Posted by willbill on 01/05/08 21:49

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.


if the BD standalone player prices don't
come down, and soon, it won't happen

if BD were all that existed, i wouldn't
have bought into HD, no matter the price

maybe CHDA will be what it takes to
turn the corner?

imho, BD has too many problems to
become the HD standard


bill

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