Posted by Goro on 03/23/07 15:03

On Mar 21, 5:01 pm, MassiveProng
<MassivePr...@thebarattheendoftheuniverse.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:50:48 +0900, Oldus Fartus
> <denis...@iiNOSPAMnet.net.au> Gave us:
>
>
>
> >Phisherman wrote:
> >> On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:09:31 -0500, "def456" <def...@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.

I thot the $50 price point discussed was for an internal drive/burner.
WRT that, the hardware for decode should be within the OS (or software
player) i'd think. Certianly a reason that DVD Drives are so cheap
wrt standlone players.

I believe that currently there has been a relaitvely huge price drop.
Isn't there a $500 Sony Bluray player? I seem to recall reading that
the HD-DVD players are getting a price drop and that there's one to be
in the <$400 range. It seems that $200 doesn't seem THAT far-
fetched. Of course, your point about a $50 player "Worth HAVING" is
taken, how many of the current $50 DVD Players are really worth
having? Still, people buy it...

-goro-

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