Lack of competition sends BluRay prices upward
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v1rtu0s1ty
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I was hoping the format war would last longer, I am taking advantage of the lower prices on HD-DVD disks now that many places are dumping them.
I have a Blu-ray burner but I don't own a stand alone Blu-ray player, I won't buy a Blu-ray stand alone player until the profile 2.0 players are available at a reasonable price.
I have a Blu-ray burner but I don't own a stand alone Blu-ray player, I won't buy a Blu-ray stand alone player until the profile 2.0 players are available at a reasonable price.
upstatemike
Senior Member
Which won't happen until the day after the profile 3.0 standard is announced.
We'll see what happens but if Sony doesn't lower the prices, BR may not get the widespread adoption it will need to keep viable. I think we're past or nearly past the point of early adopters shouldering the cost for being first to have a new toy.
IVB
Senior Member
Yeah, definitely. I saw BR the other day for the first time, and although it was clearly superior to my DVDs upscaled, it wasn't $500 for a player, $1000-$2000 for an RS232 player, $5K for a BluRay megachanger better. I'd rather get a 2nd plasma, more HT toys, or go on a nicer vacation with the $$, and i'm one to toss money on stupid stuff.
I am in no hurry, I have a nice stack of HD-DVDs and a ton of HD content on my media server that I recorded from my R5000HD modded 4DTV receiver.
If there is something I just have to have on Blu-ray, I will play it back on my HTPC with the LG Blu-ray burner/Hd DVD player combo drive in it.
upstatemike
Senior Member
I bought the cheapest Sony during the lowest price point in mid December but mainly for the upascaling of my current DVDs. I don't plan to invest in too many Blu-Ray DVDs for now; just a few that might be able to deliver the visual bang for the buck. The Golden Compass is supposed to fall into that category. Maybe a few other high budget films that will really take advantage of the extra resolution.
v1rtu0s1ty
Senior Member
Yeah, I got Beowulf for $10 at Hollywood. If I knew about the coupon, I could have gotten it for $7.50.
About BD Profile 2.0 players, I don't know when(what year) the prices will go down to somewhere $129-$149. I really don't want to spend more than $200 on a player. I also can't afford buying movies at $29-$39. I have a bad feeling for BD if they won't adjust the prices for movies and players.
The upscaling feature of my A2 on DVDs is good enough for now. :lol:
I keep hearing that there will be $200 Blu-ray players around the end of the year, I think I might just wait until I can get a Blu-ray changer for a decent price. I really would like it if they sort out the managed copy deal so we can just rip everything to a server.
I have bought quite a few HD DVDs lately for around $10 each but I bought most of them off the web.
upstatemike
Senior Member
I know I'm old but I just don't see the attraction of putting movies on a server. Anything on a hard drive needs to be backed up so it actually creates more work and cost than just buying durable media to begin with. Streaming Video is fine as a replacement for rentals or premium cable/satellite, but it does not seem like a good substitute for building a permanent library. In fact, between DRM, the short lifespan of PC hardware and software, plus the requirement to back up to durable media or risk losing your investment, it seems like a real PITA!
AnthonyZ
Active Member
Not an issue. Since Toshiba dropped out and the war was effectively ended, it has become MUCH more difficult to get our (integrators) hand's on players. In other words, sales are THROUGH THE ROOF. Now that people have a clear winner, they are pulling the trigger despite price increases. BD manufacturers have NOTHING to worry about.
I played with Amazon.com's unBox for a while (until the DRM broke and I haven't bothered to try to fix it) and the way they're setup, the backup is on their servers.
You pay for something and download it and that purchase is saved somewhere on their end. If you delete the media to make room or because of hardware trouble, you just download it again and you're good to go.
The biggest trouble with that sort of service is two-fold: First, the DRM is a pain in the ass when it's broken and second, if the service provider goes out of business or makes changes to how they do business you're stuck with little to no recourse.
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