Studio Reps Say Industry United Behind Blu-ray

[Alan Gordon]

Studio Reps Say Industry United Behind Blu-ray

Originally Posted by Home Media Magazine

For now, though, the standalone players remain expensive, and cheap upconverting DVD players are being pitched to consumers instead.

“We wish they would go away,” Forster said.

Originally Posted by Home Media Magazine

As for the cost of Blu-ray Discs, he added that consumers would eventually see DVD prices, once the household penetration hits a certain point.

“When DVD hit a penetration rate of 25% for hardware, that’s when software got below $20,” Takac said.

I quoted some of the more interesting/funny parts to me. I thought Forster's quote was funny, and Takac's was interesting.

~Alan