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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf
The main barrier is studio support and disc prices (for both formats). HD DVD is already as cheap enough for general adoption. But, it's subsidized.
Toshiba couldn't afford general adoption. All they can do is try to make studios second guess their backing and move neutral, and try to kill off Blu-ray. At which point the prices will get stuck at $199/$299 for years as the costs drop to make that a profitable price point.
People seem to consistently believe that something driven by royalty cheating (<< $100 DVD players) is going to repeat. It is different this time. The royalties are more. The controls are stricter. And the players are far more complex.
Gary
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i don't know Gary. I think when you have $199 players at brick-n-mortar in quantity, we'll be able to make that call.
would have been interesting had there only been one format to see where we would be today, no?