what ever happened to the claims that HD-DVD disks would be cheaper to manufacture, why do they cost so much more than the same title on blu ray? Yes blu ray players cost a little more but at a cost difference of $5-10 per movie it will not take very long to make up the difference.
The only discs that cost more are Warner Combo discs. I think Warner is losing out on the HD DVD side because of the higher price of these discs. Every other movie you can find them for equal price. I assume the HD DVD studios are making more per movie, because it IS cheaper to manufacture and produce HD DVD than Blu-ray. Personally I can't wait until the combo players drop in price, than I won't have to worry about a format.
HD-DVD appears to be taking a "Razor + blades" approach. Cheap players, but more expensive disks. Since the disks are apparently cheaper to make they are making more profit off them allowing them to further lower the cost of players. This is probably a big reason so many manufacturers are not jumping on the HD-DVD bandwagon. They can't turn a profit off hardware because they have to subsidize it to compete with Toshiba machines.
Blu-Ray has more expensive players, but allot of new release disks are being released at the same price as the DVD version and older movies are only a couple dollars more then the DVD.
That's good strategy as it probably encourages a few PS3 owners who otherwise wouldn't to pick up Blu-Ray disks because the cost is comparable to the DVD version.
These DVD/HD-DVD combo disk packs that cost up to ten dollars more then the regular DVD version of the movies are not helping the HD-DVD cause.
What's the point of a cheap player if you're going to get nailed on the media later on?
Now that we've thrown 'em off the trail, use the form below to get in touch with the people at Engadget. Please fill in all of the required fields because they're required.
what ever happened to the claims that HD-DVD disks would be cheaper to manufacture, why do they cost so much more than the same title on blu ray?
Yes blu ray players cost a little more but at a cost difference of $5-10 per movie it will not take very long to make up the difference.
The only discs that cost more are Warner Combo discs. I think Warner is losing out on the HD DVD side because of the higher price of these discs. Every other movie you can find them for equal price. I assume the HD DVD studios are making more per movie, because it IS cheaper to manufacture and produce HD DVD than Blu-ray. Personally I can't wait until the combo players drop in price, than I won't have to worry about a format.
HD-DVD appears to be taking a "Razor + blades" approach. Cheap players, but more expensive disks. Since the disks are apparently cheaper to make they are making more profit off them allowing them to further lower the cost of players. This is probably a big reason so many manufacturers are not jumping on the HD-DVD bandwagon. They can't turn a profit off hardware because they have to subsidize it to compete with Toshiba machines.
Blu-Ray has more expensive players, but allot of new release disks are being released at the same price as the DVD version and older movies are only a couple dollars more then the DVD.
That's good strategy as it probably encourages a few PS3 owners who otherwise wouldn't to pick up Blu-Ray disks because the cost is comparable to the DVD version.
These DVD/HD-DVD combo disk packs that cost up to ten dollars more then the regular DVD version of the movies are not helping the HD-DVD cause.
What's the point of a cheap player if you're going to get nailed on the media later on?