Posted by Mutley on 01/06/08 02:20

willbill <trek@worldwide.net> wrote:

>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
I suspect that the US studios won't allow any content to be ported to
CHDA if it catches on..

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