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MrPorterhouse wrote:
 Well, when it comes down to people having to look into the future to judge what movies they might want on a particular format, then we really see how dumb, frustrating, and ridiculous this format war really is. To me, as I look forward, I see more blockbuster and big titles coming on Blu-ray. These types of titles are what tend to sell well, especially on high def. Does HD DVD have the studio firepower to change the 2:1 Blu-ray trend? |
I don't think it will ever matter. I see this format war as actually a beautiful thing for us consumers. If Blu-ray or HD-DVD had given up early on... we would not see 2 for 1 discs at $20... we would not see players for less than $200 and $300. What we would most likely see is players still selling in the $750-1000 range with discs in the $25-30 range. As it has worked out... I compliment HD-DVD for keeping Blu-ray in check. Combo players are going to come down in prices within a year and will end up being less expensive than the combo SACD/DVD-A players that were available a couple of years ago. Personally I don't believe either are ever going anywhere and we all need to accept that there are going to be 2 formats. It just really not a big deal and again, has actually been a good thing as far as I'm concerned.