Blu-ray Closing the Gap with HD DVD?

[hmurchison]

I'm only concerned with pricing.

With digital designs it's easier for 2nd tier companies to match the quality of their tier 1 bretheren. I mean how hard is it to design a system around a powerplant and Broadcom or Sigma chip? It's not like analog circuit design where there were a lot of nuances to each design.

We saw this with DVD players. If they have a Sage chip the player wouldn't look as good as one with a DCDI Faroudja. No one expected HD DVD to look as good as Blu-Ray in the first place so the mere fact that a gap had to be closed is ridiculous.

Blu-Ray's advantage is content and partnerships. If they keep that then they will win regardless of whether their product is superior or inferior to HD DVD in picture quality.