Using The Blu
Using the Blu-Ray vs DH DVD example, and other sources, provide advice to a chief executive officer of a firm for the best strategy to deal with a standard battle
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In the VCR market, although Betamax format of Sony was the technologically superior t VHS formats of JVC, there were still many factors that led to the dominance of VHS over Betamax. Firstly, the recording length is a major factor. Compared with the original Sony Betamax video recorder which could only record for 60 minutes, which is not long enough to record a film. Conversely, VHS of JVC could manage 120 minutes. Apart from this, one more factor is the rental price of VHS is lower. It is clearly that VHS machines were much cheaper and simpler to manufacture (Owen, 2008), which was obviously an attractive element for companies in the market. Furthermore, JVC followed a more open policy for their partners so that a big VHS “family” was built up. Additionally, the efforts of supporting firms could not be ignored. They not only gave standard greater credibility to the VHS but also induced a faster pace of product improvement at crucial moment when the market was selecting between Betamax and VHS systems. Also, in the late 1970s, VHS obtained market share depending on a slight technological advantage over Betamax. Last but not least, taste change of customers. They preferred to watch prerecord movies than shows they record themselves. In this way, VHS naturally became the most used format in stocking movies.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD are two formats that competed to become the next generation high-definition DVD format to replace standard DVD (Media College, n.d.). The main features of both Blu-ray and HD DVD provided the capability for higher definition video, and greater storage space. The shorter wavelength of the blue laser diode which sparked the two formats enabled more data to be fitted into a special sized disc. Furthermore, both these two formats featured the
Candidate Number: 69619
Word Count: 1569
In the VCR market, although Betamax format of Sony was the technologically superior t VHS formats of JVC, there were still many factors that led to the dominance of VHS over Betamax. Firstly, the recording length is a major factor. Compared with the original Sony Betamax video recorder which could only record for 60 minutes, which is not long enough to record a film. Conversely, VHS of JVC could manage 120 minutes. Apart from this, one more factor is the rental price of VHS is lower. It is clearly that VHS machines were much cheaper and simpler to manufacture (Owen, 2008), which was obviously an attractive element for companies in the market. Furthermore, JVC followed a more open policy for their partners so that a big VHS “family” was built up. Additionally, the efforts of supporting firms could not be ignored. They not only gave standard greater credibility to the VHS but also induced a faster pace of product improvement at crucial moment when the market was selecting between Betamax and VHS systems. Also, in the late 1970s, VHS obtained market share depending on a slight technological advantage over Betamax. Last but not least, taste change of customers. They preferred to watch prerecord movies than shows they record themselves. In this way, VHS naturally became the most used format in stocking movies.
Blu-ray and HD-DVD are two formats that competed to become the next generation high-definition DVD format to replace standard DVD (Media College, n.d.). The main features of both Blu-ray and HD DVD provided the capability for higher definition video, and greater storage space. The shorter wavelength of the blue laser diode which sparked the two formats enabled more data to be fitted into a special sized disc. Furthermore, both these two formats featured the
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