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| r5a |
ing hell, these s are still stretching their dicks out.
Blu-Ray players are 500-600+
ps3 is 599 (soon to be 499)
Hd-DVD players still 500-600
Xbox 360 HD addon - 200 (but crippled due to lack of HDMI - 1080p over componet = not so good)
Hybird player? 2500. Even then it's not truly hybrid, it has troubles playing HD-DVDs.
Movies? Equally 25-35.
Let's ing get ONE format and then work on that. Only that will never happen.
Sigh. They ed up the market really well. |
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| Sunsnail |
| I disagree. Competition like this ultimately benefits the consumer. |
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| Fledz |
Yep...buy something for $1000 now? Then you're an idiot.
Wait 1 year and you will get a better and faster system for about....$50. |
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| Pjotr G |
| regular dvd's still seem sharp enough for my needs. |
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| RJT |
Well, if it makes anyone feel better - we will inevitably end up with one format over the other just as with VHS and Beta.
As I've said countless times before, I'd put my money on HD-DVD over Blue Ray, any day. |
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| BLOWZO |
The porn Industry announced that they will be going with HD. This is a huge jump for HD. If you remember correctly this was the deciding factor between the VHS/Betamax war in the 80's.
The problem with Blue ray is the amount of actual machines to burn the discs.
Disney signed an agreement with the people that make their discs that they will never record PORN, and a Disney movie in the same studio, because of the infamous mixup in one of their movies in the late 70's.
This news also says that there are WAY MORE HD units that make the discs, this will allow the Video companies to come out with discs faster to market, and at a way cheaper production.
Thus IMO HD is the winner. It just has not been declared yet. |
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| CONNERMAN2000 |
But Blu-Ray sales are better. And more studio's are supporting Blu-Ray. Companies that are exclusively supporting HD were bribed to do so, and its only a timed exclusivity. Also, porn does not play as big of a role during this format war. Back in the BETA vs. VHS days, the only way to GET porn was via VHS. Now, you can get porn on the internet, DVD, on your TV, yada, yada, yada...the fact that HD has it isnt as big a factor as one might think.
Also, I found this interesting.
On Sony refusing porn on Blu-Ray:
"The answer is that it hasn’t. Once you get past the sensationalist headlines, there’s more to it. Big-time porn studio Vivid has announced its first Blu-ray porn movie, so there’s obviously a leak somewhere in the Blu-ray condom. Even the Blu-ray disc Association has reacted quickly by saying there is no ban against adult movie content."
From: http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37021
I dunno how trustworthy that site is, so take that news tidbit with a grain of salt if you will. I'm just the messenger.
Cheaper HD-DVD players will play a part, but also the PS3 including Blu-Ray is a factor as well. Okay, so the PS3 isnt exactly dominating, but 4 million units sold is still heads and shoulders above anything the HD-DVD camp has to offer. And that statistic is only PS3's, I dont have numbers on standalone Blu-Ray players, which obviously will bump that number even higher.
But for the love of god, can these people just choose one or the other? |
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