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Originally Posted by paidgeek
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...
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Where I agree with everything you said it is aimed at the early adopters. Not those that are on the fence or just looking to get into the game. The problem comes here in that they will sell every unit they put out at that price. And for every unit sold that is one more person that will buy the media and keep this war going. So every unit sold is a person lost, at least for now,to the red team. And because of this it somehow needs to be countered.
Or do you not see it this way?