C'mon Universal... BD/DVD Combos!!

[Beast]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

ok, well you just argued my point: the house has a blu-ray player and a DVD player. so it has already adopted the format. hence, the inclusion of the DVD in the combo itself did nothing to make them adopt the format, as they already had the blu-ray player in the home (for other reasons, such as desire for better PQ/AQ, etc). it doesnt matter if they watch the DVD in bed or give it away, the end result is the same: they dont adopt the format because of the DVD in the packet.

Do you somehow think just owning a player grows the format?

Why do you think the companies that make the players make very little money on them.

Or in case of the PS3, actually loses the company money due to production costs.

It's more likely to get them to buy a movie though. So it does help grow the format.

Selling the media is more important in the long run than selling the players.