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Posted by Jeff Rife on 09/27/48 11:50
Bill (ws@ws.com) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
> > If it's down to peoples wallets (which is what I have been saying all
> > along), then why do people think they can afford bluray? If they are too
> > cheapskate to buy hd-dvd, they will not appreciate the quality or have a
> > decent size display to view it on, let alone have the amplification and
> > quality speakers required to enjoy the dolby digital hd and dts hd surround.
> > THE POINT IS... HD-DVD IS TRULY BACKWARD COMPATIBLE WITH CURRENT STANDARD
> > DVD... GET IT!!
> >
> >
> These are first generation products...initial pricing means nothing. The
> first Sony Betamax was $1400 or so retail, but Beta was the first to
> break the under $300 barrier for a VCR, thanks to Sanyo. And, of course,
> VHS still won the war, in spite of the price advantage that Beta had for
> awhile.
In this case, though, recording isn't as big a deal as it was with the
VCR format war.
So, you come down to movie availability. I can tell you right now that
as long as either of the optical HD disc formats have an "exclusive" on
some movies, then both will be a relative failure.
Even at $200 for each player, that's $400 plus the ability to have enough
inputs for your display (remember that HD OTA/cable/satellite is starting
to take off) for all your HD devices. Then, there's the need to educate
the family that "Toy Story" plays in *this* player while "Shrek" plays
in the *other* player.
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