Onkyo retracting HD-DVD exclusive support - Blu-ray Forum

Greenmatiz2 · 05-28-2007, 02:15 PM

Competition will help lower player prices on both ends, if it hasn't already. I see nothing wrong with that.

I also see nothing wrong with dual-format players, so long as they are priced below the $300 price level. Until then, I'm not buying one. After that point, however, I and a lot of other people would consider them.

This thread is along the same illogical lines as the Total-HD thread (disks that are Blu-ray on one side and HD-DVD on another) -- some responses in both threads make little sense, from a mass-consumer viewpoint. If Total HD disks were priced the same as single-format disks, then the consumer can only benefit (fat chance at this point, though).

If I owned a dual-format player, I'd prefer to buy the BR version (if all audio content were the same) because BR is more scratch-resistant. If both formats stay alive, there are going to be those disks I can't get as BR, and visa-versa.

I'm swinging in my opinions these days... rather than see one format "win the war", I'd rather see BR with a comfortable lead, but HD-DVD hold on just enough to keep Sony from gaining a monopoly and keeping prices high.

If dual-format players become cheap, then consumers have little to worry about. Companies seeking to set up a MS Windows-style domination of a format would have something to worry about.

I assume that angle is where a lot of this odd logic flows from.

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05-28-2007, 02:15 PM	#24
Greenmatiz2 Banned Member since:Apr 2007	Competition will help lower player prices on both ends, if it hasn't already. I see nothing wrong with that. I also see nothing wrong with dual-format players, so long as they are priced below the $300 price level. Until then, I'm not buying one. After that point, however, I and a lot of other people would consider them. This thread is along the same illogical lines as the Total-HD thread (disks that are Blu-ray on one side and HD-DVD on another) -- some responses in both threads make little sense, from a mass-consumer viewpoint. If Total HD disks were priced the same as single-format disks, then the consumer can only benefit (fat chance at this point, though). If I owned a dual-format player, I'd prefer to buy the BR version (if all audio content were the same) because BR is more scratch-resistant. If both formats stay alive, there are going to be those disks I can't get as BR, and visa-versa. I'm swinging in my opinions these days... rather than see one format "win the war", I'd rather see BR with a comfortable lead, but HD-DVD hold on just enough to keep Sony from gaining a monopoly and keeping prices high. If dual-format players become cheap, then consumers have little to worry about. Companies seeking to set up a MS Windows-style domination of a format would have something to worry about. I assume that angle is where a lot of this odd logic flows from.

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