Futuresource still predicting big things for Blu-ray

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<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2009/06/20090131-futuresourcechart.jpg" alt="" />Always good for an optimistic Blu-ray outlook, analyst <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/futuresource">Futuresource</a> this week continued to peg 2012 as the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/02/02/futuresource-predicts-physical-media-market-will-remain-flat-unt/">year Blu-ray breaks into the mainstream</a>, while reducing its prediction of discs sold this year in the format from 95 to 75 million. The expectation is that within the next couple of years hardware could drop to as cheap as $50 for an "entry-level" Blu-ray player, with dedicated set-top box owners snapping up high definition discs at a much quicker rate than the currently PS3-dominated (6% to 3%) audience. Check <em>Video Business</em> for the full recap, but just in case you <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/06/25/harris-poll-concerning-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd-penetration-is-way-off/">hadn't heard</a>, rumors of Blu-ray's impending demise are greatly exaggerated.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/06/26/futuresource-still-predicting-big-things-for-blu-ray/">Futuresource still predicting big things for Blu-ray</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com">Engadget HD</a> on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:39:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6667297.html?nid=3511>Read</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/06/26/futuresource-still-predicting-big-things-for-blu-ray/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/19079259/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>*|*<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2009/06/26/futuresource-still-predicting-big-things-for-blu-ray/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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