Report: Blu-ray Player Prices Tumbling for Christmas

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Originally Posted by Bobby Henderson

They'll still have reasons to keep releasing movies on Blu-ray.

It comes down to this: lots of movies are now being shown in high definition on cable. If a movie studio screws around and pulls some sort of embargo on BD release, releasing the movie only on DVD instead, then I'll just wait for that movie to arrive on HBO-HD or a similar HD channel and watch it that way. I am done with watching new movies on DVD. Simple as that.

One good example: Sweeny Todd. Yeah, Paramount Pictures finally released the movie onto Blu-ray in late October. Unfortunately, by the time the BD arrived on retail and video store shelves I was already seeing promos for it to play on HBO. The movie is premiering tonight at 8:00pm EST. I'll record it on my high definition DVR and watch it after the Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State football game is finished. The HBO broadcast won't have Blu-ray quality. But then I'm not out $5 or $6 on the rental either. Perhaps if I really like the movie I might buy it on Blu-ray later. Maybe.

I don't get it, your going to watch Sweeny Todd on HD-Lite rather than Blu?