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Posted by Joshua Zyber on 06/24/06 23:06
<SoloSalsa@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Alright alright. Everyone has heard about nex gen, and surely the
> PS3.
> Many of you should know this: The expected price will be 599
> USdollars. Expensive, yes, no doubt, of course. Far fewer of you
> know
> that Sony also is making a blu-ray player, just a home theater movie
> player, for release in October (they've had it in Japan for years).
The Blu-ray recorders available in Japan are a different format with the
same name. They use recordable discs held in a cartridge-style caddy and
are not compatible with the new Blu-ray playback format. Sony simply
recycled the name.
> The BD movie player will cost 999 USD.
> So can someone shoot some sense at me? The PS3 also is a DVD and BD
> movie player, and a 7-cored video game system. Why the heck does it
> cost less than a BD movie-only player?
1) All video game consoles are sold at a loss. The company makes its
money back on software licensing.
2) All video game consoles are lousy movie playback devices. Ever tried
watching a DVD on a PS2? Expect horrible quality video from the PS3
(even worse than the standalone Blu-ray players).
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