Posted by Jeff Rife on 09/25/05 07:23

Jay G. (Jay@tmbg.rg) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> DVD players were easily $100 more than what they are now when the
> format was introduced, and it managed to become a success in the
> marketplace.

Remember that the $100 is *cost* to the manufacturer. The rule of thumb
is that the end-user price is around 3x the manufacturer cost.

> The big hurdle for Hi-Def discs isn't the higher cost of
> the players, but the fact that in order to see any difference, most people
> will have to buy a new TV.

Correct, so with $300 the end-user price for the *drive*, there just won't
be any players less than $500. With that cost, the need for a new display,
and the lack of titles (even if they manage to release 1000 titles in
the first year, that's nothing compared to DVD), anything else (like DRM)
that slows down acceptance will pretty effectively kill HD movie discs.

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