Crave: "Five reasons you shouldn't buy a Blu-ray player yet"

[Sonar5]

Originally Posted by Doc_Stew

I'm 100% pro Blu-ray, but some of these points are hard to argue. I found this article linked from CNET's homepage just now. It seems to be a neutrally written piece on problems BD is facing right now in getting mass adoption.


http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-986...?tag=cnetfd.mt

I think it does infer the reality of the format war right now though, in saying that "With HD DVD looking more and more like it's on the ropes, it would seem like the ideal time to commit to Blu-ray" except for these five reasons...

Interesting nonetheless, and it seems to sum up most of the HD DVD arguments against it.

uh-huh... okaayyyy.....

Neutrally written, you have got to be kidding right?

Why even post this crap, it's all fud......

1. Nearly all current Blu-ray players are obsolete:

No, the MAJORITY ARE NOT

2. Blu-ray is best on a big-screen TV: Can you see the difference between standard DVD and Blu-ray?

What an idiot, this guy has no clue..... And yes I can see a big difference, if you can't go see an optometrist....

3. There are still very few movies available on Blu-ray:

Hey Moron, most people buy NEW RELEASES, and bl-ray has over 75% of all studios RIGHT NOW.... Oh he didn't mention that...... As a matter of fact that assinine article fails to mention Warner's move at all, or HBO, or Nat Geo, or .....

4. Blu-ray still has growing pains:

Ummm I believe it is doing better than when dvd was first released, yes?

5. Prices have nowhere to go but down: Even without competition from HD DVD, Blu-ray prices seem to be on a one-way ticket downward.

What..... Heellloooo, that happens with every technology dummy....

Then the yahooo says this.....

the cheaper players are likely to be older models that are effectively "obsolete."

You mean like all those clearance hd-dead players......

It would have been easier for the person who posted this crap to simply say five reasons why the author of the article is a moron..... Would have made a better thread, IMHO.