Remember when DVD first came out? - Blu-ray Forum

Horhay · 01-11-2008, 07:08 PM

This is just a thought I've been having for a few days and I don't know how you guys might react to this. With all the rumors and announcements that have been out there lately, I have been reading different forums and posts I can't help, but to wonder why there are some people saying that "the studios have decided for the consumer and thanks for screwing us, HD-DVD was the consumer's choice because of PRICE, a hell to Sony and their proprietary format!" so in light of this correct me if I am wrong wasn't DVD a creating of Toshiba along with several other companies? now if I remember correct we got the first DVD player that was out in the market and at the time it was $600 and I could swear that prices of hardware were really high for a while, so I just can't understand why so many people are complaining that the studios have screwed them along with Sony. All they need to do is go back memory lane and they'll it wasn't that much different a few years ago this time around hardware prices dropped fast! Sorry guys it was just a thought.

CptGreedle · 01-11-2008, 07:10 PM

i remember my dad bought a DVD player back in the day for $300.... which was loud and made an awful sound and was slow and looked weird.... but we loved it!
Now I buy dvd players for $20 so I can mod it to be region free.

blugasm · 01-11-2008, 07:11 PM

Yeah, I remember my first DVD player, it was over $800. I still have it (it's long since died), cause I can't bear to throw it out, it cost so damn much.

I just don't see how a 'True Hi-Def Enthusiast" can be so bent out of shape over a $100 price difference. Clearly the people making those statements are not what they are pretending to be.

GregBlu5 · 01-11-2008, 07:12 PM

Yeah. The prices of DVDs in the beginning were not much different--and probably a bit more--than what we're paying now for Blu's. Plus, I don't recall that there were BOGOs. And new machines, regardless of the technology, are always expensive. Usually very expensive. I think prices of Blu-ray disks and machines have dropped faster than previous technologies ever did.

Dotpattern · 01-11-2008, 07:12 PM

Yes, the first DVD players were upwards of $600, sometimes higher. The first VCR my dad ever bought was $400. VHS tapes during the mid 80s cost anywhere from $30 to $100.

So things are no different with Hi-Def - prices start high, and as the market continues to become more saturated with BD players, the prices will eventually go down.

DViper2399 · 01-11-2008, 07:16 PM

My family's first DVD Player was about $400 1-2yrs. later that same player was $150 at Wal-Mart, & My first player when I got my own place was $270(when Progressive Scan was the new thing) & that was the sale price niether mine or my parents originals still work, mine works sometimes but got annoying so I put it in the attic.

And too that note I remember working at Ames(remember them) when DVD's were new & The Matrix cost $34.99 & that was back when payroll's were alot less..LOL & My very first DVD was "Can't Hardly Wait" the Price $27.99

Blu Falcon · 01-11-2008, 07:17 PM

So much anger and animosity...

http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2705

http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2690

http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2698

http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2707

http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2609

meckel · 01-11-2008, 07:21 PM

Paid $499.99 for the entry level panny the 1st day DVD was launched on a national level. I still have it my wife uses it in her workoutroom.

Firefox · 01-11-2008, 07:22 PM

My second gen Panasonic DVD player cost me $495, and it still works!!!

glenn-bob · 01-11-2008, 07:25 PM

my first DVD player was $899 + tax. It's a Pioneer and is still being used in my bedroom. It had a dolby digital 5.1 decoder built in therefor it was quite pricey. Still runs like a dream tho. Sid and Nancy from the Criterion collection just came out and it was 70 bucks...i bought it.

Horhay · 01-11-2008, 07:31 PM

My first DVDs were Dragonheart and Demolition man. I always thought that Dragonheart was the best movie ever made

I was only about 12yrs old at the time. They were both about $34.99

SpikesBluBlooded · 01-11-2008, 07:38 PM

I still have my first DVD player: A Pioneer 5.1 home theater system. Can't remember the model number, but I bought it in '98 and it cost $2500. Still runs great, and only had to have it repaired once (due to a disc getting stuck inside of it) for $100. A great system, it still powers my surround sound for my Blu-ray player...

[EDIT] Since we're talking about first DVD's as well: Starship Troopers. Fantastic picture and sound at the time!

JonD7 · 01-11-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

Now I buy dvd players for $20 so I can mod it to be region free.

*raises hand* I want a region free dvd player! could you give me advice on how to do this?

and my first DVD player was my PS2 which I got in '02

JadedRaverLA · 01-11-2008, 07:43 PM

I paid a cool $1,000 for my first Sony DVD player (it was also Sony's first player). My second DVD player was a Pioneer LD/DVD combo, which was also $1,000. I'm sick of hearing people whine about hardware pricing. EVERY new format starts out high... and the early adopters happily ay it. Toshiba dropped their prices so low they brought in a lot of "non-early adopter"-types who had no business buying into a format that may not succeed. Now it's their customers who are paying the price. These people need to start taking their anger out on Toshiba, though, not Sony. Sony didn't convince you to buy into a format with no hardware support and minimal studio support.

