Posted by Oldus Fartus on 03/22/07 00:52

MassiveProng wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:50:48 +0900, Oldus Fartus
> <denisand@iiNOSPAMnet.net.au> Gave us:
>
>> Phisherman wrote:
>>> On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:09:31 -0500, "def456" <def456@none.none> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I ignored it but obviously it's the coming thing because Netflix is offering
>>>> BluRay discs now. So how long before it gets as cheap as DVD...?
>>>> (BluRay players/burners under $50 each, and blank BluRay discs under $2
>>>> each)
>>>>
>>>> I'm willing, so long as I can rip & burn movies to BluRay discs. It's like
>>>> three DVD DL discs which would hold like 3 full-length movies with full DVD
>>>> quality, and a significant space savings.
>>>>
>>>> In the meantime I'll continue with DVD.
>>>>
>>>
>>> When the price drops to $200 I'll buy, maybe in about 3 years. It
>>> will take another 3-5 years to drop to $50 but it may not ever get
>>> there if there is inflation. Today you can get a double-density DVD
>>> burner for about $40.
>> What is a "double-density DVD burner"?
>
>
> For dopes who have skulls twice as thick as most of you idiots have.
> Not much room for brains left in there!
>
> BTW, considering the hardware required to decode such a heavy data
> stream, as well as the high end video output electronics, AS WELL AS
> the high end audio output electronics, you will likely NEVER see sub
> $200 players, and will certainly never see a $50 player that is worth
> having.

That is a brave forecast.

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Cheers
Oldus Fartus

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