http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/ Engadget HD Comments for Target isn't Blu-ray exclusive at all, but BJ's Wholesale might be 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/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 27th 2007 2:48AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
You just don't see retailers, studios, etc, going HD DVD exclusive. But it seems like every week another retailer goes Blu - Woolworth's in the UK is reportedly going exclusively BD too. And several smaller studios have announced Blu-ray exclusivity over the past few weeks. The snowball is rolling down the mountain, getting bigger as it goes.]]>Jul 27th 2007 3:53AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
So more announcements, let's see. Maybe HD DVD group should be fearing that most Blu-Ray exlusive supporters are now getting ready or have released hybrid players supporting HD DVD? OH WAIT, that's a GREAT thing for HD DVD. Or maybe that XBox add-on is now $179 and you can get standalone HD DVD for below $200 with 5 free movies? OH WAIT, that's another great thing for HD DVD and consumers.

You do REALIZE that CONSUMERS BUY those products right. Even if Target for example,or even Walmart by SOME miracle WENT Blu-Ray ONLY (which I doubt WILL EVER happen, Blu-Ray just can't give them competitive price) there would be plenty others stores selling HD DVD players HALF the price of those being sold at BD exclusive retailers. So you know what would happen then, the same that happens with all other Chinese electronics for example, people would find ways or alternate places to buy those HD DVD players at $100-$150 or whatever they will cost by Christmas and these stores would LOSE.

Sweet spot for HD DVD players IS ]]>Jul 27th 2007 5:57AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
So I agree with you, HD-DVD is going down and its going down hard! whhhhWhat! Yeeeayaah - thats Right!]]>Jul 27th 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Aug 21st 2007 12:57PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
The BEST Sony can do is to come down to $399 for their players as they will are already losing HUGE, I mean HUGE amounts of money. Paying all this shelf space costs a pretty penny.]]>Jul 27th 2007 5:58AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
I will be shocked if that many people go and buy an HD player of either stripe at $200. That's $50 less than the ever popular Wii.
You are banking quite a lot on the fact that everyone and their fifth cousin are ready to adopt HD media.

While HD TVs are at a comfortable margin in the US, many folks are content at this point to watch HD cable. It took time for folks to adopt DVD, and the "sweet spot" wasn't even $200.

This is a niche market right now, and many that want that capability are getting through the PS3. Perhaps only a low percentage of PS3 users watch as many movies on it as I do, but that low percentage is enough to destroy HD-DVD stand-alone sales.

There aren't enough movies, on either format, to interest your average citizen. And by the time there is, one format will be dead. I believe that HD-DVD will be the buried format this time around.

PS The 1000 sales in one day really isn't all that impressive. If Sony announced that their stand-alone player would sell for $399 at one of the SonyStyle stores they would be gone too in a day. Ebayers alone would complete the sale.]]>Jul 27th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
What is this BJ's Wholesale. Is that like Blow Jobs at Wholesale? HAHAHAHH..I had to say it..hahaha]]>Jul 27th 2007 6:00AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.bjs.com/ ?

Cause if it is, I don't see a SINGLE blu-ray player on there, but i do see bunch of TOSHIBA dvd players, recorders, hd dvd player and of course Xbox 360 add-on.

Now bend me over and call me Nelly, but isn't it a bit weird for someone who doesn't sell Blu-Ray players AT ALL, only a few BD movies to go Blu exclusive. This doesn't make sense AT ALL. ]]>Jul 27th 2007 6:41AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
Since all HD-DVD fanboys agree that $199 or less is the sweet spot that should win the war for HD-DVD and Blu-ray will go off into the sunset with it tail between it legs.

Or.. Maybe people will actual research the product before buying and conclude that oh wait most of the blockbuster movies that will be coming out will be Blu-ray only not HD-DVD.

I don't care what the player cost HD-DVD can sell for $50 I still will not buy it because of the studio support. HD-DVD doesn't have the support to win most people once they do the research.]]>Jul 27th 2007 7:43AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
If Blu Ray wins, sony will be in charge of content, players and the format.

It is better for the consumer to have some of these things separated. In the past, movie theaters were owned by the studios that were creating the movies. They ended up only showing films from their own studios.

You can read up about that particular anti-trust case here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures,_Inc.

