The potential pitfalls of Blu-ray
We're good sports. While Blu-ray has "won" the "format war", there are still a number of areas where it needs to watch its back as this Digitimes Research data has revealed. What are they? Let's make a bulleted list so it's easier to separate them.
Not all game consoles support Blu-ray. With DVD, every game console decided to base its hardware on the disc. However, the Wii isn't fully HD and the 360 probably won't jump into the Blu-ray bandwagon, so it's all up to the PS3 to shoulder the weight of Blu-ray. But hey, add-on drives to the 360 aren't an impossibility.
In-car audio/video equipment is basically incompatible with Blu-ray. Not that we'd really recommend you playing a Blu-ray video in a car anyway, but DVDs work fine. You need a screen double the size of those available in cars to even get a proper resolution.
As far as backing up stuff on the PC is concerned, Blu-ray isn't that necessary. DVDs and CDs cover the small stuff while external drives are useful for backing up the big stuff.
The same goes for business use in terms of backup. Blu-ray isn't competitive enough with the UDO market in the business industry.
They conclude saying that Blu-ray is useful only for watching movies and playing PS3 games. It's a decent list of worries, but are they really big worries, or just making mountains out of mole hills? Let us know your thoughts.
[Thanks, Henry!]