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Nothing they are doing suggests they are going mass-market at all.

They killed off the competitor to try (at huge cost = guess who ends up paying for that, eh?) and lock down high def as a high-margin niche which can't be pirated.

A 'strategy' that's pretty damned stupid on all counts. ]]>Mar 11th 2008 4:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/
Who are you talking about? Oppo? The amorphous mass of Blu-ray manufacturers you like to lump together?

Within two years, I expect to see only the lowest/cheapest of players be DVD only. Everything from major manufacturers will be Blu-ray with DVD backward compatibility. Within five years DVD players as we know them will almost certainly not exist. Is that mass market enough for you?]]>Mar 11th 2008 6:22PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/Mar 11th 2008 4:29PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/
Upscaling players are the next front that Blu-Ray has to fight in the battle and OPPO as always is merely ahead of the curve]]>Mar 11th 2008 5:46PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/]]>Mar 12th 2008 11:04AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/http://hd.engadget.com/2008/03/11/oppos-dv-983h-upconverting-dvd-deck-marks-the-end-of-the-line/Mar 12th 2008 2:40PM