Posted by Doug Jacobs on 10/10/07 21:20

Lloyd Parsons <lloydparsons@mac.com> wrote:
> I already own and like both, but the reality is that they are both
> literally the same in picture and audio quality WHEN the studios decide
> to really use what is available to them.

This is why the format war is so stupid. There's no real difference
between the two, other than some temporary differences in storage
capacity. But if you're just talking about movies, this doesn't matter
either. Both are plenty big for a movie and special features, so...why
should I choose A vs. B? And whose stupid idea was it to force customers
to have to choose which movies they want to watch with a $1000 player?
Until one format goes away entirely, all players on the market are BROKEN
because they can't play both formats. I shouldn't have to choose between,
say, The Matrix or Pirates Of The Carribean.

> It will be interesting when the consumer walks into the box store this
> Christmas and take a look at the offerings. On one side with be BluRay
> at about $500 MSRP, on the other HDDVD at about $249 for entry level
> players.

> Unfortunately for the average consumer, he won't know that the models of
> Blu Ray players offered are literally the same boxes that were offered a
> year ago, only meeting the original profile. The ad showing the
> interactivity and such for Blu Ray won't tell them that the box they are
> looking at won't do it.

> I hope, but don't expect, to see sales of dual-format players spike.
> Unfortunately the entry price point for those is much higher than any
> impulse buyer would spend.

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It's not broken. It's...advanced.

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