Just a Thought

[SS316SRV]

Originally Posted by tron3

That sounds like the recipe for the success of HD-DVD.

Most people are waiting for the same reason I waited until this past August.
A: Prices to come down.
B: Have a clear leader.
But most importantly C: Have ONE unified Hi-def format!

Neither side will have widespread acceptance as long as this war lasts. It will last as long as we have HD-DVD exclusive or neutral support.

Oh Tron...if you are meaning to throw my under a bridge, I will warn you because I wont go easy. Prices will naturally come down so cheaper players and media is inevitable for both formats, so there is no HD DVD advantage there. Its the desire to own a next gen format that is tricky. Once there is the desire to make the 1080p step, blu-ray will stand out because all of the favorites (Die Hard, Spiderman, Pirates, Casino Royale, ect.) can't be played on HD DVD. Plus, if I spend $3000+ on my TV and surround sound, I want to get the best possible picture AND sound. HD DVD can't deliver it.

[zombieking]

IMO sadly enough the only way hd-dvd will die is if Paramount and Universal went neutral or exclusive, and for the former that's not going to happen for 18 months. Now if Warner went BD exclusive in the new year it could speed things up a bit, then maybe Uni would follow too.

But if everything stays the way it is currently, BD will be dragging hd's ass through the mud for the next 18 months, and we just have to continue showing our support for the duration.

[tron3]

Originally Posted by SS316SRV

Oh Tron...if you are meaning to throw me under a bridge, I will warn you because I wont go easy. ....

Easy there, my brother in blu. Just a little out of context humor.

I know prices will come down. I have fooled myself enough times thinking the price will never come down. Look at LCD TV, they keep getting better for less.

That doesn't mean supply and demand isn't in play here. Suppose by Q1 they tally up the blu sales vs HD-DVD. Suppose everyone said, "Well, that tears it. We are blu-ray exclusive!" You think prices will come down as fast? Not when your competitor is just another blu-ray manufacturer.

Just saying, if blu-ray had a sudden win after Christmas, they don't have to lower the price until they made their ROI back. If demand is high enough, not even after ROI is reached. Remember, supply and demand.

[Musashi]

I advocate quality *and* quantity. Blu studios should concentrate efforts on transferring and encoding movies into hi-def and onto Blu-ray, not rushing any particular titles, but putting more teams to the task so more movies come out sooner.

[oscar_in_fw]

We don't need a repeat of the flood of mediocre releases Universal and now, Warner's are putting out. I'd rather they get it right the first time.