For those worried about Warner Bros. letting their license expire... read on

[blu2]

Originally Posted by joeorc

HOW DO YOU KNOW...that it does not relate to Warner Bros. Board Membership..? not only are they content providers they also have patents in both HD DVD and Blu-Ray

I don't dispute that, but not everyone with licensing agreements is on the board, and not everyone on the board has licensing agreements.

I'm sure Warners is or has renewed their board memebership, but the licensing info just doesn't relate to that.

[soniqstylz]

Originally Posted by Jimbo976

Anyone see this?

http://www.tvsnob.com/archives/014477.php

2. Cost of Manufacturing - Blu-Ray yields are bad. Apparently 2 or 3 of 10 are good. The cost per disk is also high. Blu-Ray is over 5.00 per disk vs 1.00 to 1.50 for HD-DVD.

Untrue. Home Media Magazine reports that the difference in cost is about $.10-.15 per disc, and is even closer if it's a hybrid disc.

6. WB has already said that Home Players sales are the sales that REALLY matter and that PS3 title sales cannot be predicted because you do not know how many PS3 owners will buy movies. When someone purchases an Toshiba HD-DVD or 360 HD-DVD Player you know those consumers WILL buy movies or they would NOT have made the purchase at all. The PS3 is a game machine first then Blu-Ray Player second. For Blu-Ray to make a huge dent with PS3 consumers would need to purchase more than one (PS3) or you will have people fighting over watching movies or playing games (in many households, not all). Nielson and other stat trackers do not count the PS3 as part of the Home Player sales.

However, Nielsen does have a survey showing that 30% of PS3 owners do use it for Blu-Ray playback. Unfortunately, there aren't numbers for how many actually bought it strictly because it was the best (and cheapest) Blu-Ray player on the market.

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by soniqstylz

However, Nielsen does have a survey showing that 30% of PS3 owners do use it for Blu-Ray playback. Unfortunately, there aren't numbers for how many actually bought it strictly because it was the best (and cheapest) Blu-Ray player on the market.

You can include me on that list. 101+ titles and counting. Another two titles arrived today for me to watch on the PS3. I will eventually buy the Pioneer Elite though.

[glenn22]

Originally Posted by soniqstylz

Untrue. Home Media Magazine reports that the difference in cost is about $.10-.15 per disc, and is even closer if it's a hybrid disc.



However, Nielsen does have a survey showing that 30% of PS3 owners do use it for Blu-Ray playback. Unfortunately, there aren't numbers for how many actually bought it strictly because it was the best (and cheapest) Blu-Ray player on the market.

that article is pure crap

[hotsmokedbacon]

Originally Posted by joeorc

yes its a official site for the BDA ..and if you go to blu-raydisc.com as of sept 2007

the board of directors has not changed and guess what :

Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Content Participant Agreement- OR OTHER WISE KNOW AS THE CPA

Agreement Term.....5 years
Note: The above fee should be paid annually for each year starting from March.

Warner Bros. already paid for it...

AND as for Disney you need to ask where is Disney.....?..

Did Paramount sign up for 5 years also?