Posted by Doug Jacobs on 01/17/07 23:14

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.
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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