Dec 8, 2006 10:05 AM

Black Day for Blu-ray

Blu-ray is losing the battle for the hearts and minds of the DVD-consuming pulbic, according to a new survey by Cymfony, a research firm that specializes in gauging public opinion by combing through Web postings. After reviewing 17,664 posts from 323 blogs and discussion boards over the last two months, Cymfony found that HD-DVD was […]

After reviewing 17,664 posts from 323 blogs and discussion boards over the last two months, Cymfony found that HD-DVD was garnering 46 percent more "positive discussions" than Blu-ray.

Posters cited a history of failed Sony media formats and a general perception of the company being arrogant. Video game buffs particularly disliked having no choice over whether to pay a few hundred bucks to have a Blu-ray drive in their PlayStation 3.

Blu-ray drowning in negative buzz: report [ArsTechnica]

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