Posted by Tarkus on 01/05/08 21:45

Tarkus wrote:
> willbill wrote:
>> what on earth is Warner thinking of?
>>
>> i mean, how on earth is this Warner
>> decision going to reduce BD standalone
>> player prices in the USA?
>
> Easy. A lot of people have been standing on the sidelines, waiting for
> a winner to emerge. Now that one apparently has, more people will buy
> into it, and thus, competition among manufacturers and studios will
> reduce prices, and production cost/disc will decrease as production
> increases.
>
> You know, just like VHS, CD and DVD. The format war wasn't increasing
> competition; it was stifling it, due to the fact a great many people
> weren't willing to buy into a possible losing format on either side.

To add to this:

"The move to a single standard would prove a major victory for
consumers. Many who have come to enjoy the crisp detail of
high-definition television likely would move ahead with purchases of
advanced DVD players if they knew their technology would not become
obsolete. The Warner decision removes some of that uncertainty, and
appears to eliminate the prospect that Sony will lose out, as it did
with its ill-fated Betamax standard in the battle against VHS."

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2008/tc2008014_928006.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story

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