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Originally Posted by JAGUAR1977
Do Blu-ray have any plans to counter a $169 HD-DVD player this Q4.
Even Blu-ray insiders have to admit a $200+ price differnce is a little too much for comfort?
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The player pricing debate is tough for me because I see it as a race to the bottom. If hardware companies can't make a dime (or in fact have to subsidize) in order to sell players, then where do they go from here? We have a symbiotic relationship between hardware and software. The fact that a companies pride can get the better of their sensibilities is a pity. Is a $200 price difference so much compared with the rest of the investements you make in your display or audio reproduction chain? To get a good HD video/audio experience you can easily drop $5K or more, does it make sense to fret over $200 for the device that will feed that system? I don't think so...