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Originally Posted by StilettoViper
No way. The war will not be decided until either Warner Bros. decides to go exclusive or Blu-Ray releases a sub $200 player. Until then, it's just going to go on and on. I think with Blu-Ray currently in the lead if they let HD-DVD catch up by releasing a low cost player it will just extend the war that much longer. People ABSOLUTELY will and are going to buy the sub $200 HD-DVD player. Why wouldn't they?? It's cheap...and like another poster said, anyone who buys one is going to not worry about Blu-Ray anymore....
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listen to what he is saying before you commment on it. The number one issue is currently not PRICE. It's the stupid war with Bluray having MOST of the theatrical titles EXCLUSIVE to that format while HD has less titles exclusive to them.
It's the war that is delaying mass adoption, not some stupid $100 price drop. You really think average joe is going to walk into the stores this holiday season and see Spiderman 3, Ratatouille, Die Hard 4, Hairspray, Superbad, Pirates 3, Simpsons and Rush Hour 3 on BR exclusively and think "oh well it doesn't matter".
How thick headed can you be....honestly? No I'm not deluded in thinking cheap players won't sale but you guys are seriously drinking the HD koolaid if you think the $200 pricepoint is the turning point.
The turning point is when ALL STUDIOS release on one format, period. How many times do professionals need to explain to you that it's the war that is preventing mass adoption and not PRICE.
For the record, when you say the war would end when Warner announced it would go exclusive I hope you mean on Bluray only. If it announced exclusive on HD the war would NEVER end offically. Disney, Fox, and Sony are not going to HD, period. There would be no end if the major studios are split down the middle. And again, you can have a $50 HD or BR player.....if the stuidos are split down the line on which format to choose customers are NOT stupid.....they'll notice when they can't get Transformers or Spiderman or Pirates 3 for their player.