[Publib] Changing Formats in the AV section

[Reeder, Norm]

My answer isn't going to be scientific here.  One of the things I watch for
is the "Christmas Season".  What is the hottest new technology seller for
that season.  That's when a lot of players are purchased.  When one or the
other formats (there are now two competing formats, and blu-ray is only one)
finally gets enough market share to become mass market, then we begin to
invest and change there. Generally the players have to be under $500 for
them to become mass market items.

 

Right now we aren't buying either of the two formats as few people have the
players and there aren't that many titles out yet.  It's the same old "which
came first the chicken or the egg?" Thing.  People don't buy the players
because there aren't many discs out.  Disc makers don't flood the market
with new format discs because there aren't many players to play them yet.
There has to be a kind of build up so there's enough mass market support for
one format or the other.  Blu-Ray is being helped by being included in the
Sony game player box.  But there are also big names behind the other format
too.  

 

Thanks

Norm

 

Norm Reeder

Library Services Manager

Torrance Public Library

3301 Torrance Blvd

Torrance, CA 90503

310-618-5950

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From: Wolferman, Stephanie [mailto:wolfstep at dom.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:44 AM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Changing Formats in the AV section

 

Hi, this is Stephanie again.  I am the only who originally asked the
question, about changing the formats in your library's AV section and
decisions about what to keep on the floor, and I just want to thank everyone
for getting back to me.  Not to continue to bother everyone, but I just
wanted to have a follow up question, and if anyone could answer it, it would
be great.

When looking at a film collection in the AV department, when do you start to
invest in new technology?  For instance, I see a lot of advertisement for
films now in formatted with blue ray technology.  I started to do research
on the topic, and was wondering if anyone has invested in blue ray DVDs, and
how did you come to that decision.  Harking back to the days when DVDs were
new, when did you decide that DVDs were worth investing in?  

Thank you for the help!  

From,

Stephanie

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