For right now the cheapest Blu-Ray player is the PS3, limited yes, but cheaper than stand alone players.
Can we get a story about the sales of HD DVD players compared to Blu-Ray players? I think the PS3 launch is really going to hurt HD DVD. Look at about how many PS3's have been sold in a weeks time: http://nexgenwars.com/
Halved by 2008 is a little bit disappointing… they’re pretty much saying that it’ll take them a year to get to TODAY’S HDDVD prices. So is the Blu-ray camp just praying that HDDVD prices stay at the half grand mark? With all the manufacture support that the Blu-ray side is always touting shouldn’t it be competitive today…
IseWise,
Technically yes it is the cheapest Blu-ray player, but in practicality, the Samsung unit is probably more realistic considering that anyone who wants a PS3 will either have to jump through hoops for a chance at ownership or cough up to 2 grand for it on ebay.
If those numbers are accurate and current, I’m kind of disappointed. Shouldn’t that be closer to ½ million?
Don’t forget that the X360 HDDVD drive is also out. Every PS3 is not necessarily a score for Blu-ray (it’s only a potential score) while every X360 HDDVD drive is a score for HDDVD (rather they’re used with the X360 or with a standard computer like some have figured out).
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For right now the cheapest Blu-Ray player is the PS3, limited yes, but cheaper than stand alone players.
Can we get a story about the sales of HD DVD players compared to Blu-Ray players? I think the PS3 launch is really going to hurt HD DVD. Look at about how many PS3's have been sold in a weeks time: http://nexgenwars.com/
Halved by 2008 is a little bit disappointing… they’re pretty much saying that it’ll take them a year to get to TODAY’S HDDVD prices. So is the Blu-ray camp just praying that HDDVD prices stay at the half grand mark? With all the manufacture support that the Blu-ray side is always touting shouldn’t it be competitive today…
IseWise,
Technically yes it is the cheapest Blu-ray player, but in practicality, the Samsung unit is probably more realistic considering that anyone who wants a PS3 will either have to jump through hoops for a chance at ownership or cough up to 2 grand for it on ebay.
If those numbers are accurate and current, I’m kind of disappointed. Shouldn’t that be closer to ½ million?
Don’t forget that the X360 HDDVD drive is also out. Every PS3 is not necessarily a score for Blu-ray (it’s only a potential score) while every X360 HDDVD drive is a score for HDDVD (rather they’re used with the X360 or with a standard computer like some have figured out).