that cost to view, this also becomes a luxury many are foregoing so what's the alternative? Well getting stuck into a good movie a couple of times a week is one popular alternative and with a few friends joining you with a few beers and a bottle of wine it makes it as entertaining as going to the pub but at a fraction of the cost.
For the same reason as not going out, consumers are not going to the additional expense of adding blu-ray players at home because let's face it, we've all been more than happy with the quality of DVD for years now so the extra cost while funds are tight is not necessary. Similarly to the pay per view TV channels, decent internet speed is an extra expense and without top speeds, downloading movies simply is not viable so this proves not an option.
For these reasons the popularity of the DVD and therefore the DVD replication requirements remains high at present. Production companies are not going to ignore a platform that generates genuine sales and just as the consumers have to consider their expenses, so do the companies. Licensing and manufacturing costs of Blu-Ray remains far higher than for DVD and if the demand is not significant enough, these are additional costs that are not currently warranted.
Sure the time will come when consumer confidence returns as more disposable income is available and then there is a good chance a swifter change to the Blu-Ray platform will be seen but until that time and as we do not have the ability to see into the future for genuine ends to the recession, DVD replication remains high in demand.
