Oerlikon announces first Blu-ray production line on its way to Russia

[Tekman]

http://press-releases.techwhack.com/13367/oerlikon/

[TauRus]

Good news! Laser Video is indeed one of the most popular publishers in Russia. Hopefully soon we will be able to import some of the best Russian movies as well.

[helli3yte]

cant wait for "ruski bruski" part chetiri LMFAO

and the ever so lovable comedy "kushaj gavno" the best taste

[w_tanoto]

oh, where is hd dvd in russia??

[TauRus]

Originally Posted by w_tanoto

oh, where is hd dvd in russia??

Again, HD-DVD is pretty aggressive there advertizing lower cost of entry for their format. However, this makes even less sense in Eastern Europe than it does here in the States.

Those who can afford HDTV sets and HD media releases, will certainly not be excited by cheap Toshibas and more so by cheap Chinese off-springs. Those people want the best of the best and they get. Here comes Laser Video with their releases.

Those who cannot afford the move to HD right now will simply stay with the DVD players and SD DVD movies, thanks to the abandant supply of SD DVDs at dirt cheap prices over there ($2-3 per movie).

So, unless HD-DVD changes their strategy, they are doomed for failure there. Russians like to say "I am not that rich to buy cheap stuff"

[pro-bassoonist]

...and knowing how the "new Russians" like everything to be top of the line (they only drive Mercedes, BMW, Aston Martin, etc) I am quite positive they would go for a brand name. At least from what I see in the Chicago area these people have and spend A LOT of money. Not sure how they make them...but it is a fact!!

Pro-B

[Kristin Simard]

Hmmmm, two threads, same subject...

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

...and knowing how the "new Russians" like everything to be top of the line (they only drive Mercedes, BMW, Aston Martin, etc) I am quite positive they would go for a brand name. At least from what I see in the Chicago area these people have and spend A LOT of money. Not sure how they make them...but it is a fact!!

Pro-B

Have you ever been to Russia? What you describe represents only a very small part of the population. A lot of Russians made it very rich when the communist businesses and industries privatized, but that's not the majority of the population. True, they all try to get the latest, best, etc. as soon as they can. This can be nothing but good for Blu !!!

[KuZia495]

Well, I do not know ... I am a russian with earnings below average(900usd/mon).

Can afford to buy blu-r player. But not because I have money, but because of the desire(strong) to get pleasure from the hd-films. I also want to say that we (in Russia) bluray- drive more than hddvd. The question is not the cost of disks. In accessible content. I am referring to the localized vers (with the Russian audio-track).

And, let me answer for the "new Russians". Most of these people could not afford to spend time watching films in home.

I was in the building home theaters for such("new Russians") people... Most of the key building(cinema room) -- "so it should in be modern the house
!"
And no more ...

[whippersnapper]

Originally Posted by KuZia495

Well, I do not know ... I am a russian with earnings below average(900usd/mon).

Can afford to buy blu-r player. But not because I have money, but because of the desire(strong) to get pleasure from the hd-films. I also want to say that we (in Russia) bluray- drive more than hddvd. The question is not the cost of disks. In accessible content. I am referring to the localized vers (with the Russian audio-track).

And, let me answer for the "new Russians". Most of these people could not afford to spend time watching films in home.

I was in the building home theaters for such("new Russians") people... Most of the key building(cinema room) -- "so it should in be modern the house
!"
And no more ...

Welcome KuZia. It is very good to see Russia "going Blu" also.