Has anyone told this guy that blu-ray will drop in price eventually? Like seriously, why does everyone think blu-ray will be expensive forever? Once blu-ray players get under $300 its pretty much over for HD-DVD because the only reason people buy HD-DVD still is the lower price. Cheap Funai blu-ray players anyone?
"Once blu-ray players get under $300 its pretty much over for HD-DVD because the only reason people buy HD-DVD still is the lower price."
Yeah, that and watching Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks, Weinstein, and many Warner movies that aren't available on BD...
HD DVD has said, from day one, that they will always be cheaper than Blu-Ray. So while you're dreaming of sub-$300 players, HD DVD already has near sub-$200 players. Since PQ and AQ are pretty much equal between the two formats, remind me again why people should buy BD (aside from exclusive studios which is what BD fans are complaining about Paramount/Dreamworks).
I think the problem is, at least for me, is that I don't want to pay more than $250 for a player stuck in a format that may not win the format wars. However, I do want to see HD movies right now. I already have a 360--and, at least at the moment, there aren't any games for the PS3 that would compel me to buy one. I can buy a 360 add-on drive and get 8 free movies. I can view great HD content right now. I don't have to wait for 1.1 or 2.0 for Blu-Ray or for the prices to come down--and, because my cost is minimized, so is my risk. Furthermore, if Blu-Ray does win the format war, I can copy my HD-DVD media (at least the movie itself) to BD-R.
Also, it's incorrect to say that the only reason people buy HD-DVD is the lower price. Certainly, that helps. The lower cost of production is also one of the reasons Paramount switched to release HD-DVD exclusively. However, until 1.1, Blu-Ray can't even do PiP--and HD-DVD can. Paramount also mentioned that they preferred working with HDi to working with BD-J--which is another reason they cited for their switch. Until 1.1, Blu-Ray doesn't allow for network connectivity--which is already mandatory for HD-DVD hardware (although you can, of course, watch movies without connecting to the Internet). You can take advantage of network-based extras on HD-DVD right now--with ALL HD-DVD players.
Blu-Ray is not better. It's interactive features are a moving target. It's not finished...and it's more expensive.
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Has anyone told this guy that blu-ray will drop in price eventually? Like seriously, why does everyone think blu-ray will be expensive forever? Once blu-ray players get under $300 its pretty much over for HD-DVD because the only reason people buy HD-DVD still is the lower price. Cheap Funai blu-ray players anyone?
"Once blu-ray players get under $300 its pretty much over for HD-DVD because the only reason people buy HD-DVD still is the lower price."
Yeah, that and watching Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks, Weinstein, and many Warner movies that aren't available on BD...
HD DVD has said, from day one, that they will always be cheaper than Blu-Ray. So while you're dreaming of sub-$300 players, HD DVD already has near sub-$200 players. Since PQ and AQ are pretty much equal between the two formats, remind me again why people should buy BD (aside from exclusive studios which is what BD fans are complaining about Paramount/Dreamworks).
I think the problem is, at least for me, is that I don't want to pay more than $250 for a player stuck in a format that may not win the format wars. However, I do want to see HD movies right now. I already have a 360--and, at least at the moment, there aren't any games for the PS3 that would compel me to buy one. I can buy a 360 add-on drive and get 8 free movies. I can view great HD content right now. I don't have to wait for 1.1 or 2.0 for Blu-Ray or for the prices to come down--and, because my cost is minimized, so is my risk. Furthermore, if Blu-Ray does win the format war, I can copy my HD-DVD media (at least the movie itself) to BD-R.
Also, it's incorrect to say that the only reason people buy HD-DVD is the lower price. Certainly, that helps. The lower cost of production is also one of the reasons Paramount switched to release HD-DVD exclusively. However, until 1.1, Blu-Ray can't even do PiP--and HD-DVD can. Paramount also mentioned that they preferred working with HDi to working with BD-J--which is another reason they cited for their switch. Until 1.1, Blu-Ray doesn't allow for network connectivity--which is already mandatory for HD-DVD hardware (although you can, of course, watch movies without connecting to the Internet). You can take advantage of network-based extras on HD-DVD right now--with ALL HD-DVD players.
Blu-Ray is not better. It's interactive features are a moving target. It's not finished...and it's more expensive.