I'm not buying a current gen player because I want the functional equivalent of my HD-A3 -- internal next-gen audio support and online interactivity. The upcoming Sony S550 and the Panasonic BD50 are the first players that fit the bill (other than the PS3, but methinks I'll pass on that until I see the standalones).
I think many, many people in the socio-economic position to be interested in HDM in the first place know the score right now (check AVS forum if you doubt). The current lull in sales has less to do with the "inherent flaws" of the BD platform than it does with general awareness that the current players will soon be relegated to obscolesence. A number of my friends and relatives are in the same position: why buy the current expensive junk when cheaper, better products are slated for launch in the next quarter? There's no rush.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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HD-DVD owner here.
Ben is spot on for me.
I'm not buying a current gen player because I want the functional equivalent of my HD-A3 -- internal next-gen audio support and online interactivity. The upcoming Sony S550 and the Panasonic BD50 are the first players that fit the bill (other than the PS3, but methinks I'll pass on that until I see the standalones).
I think many, many people in the socio-economic position to be interested in HDM in the first place know the score right now (check AVS forum if you doubt). The current lull in sales has less to do with the "inherent flaws" of the BD platform than it does with general awareness that the current players will soon be relegated to obscolesence. A number of my friends and relatives are in the same position: why buy the current expensive junk when cheaper, better products are slated for launch in the next quarter? There's no rush.