People will go for a better DVD player, but only at DVD money.
Then you have the Blu-ray movie discs to shift, which is another big headache for the BDA.
I know a lot of PS3 owners who have been very very picky about what they'll spend the extra on, a lot of the time they aren't that bothered and say DVD is good enough.
The mass-market would be that several times over.
Then we throw in a prolonged and deep (according to almost every economic forecaster I have heard to date) recession. Then we add into the mix the credit crunch (which is not the same thing) which means the days of easy credit are over (probably for years if not actually for good).
Blu-ray may grow but it will be a very stunted growth and certainly it stands little hope of ever going mainstream now.
......and for those who want to comfort themselves with denial & claim this is all speculation and that no-one can possibly know?
Circuit City didn't file chapter 11 on the back of great CE sales Unemployment isn't up at 14yr highs (and still climbing) on high sales numbers US retail sales just didn't post a record fall on strong sales numbers
The economy is in the sh!tter for the foreseeable. So a bit of peripheral fluff like a brand new, barely known to the general public and relatively expensive video format is not even on anybodys radar to miss (excepting the PS3 gang & the early adopter crew who, when it all goes t!ts up - even according to the BDA - 'knew what they were getting into').
Small niche and probably short-lived status ahead.
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In a time of no recession
$200 isn't enough, neither is $150.
HD DVD proved nothing happens until you hit $99.
People will go for a better DVD player, but only at DVD money.
Then you have the Blu-ray movie discs to shift, which is another big headache for the BDA.
I know a lot of PS3 owners who have been very very picky about what they'll spend the extra on, a lot of the time they aren't that bothered and say DVD is good enough.
The mass-market would be that several times over.
Then we throw in a prolonged and deep (according to almost every economic forecaster I have heard to date) recession.
Then we add into the mix the credit crunch (which is not the same thing) which means the days of easy credit are over (probably for years if not actually for good).
Blu-ray may grow but it will be a very stunted growth and certainly it stands little hope of ever going mainstream now.
......and for those who want to comfort themselves with denial & claim this is all speculation and that no-one can possibly know?
Circuit City didn't file chapter 11 on the back of great CE sales
Unemployment isn't up at 14yr highs (and still climbing) on high sales numbers
US retail sales just didn't post a record fall on strong sales numbers
The economy is in the sh!tter for the foreseeable.
So a bit of peripheral fluff like a brand new, barely known to the general public and relatively expensive video format is not even on anybodys radar to miss
(excepting the PS3 gang & the early adopter crew who, when it all goes t!ts up - even according to the BDA - 'knew what they were getting into').
Small niche and probably short-lived status ahead.
Yes, it needs to come down to about $160 for anyone to buy it, because anything higher is just a $200+ dvd player.