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How Long will Blue-Ray Last How Long Will Blu-ray Last? As the dust settles on the Blu-ray versus HD DVD battle, Sony's moves point to its realization of another battle brewing -- broadband Internet and video on demand (VOD) as the pipeline for programming and movies into the home. VOD pioneer Studio 4 Networks reports a 300 percent increase in program views and 158 percent growth of views per VOD-enabled household. With VOD and Internet broadcasting taking hold, Sony could feel a sense of urgency to drive revenues with Blu-ray while it can. VHS and DVD have 95 percent penetration of TV households and analysts don't expect Blu-ray to enjoy the life span that VHS and DVD did. That's because Blu-ray is competing with a different distribution model, Goodman said, that will not be easily beaten back. "It's not going to happen tomorrow, but we are heading down the path to digital distribution. VOD is going to take a huge chunk out of the rental market, in particular. If you take away the rental market, you are going to take away a lot of people who are going to buy Blu-ray players," Goodman said. "When revenue potential is restricted, it starts to restrict studio support. It's a slippery slope."

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