What is Blu-rays official launch date?
The official date has been set to Spring 2006, announced in December 2005. HD DVD’s release date was earlier pushed back to early 2006 as well. The difference between HD DVD and Blu-ray’s launch dates is probably not a major issue, because even DVDs, the most successful format ever, took a year to become a “must-have” item after its official launch date, so the difference of a few months between the official launch dates is probably insignificant. A launch date of May 23, 2006 was first set in February of the same year, but has recently been delayed until June 25th. As for media, the 2006 CES allowed several companies to make annoucements in regards to media availability: • Fujifilm: Blu-ray and HD DVD media available in mid 2006 • Verbatim: Single layer BD-R and HD DVD-R media available early 2006, dual layer HD DVD-R by the end of 2006 More dates will be posted when more announcements are made.
The official date has been set to Spring 2006, announced in December 2005. HD DVD’s release date was earlier pushed back to early 2006 as well. The difference between HD DVD and Blu-ray’s launch dates is probably not a major issue, because even DVDs, the most successful format ever, took a year to become a “must-have” item after its official launch date, so the difference of a few months between the official launch dates is probably insignificant. A launch date of May 23, 2006 was first set in February of the same year, but has recently been delayed until June 25th. As for media, the 2006 CES allowed several companies to make announcements in regards to media availability: • Fujifilm: Blu-ray and HD DVD media available in mid 2006 • Verbatim: Single layer BD-R and HD DVD-R media available early 2006, dual layer HD DVD-R by the end of 2006 More dates will be posted when more announcements are made.
