Thoughts from someone who just returned an HD DVD player

[Blu-Ray Buckeye]

Originally Posted by GTP

The OP is right as far as the general public is concerned, a lot needs to happen.

1 A lot more HD displays in homes.
2 One single format.
3 Player prices under 100.00
4 Software prices at 20.00 or less for new titles and 15.00 or less for most catalog titles.

Getting a little silly there I think but you are directionally right. Many of those things didn't happen for DVD until the last couple of years, prices certainly weren't that low in the first 5 years and yet it gained mass adoption. These things all happen on various scales at the same time, but blu-ray will pick up serious steam long before you see players under $100. New titles can be had on Amazon for $19.99 right now in many cases.

[Blu-Ray Buckeye]

Lord of the Rings Extended Education

I have to assume that you meant "Extended Edition" but that is still excellent to read as you've written it. LOL.

[GTP]

Originally Posted by Blu-Ray Buckeye

Getting a little silly there I think but you are directionally right. Many of those things didn't happen for DVD until the last couple of years, prices certainly weren't that low in the first 5 years and yet it gained mass adoption. These things all happen on various scales at the same time, but blu-ray will pick up serious steam long before you see players under $100. New titles can be had on Amazon for $19.99 right now in many cases.

Maybe if your speaking to the choir its silly yes...but try telling average consumers that 200.00 is cheap enough with two formats, 30% hdtv saturation and 20-35.00 media its silly.

The average consumer is gauging the HD prices off what they now spend for dvd.
Just talk to a few of them and you will find its not so silly.

I may spend 2k on a future BD player as I have more than once for dvd...but that has absolutely nothing to do with average consumers adopting HD optical.