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Posted by Bill Vermillion on 11/14/05 03:35
In article <1130337891.164390.78960@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
Goro <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>so57th wrote:
>> How much will the Hi-Def DVDs cost? Will they keep making regular
>> DVDs? I don't want to see a return to Laser Disc prices.
>
>I can't imagine that they'd sell for much more than $20. I think that
>is the mainstream acceptance pricepoint and that if they (standard Non
>Uber Deluxe editions, i mean) are priced much higher, I think they
>won't sell well.
>In fact, although b/c of early manufacturing costs, the first
>generations of HD/BR disc should be more expensive than current DVDs, I
>think they ought to consider loss-leadng them at BELOW current DVD
>prices to encourage adoption.
>I mean, one of the MAIN reasons I jumped from LD to DVD as an early
>adopter was b/c DVDs were priced substantially lower than the LD.
When RCA dropped their CED system the LD prices went up a minimum
of $5 each, most $10 each, and some higher. Competition was good
for the consumer when it came to prices then.
Bill
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