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w00t (924)    Feb 12, 2008 - 03:36 am | Edited on Feb 13, 2008 - 12:00 am

Well realistically they said what any other company would in that position. Make the best of it. You know if HD-DVD dies then we'll be dishing out even more money for players and titles when BD prices skyrocket. As a consumer you wouldn't want (for an example) AMD/ATI to die off would you? If you do well I guess that proves another point. » Login to reply to this  Legionosh (297)   Feb 12, 2008 - 08:02 am w00t.. I totally agree (while I admittedly wanted HD-DVD to win I am glad to finally see, what appears to be, an end to this Hi-Def war. It will be nice when movies stop being $35 new, but hopefully that will change in time. Until then, used Blu-Ray movie are my choice. Please bring on the lower prices to the consumer. Kevin » Login to reply to this  imfagentsamfisher (299)   Feb 13, 2008 - 01:47 pm The competition in the Blu-Ray will come from amongst the hardware manufacturers and the movie distributors themselves competing for customer's attention. Unlike HD-DVD, which only has Toshiba, Blu-Ray has multiple hardware manufacturers, which means that there will be multiple Blu-Ray drives competing with each other for consumer attention. » Login to reply to this  x4 Critical (396)   Feb 12, 2008 - 01:22 pm | Edited on Feb 12, 2008 - 01:23 pm DVD had no other competition and the prices drop relatively quickly. And the MSRP on DVD's were around the $30-35 range when they were first released as well. As soon as there is only one format and sales increase, prices will continue to drop. Remember, Blu-ray players are not only in competetion with HD DVD, but also with each other. This is one of those times having only one standard will result in lower prices, just like it did for DVD. Digitial distribution is still a long way away when it comes to high definition content. » Login to reply to this  Labotomizer (989)    Feb 12, 2008 - 11:26 am o2 - You know, you make a fine point. Maybe you're right. I still think both formats will ultimately go the way of Laser Disc and be replaced by a superior format or digital distribution. Although I will say, Time Warner's decision to charge $7.50 PER GIG downloaded will be a huge hindrance. That's only in Beaumont, but as it's a test market I would expect it to expand. » Login to reply to this  o2cool8 (16)   Feb 12, 2008 - 11:06 am | Edited on Feb 12, 2008 - 11:07 am DVD and price are Blu-Ray's competition Edit:Should be a reply to the guy under me. » Login to reply to this  Labotomizer (989)    Feb 12, 2008 - 11:04 am Because we all know that when competition dies then price drops... Oh wait, then there's no reason for Bluray to drop prices on movies or players if HD-DVD dies out. Imagine what we'd be paying for Intel processors if AMD hadn't had success with the Athlon platform. » Login to reply to this

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