JackStraw · 01-11-2008, 07:43 PM

Ironically my first DVD player was a 700 dollar Toshiba while they were still in the test markets. I bought both Contact and Air Force One before I even had the player. I remember looking at the quality and going, "Holy smokes will you look at how great this looks".

I look at them now and go, "I can only imagine how good this'll look on blu".

SGRSBSKIER · 01-11-2008, 07:50 PM

Never actually bought a normal DVD player. My first was the PS2, then bought a VCR/DVD combo from Phillips VCR part broke after 5 months (wanted $90 to repair it which is $10 cheaper than what it cost) so replaced it with a Samsung VCR/DVD combo and thats currently what I use. I will be getting a Sony 5 disc DVD player upconvert 1080i getting the 5 disc for CD use. Also about that time I will be getting a PS3 as my first BD player and might use that for DVD's if its better than the DVD player.

sAvAgE69 · 01-11-2008, 08:00 PM

When I bought mine it was the Flagship Sony , Paid 1500 Bucks for it. cant remember the model number but I got my money's worth out of it.
mine was a bit older than this one. I bought it in 1999

http://home.online.no/~espen-b/dvd/dvp-s7000.jpg

I am now wanting the BDPS2000 From Sony. Yes the Flagship Blu Ray

talman · 01-11-2008, 08:03 PM

The first Sony player out was the S7000. I bought it for nearly a thousand within a week after DVD hit the market. I still have it and it works!

Jeff® · 01-11-2008, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firefox

My second gen Panasonic DVD player cost me $495, and it still works!!!

Cool. That must have been the A310. My 2nd gen Panasonic (Panasonic A110 - about $360) died after approximately one year. ;p

CptGreedle · 01-11-2008, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonD7

*raises hand* I want a region free dvd player! could you give me advice on how to do this?

and my first DVD player was my PS2 which I got in '02

For a cheap Region free player... you got to go with Cyberhome.
Yeah they suck usually.. but I can watch anything in the world now! That's better than nothing.
You just have to enter a code into their players and viola! Region free!
Check online (use google) to fine out what it is and which ones support it.

01-11-2008, 07:08 PM	#1
Horhay Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Pedro, CA Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:352 Trading Score:2	Remember when DVD first came out? This is just a thought I've been having for a few days and I don't know how you guys might react to this. With all the rumors and announcements that have been out there lately, I have been reading different forums and posts I can't help, but to wonder why there are some people saying that "the studios have decided for the consumer and thanks for screwing us, HD-DVD was the consumer's choice because of PRICE, a hell to Sony and their proprietary format!" so in light of this correct me if I am wrong wasn't DVD a creating of Toshiba along with several other companies? now if I remember correct we got the first DVD player that was out in the market and at the time it was $600 and I could swear that prices of hardware were really high for a while, so I just can't understand why so many people are complaining that the studios have screwed them along with Sony. All they need to do is go back memory lane and they'll it wasn't that much different a few years ago this time around hardware prices dropped fast! Sorry guys it was just a thought.

01-11-2008, 07:16 PM	#6
DViper2399 Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Syracuse,NY Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	My family's first DVD Player was about $400 1-2yrs. later that same player was $150 at Wal-Mart, & My first player when I got my own place was $270(when Progressive Scan was the new thing) & that was the sale price niether mine or my parents originals still work, mine works sometimes but got annoying so I put it in the attic. And too that note I remember working at Ames(remember them) when DVD's were new & The Matrix cost $34.99 & that was back when payroll's were alot less..LOL & My very first DVD was "Can't Hardly Wait" the Price $27.99 Last edited by DViper2399; 01-11-2008 at 07:18 PM.

01-11-2008, 07:38 PM	#12
SpikesBluBlooded Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, FL Blu-ray collection:719 Trading Score:1	I still have my first DVD player: A Pioneer 5.1 home theater system. Can't remember the model number, but I bought it in '98 and it cost $2500. Still runs great, and only had to have it repaired once (due to a disc getting stuck inside of it) for $100. A great system, it still powers my surround sound for my Blu-ray player... [EDIT] Since we're talking about first DVD's as well: Starship Troopers. Fantastic picture and sound at the time! Last edited by SpikesBluBlooded; 01-11-2008 at 07:40 PM.

