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Posted by RKRM on 01/18/07 11:27
"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message
news:12qtbdtjhcc0797@corp.supernews.com...
> In alt.games.video.xbox asjbiotek@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> read the reports...hybrids aren't going to solve the problem since they
>> would necessarily COST more (and are probably more prone to
>> defects)...another hype...
>
> LG's player is rumored to cost $1200. That's less than buying a separate
> Blu-Ray and HD-DVD player. Oh, buy the PS3 as a blu-ray player? I guess
> you could do that...except that it doesn't come with a proper remote.
Actually for $25.00 you can get a bluetooth remote. I have one and it's
pretty good.
> Yes, I know you can use the controller as an ad-hoc remote - I did that
> with my PS2 for awhile too. Eventually I got a standard DVD player and
> just used the PS2 for games.
>
> Besides, as more hybrid players come to market, the prices will come down
> as well.
>
> The PS3, meanwhile, won't be able to drop in price quite as fast as it's
> already selling for $300 less than what it costs Sony to build.
>
>> why waste your time? buy the playstation, you get to play games AND
>> watch blu-ray (and 80% of playstation owners say they will buy blu-ray
>> titles)...best of both worlds....
>
> There's no reason to buy a PS3 at this time. It has one - count them -
> ONE good exclusive game for it. I'm also not currentally interested in HD
> movies at this time, as there's nothing out there I'd consider re-buying
> just
> to get it in HD.
>
> If I were to buy another game console, it'd be the 360. It already has a
> solid library of 4 or 5 titles I want to play (vs. the PS3's ONE) and even
> though this includes some titles that are available on both the PS3 and
> 360, all the reviews have pointed out that there's no difference in the
> graphics between the two versions, but that the PS3 versions often suffer
> from lower framerates or stuttering. Oh, and the 360 is $200 less than
> the PS3, but that's just a bonus.
>
> If I wanted HD movies, I'd get a hybrid player. Why should I have to
> choose between which studios' movies I can or can't play? It's just
> downright stupid.
>
>> a couple years from now this discussion will be moot, and HD-DVD will
>> have gone the way of extinct formats ;-)
>
> Personally, I hope one of the formats goes away. Multiple, equivelent
> formats confuses consumers, results in expensive hardware, and slows
> adoption. I'm sure both SACD and DVD-A both agree how beneficial THEIR
> format war was.... Bleah.
>
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