http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/ Engadget HD Comments for Philips' BDP9000 Blu-ray player now on sale http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/Oct 25th 2006 5:44PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
In the beginning it's always easier to use reference designs. ]]>Oct 25th 2006 6:09PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/Oct 25th 2006 11:49PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4790609

perhaps that should have been mentioned too so as to not make this editory seem pro-blu-ray?





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Also, I did notice the Philips and RCA models at my own local Wal-mart here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, so apparently it's available in quite a few places nationwide. If only I had the money to buy either player! :]]>Oct 25th 2006 11:52PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/Oct 25th 2006 6:11PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
You're an idiot. Would you be complaining if Erik had written an article to inform us all of a new HD-DVD player on sale? I think not.
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If you can't refrain from using personal insults perhaps you should go somewhere else.

I was rebutting because of the last two sentences in the above article. Informing us of a new product release is one thing but showing signs of favoritism is another.

http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/06/02/rca-hdv5000-hd-dvd-player-hits-store-shelves/

http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/05/02/the-rca-hdv5000-appears-on-circuit-citys-website/

Those would be new product release information without a hint of preference towards a format by the writers. We as readers are allowed to be partial towards a side but writers on a public website covering news on both formats should remain neutral.]]>Oct 25th 2006 8:36PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
As for my own personal bias, I've said in our podcast that I prefer Blu-ray for its higher storage capacity and some other minor reasons, but that doesn't mean I won't buy an HD DVD player in a second if the price is right. I don't even own any Sony products, and I don't remember ever owning any. If anything I'm a Pioneer, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic, JBL, and Philips fan, as those are the brands of the products in my home theater. I also prefer ATI and AMD for computer parts, if that makes a difference in your opinion of my neutrality! *shrug*]]>Oct 25th 2006 11:42PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
http://www.hdbeat.com/2006/04/19/why-hd-dvd-will-prevail-my-opinion/

http://www.hdbeat.com/2006/07/11/why-hd-dvd-will-prevail-my-opinion-three-months-later/

http://www.hdbeat.com/2006/08/16/why-blu-ray-will-win/]]>Oct 25th 2006 11:07PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
I bet HD DVD players are $299 by the fall 07 and that's when the sales really go up.]]>Oct 25th 2006 11:18PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/Oct 26th 2006 12:23AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
Thanks for the article suggestions; I’ll have to check them out. I’ve just recently found this site through engadget so I haven’t looked through the older articles.

Yes, this is a blog site and not the wallstreet journal and I understand there may be some bias in the reports. What the article fails to mention is that hddvd has had players from 2 brands for some time now and it is blu-ray that is now just coming out with their second available player. The questions suggested an entirely different scenario and would be more valid if the information was more accurate.

Erik,

There’s nothing wrong with posing questions to spur comments. The question didn’t fit the article since the last part of it wasn’t entirely accurate. hddvd players have been available from 2 brands for some time now and it is blu-ray that is actually just now catching up in that regards. Although you and I may be aware of this, others may not be.

I was a supporter of blu-ray a few years back when I first read of the formats. As time past and the formats launched, what I realized was that we (people who frequent tech sites and the technically inclined) are not the ones who will ultimately decide the winner of this format war. Like it or not, we’re the minority. The winner will be decided by the mass majority of consumers who will usually buy whatever does what they want at a price they can afford regardless of technical specifications. Those that nitpick about specs are in the minority. If this wasn’t the case, hdtv adoption would be complete by now and the broadcast mandate wouldn’t have been pushed back to 2009.

Blu-ray as a storage medium makes a very convincing argument although blu-ray as a movie medium does not. Hddvd as a movie medium makes a very convincing argument although hddvd as a storage medium isn’t as convincing is blu-ray. Lets not forget that this war is primary a movie medium war.

I’m still convinced whoever makes it to the sub-$300 retail price will have the majority consumer group. Regardless of which format the studios initially said they would support, they will migrate to where the customers are. It’s already starting to happen.]]>Oct 26th 2006 1:36AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/Blu-Ray has total hardwere lead !]]>Oct 26th 2006 2:18AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/Oct 26th 2006 1:24PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/Oct 26th 2006 7:58PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/25/philips-bdp9000-blu-ray-player-now-on-sale/
It just seems to me that Sony is putting it's full support behind PS3 (at the cost of it's player division) so their player's delay isn't too much of a shocker. They're trying to close the player price gap between the two formats by pretty much forcing customers (who wants a blu-ray player) to go with the PS3. They’re betting the barn on selling everyone a game machine and a blu-ray player all in one for $500, a bargain I’ll admit. That plan might have worked if it was still the original 4 million units by end of the year plan.

Die hard blu-ray supporters will argue the PS3 Trojan horse in the format war though most probably don't consider the grand scheme of things. What it is now is barely enough to make a splash. The impact will be negligible if it’s a niche product.

As it stands, the only advantage blu-ray holds over hddvd is studio support and even that is already starting to equalize. Yes, I considered capacity and it’s negligible at this point unless studios starts releasing 4+ hr movies as the standard or higher then 1080p content.]]>Oct 27th 2006 12:23PM