Posted by Alpha on 09/25/05 19:00

"Jeff Rife" <wevsr@nabs.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1da01a6b18db13b98a000@news.nabs.net...
> Jay G. (Jay@tmbg.rg) wrote in alt.video.dvd:
>> DVD players were easily $100 more than what they are now when the
>> format was introduced, and it managed to become a success in the
>> marketplace.
>
> Remember that the $100 is *cost* to the manufacturer. The rule of thumb
> is that the end-user price is around 3x the manufacturer cost.
>
>> The big hurdle for Hi-Def discs isn't the higher cost of
>> the players, but the fact that in order to see any difference, most
>> people
>> will have to buy a new TV.
>
> Correct, so with $300 the end-user price for the *drive*, there just won't
> be any players less than $500. With that cost, the need for a new
> display,
> and the lack of titles (even if they manage to release 1000 titles in
> the first year, that's nothing compared to DVD), anything else (like DRM)
> that slows down acceptance will pretty effectively kill HD movie discs.


I have wondered if Sony has agreed to the Draconian Digital Rights
Management agreed to by them...and therefore require that the PS3 be
connected to the internet to operate.

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