100% more of almost nothing is still almost nothing.
The high def market hasn't even got going yet (it's under 3% of the total retail movie disc market).
Let's see how things are when the $149 Venturer HD DVD player comes out this X-mas.
Then we'll have a look at how Q1 & 2 of 2008 goes and the impact of CH-DVD (to all intents & purposes identical to HD DVD and will therefore be driving down HD DVD component prices).
We'll be seeing more even cheaper entry-level HD DVD player - perhaps surprisingly the 'reference design' chosen has them modelled on the gen 3 HD DVD player......sub $100 by the end of Q1 2008?
No wonder Viacom/Paramount jumped.
.....and if what Denon have to say is true (that they are still working "very hard" on getting 'profile 1.1' and 'profile 2.0' players and discs to work properly with 'profile 1.0' players and discs) the future is not looking at all good for Blu-ray right now.
[i]"Q: Will that load the information to the disc's menu system?
JT: Most likely. I haven't seen it in true operation yet; once I get it, obviously, I'll know. But that's the premise. So you can have running pictures of the director, of the actors doing commentary or whatever other material the studio feels that they want to give you to make it a truly interactive experience. After that, it's standard Blu-ray. [b]But there is a possibility — and this is maybe not so public knowledge — that when these discs come out that fit this new profile, they may not work properly with the Profile 1.0 players.[/b]
Q: Really?
JT: It’s a possibility, and [b]that’s why we’re working very hard to make sure that our products will be okay with any previous discs and new discs.[/b]"[/i]
Sony's just released a 15.5-inch addition to its VAIO S Series that not only adds a crucial bit of extra display acreage, but also bumps things up to a full 1080p.
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100% more of almost nothing is still almost nothing.
The high def market hasn't even got going yet (it's under 3% of the total retail movie disc market).
Let's see how things are when the $149 Venturer HD DVD player comes out this X-mas.
Then we'll have a look at how Q1 & 2 of 2008 goes and the impact of CH-DVD (to all intents & purposes identical to HD DVD and will therefore be driving down HD DVD component prices).
We'll be seeing more even cheaper entry-level HD DVD player - perhaps surprisingly the 'reference design' chosen has them modelled on the gen 3 HD DVD player......sub $100 by the end of Q1 2008?
No wonder Viacom/Paramount jumped.
.....and if what Denon have to say is true
(that they are still working "very hard" on getting 'profile 1.1' and 'profile 2.0' players and discs to work properly with 'profile 1.0' players and discs)
the future is not looking at all good for Blu-ray right now.
[i]"Q: Will that load the information to the disc's menu system?
JT: Most likely. I haven't seen it in true operation yet; once I get it, obviously, I'll know. But that's the premise. So you can have running pictures of the director, of the actors doing commentary or whatever other material the studio feels that they want to give you to make it a truly interactive experience. After that, it's standard Blu-ray.
[b]But there is a possibility — and this is maybe not so public knowledge — that when these discs come out that fit this new profile, they may not work properly with the Profile 1.0 players.[/b]
Q: Really?
JT: It’s a possibility, and [b]that’s why we’re working very hard to make sure that our products will be okay with any previous discs and new discs.[/b]"[/i]
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