Blu-Ray struggling against Sky+

Last year a new format to replace DVD beat off competition from HD DVD to become the high definition video format.

However, after winning such a high profile battle, Blu-ray has not found it that easy in the commercial market; in fact the format, that was set to dominate the market in a similar way to VHS, is actually struggling.

The reason for this bad performance has been blamed on Sky+ and cheap DVD players.

This equipment is so readily available that Blu-ray cannot get a foothold in the market to work from.

There are even issues with the Blu-ray machines as some users complain that they are slow.

Most people with a Sky+ set top box or DVD player do not see the point in switching to a Blu-ray device now or in the immediate future, which should set alarm bells ringing for the format.