01-11-2008, 08:00 PM	#17
sAvAgE69 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Spruce Grove Alberta Blu-ray collection:13 Blu-ray reviews:6	My First DVD When I bought mine it was the Flagship Sony , Paid 1500 Bucks for it. cant remember the model number but I got my money's worth out of it. mine was a bit older than this one. I bought it in 1999 http://home.online.no/~espen-b/dvd/dvp-s7000.jpg I am now wanting the BDPS2000 From Sony. Yes the Flagship Blu Ray

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01-11-2008, 07:10 PM	#2
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	i remember my dad bought a DVD player back in the day for $300.... which was loud and made an awful sound and was slow and looked weird.... but we loved it! Now I buy dvd players for $20 so I can mod it to be region free.

01-11-2008, 07:11 PM	#3
blugasm Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Vancouver Island	Yeah, I remember my first DVD player, it was over $800. I still have it (it's long since died), cause I can't bear to throw it out, it cost so damn much. I just don't see how a 'True Hi-Def Enthusiast" can be so bent out of shape over a $100 price difference. Clearly the people making those statements are not what they are pretending to be.

01-11-2008, 07:12 PM	#4
GregBlu5 Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Indio, CA 4K collection:794 Blu-ray collection:3954 iTunes collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:1	Yeah. The prices of DVDs in the beginning were not much different--and probably a bit more--than what we're paying now for Blu's. Plus, I don't recall that there were BOGOs. And new machines, regardless of the technology, are always expensive. Usually very expensive. I think prices of Blu-ray disks and machines have dropped faster than previous technologies ever did.

01-11-2008, 07:12 PM	#5
Dotpattern Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:407 Blu-ray collection:1508	Yes, the first DVD players were upwards of $600, sometimes higher. The first VCR my dad ever bought was $400. VHS tapes during the mid 80s cost anywhere from $30 to $100. So things are no different with Hi-Def - prices start high, and as the market continues to become more saturated with BD players, the prices will eventually go down.

01-11-2008, 07:17 PM	#7
Blu Falcon Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:MD Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	So much anger and animosity... http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2705 http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2690 http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2698 http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2707 http://forum.hd-dvd.com/showthread.php?t=2609

01-11-2008, 07:21 PM	#8
meckel Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Nashville, TN 4K collection:776 Blu-ray collection:3057	Paid $499.99 for the entry level panny the 1st day DVD was launched on a national level. I still have it my wife uses it in her workoutroom.

01-11-2008, 07:22 PM	#9
Firefox Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Sunny SoCal	My second gen Panasonic DVD player cost me $495, and it still works!!!

01-11-2008, 07:25 PM	#10
glenn-bob Power Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Dartmouth, NS, Canada Blu-ray collection:165	my first DVD player was $899 + tax. It's a Pioneer and is still being used in my bedroom. It had a dolby digital 5.1 decoder built in therefor it was quite pricey. Still runs like a dream tho. Sid and Nancy from the Criterion collection just came out and it was 70 bucks...i bought it.

01-11-2008, 07:31 PM	#11
Horhay Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Pedro, CA Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:352 Trading Score:2	My first DVDs were Dragonheart and Demolition man. I always thought that Dragonheart was the best movie ever made I was only about 12yrs old at the time. They were both about $34.99

01-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#14
JadedRaverLA Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2	I paid a cool $1,000 for my first Sony DVD player (it was also Sony's first player). My second DVD player was a Pioneer LD/DVD combo, which was also $1,000. I'm sick of hearing people whine about hardware pricing. EVERY new format starts out high... and the early adopters happily ay it. Toshiba dropped their prices so low they brought in a lot of "non-early adopter"-types who had no business buying into a format that may not succeed. Now it's their customers who are paying the price. These people need to start taking their anger out on Toshiba, though, not Sony. Sony didn't convince you to buy into a format with no hardware support and minimal studio support.

01-11-2008, 07:43 PM	#15
JackStraw Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007	Ironically my first DVD player was a 700 dollar Toshiba while they were still in the test markets. I bought both Contact and Air Force One before I even had the player. I remember looking at the quality and going, "Holy smokes will you look at how great this looks". I look at them now and go, "I can only imagine how good this'll look on blu".

01-11-2008, 07:50 PM	#16
SGRSBSKIER Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007	Never actually bought a normal DVD player. My first was the PS2, then bought a VCR/DVD combo from Phillips VCR part broke after 5 months (wanted $90 to repair it which is $10 cheaper than what it cost) so replaced it with a Samsung VCR/DVD combo and thats currently what I use. I will be getting a Sony 5 disc DVD player upconvert 1080i getting the 5 disc for CD use. Also about that time I will be getting a PS3 as my first BD player and might use that for DVD's if its better than the DVD player.

01-11-2008, 08:03 PM	#18
talman Member Member since:Nov 2007	The first Sony player out was the S7000. I bought it for nearly a thousand within a week after DVD hit the market. I still have it and it works!

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