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Posted by AceoHearts on 01/19/07 22:10
> IF there was no HD-DVD at all, then the PS3 would be a great buy as a $600
> stand-alone HD player that just happens to have a Playstation shoved
> inside.
> This was Sony's strategy for the PS2. When it launched in Japan, it
> really
> was the cheapest DVD player on the market. As a result, people were
> buying
> PS2s solely for its DVD player. By the time the PS2 launchedin the US and
> Europe, standalone DVD players had already dropped to the PS2's price of
> $300 - and quickly dropped below it. The PS2 couldn't match standalone
> DVD
> players in price but it didn't have to - after all it was designed to play
> games first and foremost. The DVD player was just a bonus. Besides, the
> PS2 actually had some great games in its initial launch library - which
> is
> something the PS3 is sorely lacking right now.
I really was planning on staying out of this, but I have to add my
opinion. And it is my opinion as a consumer and an electronics technician.
I have found that most "dual purpose" devices have one or more of several
common problems. I will use TV / DVD combos as a perfect example. They are
either a decent TV or DVD player with a substandard unit slapped onto it.
The construction and connections between the units are usually not that
good. And the main problem is if one of the two parts fails, you are left
with only half of a working machine, or you are SOL while you are getting
the unit fixed.
So as far as the PS3 as a HD DVD player, who would buy it for only that
reason? Most people are going to buy it as a gaming machine and use it to
play DVD's as a secondary feature. No matter what the price is. Saying
people are going to buy the PS3 only to watch movies is the same as saying
that people were going to buy the PSP to watch UMD movies. And we have seen
how well that format has caught on. Hardcore gamers want gaming machines,
and movie buffs want movie players. You don't want a game machine that
sacrifices power just so you can watch movies. Or a movie player that
destroys quality so someone might get a better frame rate playing a game.
AceoHearts
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