I'm not saying that Sony would only allow Sony films on Blu Ray, but I'm certain that they would get preferential treatment. Sony being in control of the content, the price of the content, the price of the players just isn't good for the consumer.]]>Jul 27th 2007 11:21AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 27th 2007 7:49AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
The other possibility is that dual format players become the standard and both sides win this ridiculous battle.]]>Jul 27th 2007 8:20AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
By the time a dual player becomes afforable the war will be over.

This is the year 2007 not 1970. Studio support will be a major selling point to the average joe.

Here are the top 15 movies for 2006. Only 4 are in both formats. Why would I buy something that has very little support???

1 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest BV $423,315,812
2 Cars BV $244,082,982
3 X-Men III: The Last Stand Fox $234,362,462
4 The Da Vinci Code Sony $217,536,138
5 Superman Returns WB $200,081,192 HD-DVD/Blu-ray
6 Ice Age: The Meltdown Fox $195,330,621
7 Happy Feet WB $185,625,671 HD-DVD/Blu-ray
8 Night at the Museum Fox $165,150,384
9 Casino Royale Sony $160,047,891
10 Over the Hedge P/DW $155,019,34 HD-DVD/Blu-ray
11 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Sony $148,213,377
12 Click SonR $137,340,146
13 Mission: Impossible III Par. $133,501,348 HD-DVD/Blu-ray
14 Borat Fox $126,598,982
15 The Pursuit of Happyness Sony $124,834,524]]>Jul 27th 2007 8:58AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
By the way, the last 3 DVD players I have owned played both DVD and Divx...I'm not getting what your point was with that. Am I the only one that reads reviews/ratings and buys incredible DVD players from Oppo and KiSS?
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Anyways, I can get HD DVD anywhere, and I am quite glad with the selection. I can even import movies from out of the country, if I want a broader one.]]>Jul 27th 2007 9:10AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
As for the stupid studio support... Sony has their hand into too many cookie jars. They own the format, many of the movie studios, producing most of the players, etc... Sony is playing a dirty game of trying to force the format by creating format exclusive content. HD-DVD did the same you same? Well, the question is who started first, if it was toshiba, shame on them and they just might learn their lesson (even though its 1 studio). If it was Sony, I hope they burn in Hell and the rest of the company fed to the dogs. This is just as dirty as the healthcare companies... Company A makes the people pay less money but they can't get the good doctors because Company B pays them to not treat sick people so these sick people have to go to Company B and pay higher premium costs. Anyone see anything wrong with this? I hope the EU slaps Sony with anti-trust acts because they certainly deserve it.

Why do we hate Sony? Sony has been playing dirty all the time and they never seem to learn their lesson... Customers are dead last on Sony's priority list when it comes to big name products. More DRM when customers want less, Illegal software, region coding when we all know its a horrible Idea, and the list goes on. The world would be a better place without Sony not to mention HD-DVD and BD give the same service but HD-DVD is cheaper and hence the better product.

Won't but it just because its cheaper? Well then, you my friend are the victim of the dirty games sony plays just to keep control because apperently studio exclusivity is why most people choose BD and in my opinion that is wrong.

I say all studios go neutral now and lets see who comes out on top. A true FORMAT ONLY war.]]>Jul 27th 2007 10:10AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
heh, I wish we were in that perfect world, too, but things like this are ALL decided by the deals companies make with other companies. Sony and the BDA definitely has the upper hand in that regard.]]>Jul 27th 2007 12:29PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
Also, WTF? Are you smoking something? Or have you been hiding under a rock for the last twenty or so years of consumer electronics innovation that Sony has been at the forefront of?

You might not like their more recent PR problems, (which is fine, I don't like them myself) but that is an ignorant statement if I've seen one.]]>Jul 27th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/I am just happy with HD DVD, knowing that it's just getting bigger and better by the day, knowing that i jumped on the right ship. Who knows, will it be before the holidays that Warner and Universal will drop SD DVD and just release HD DVD Combo, but one thing is for sure, HD DVD is not going anywhere but up!]]>Jul 27th 2007 10:37AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
Since, I only rent movies I don't buy them I guess I would rather have Blu-ray over HD-DVD. I would rather watch 15 new released movies in HD rather than 4 new released movies.

Maybe I'm missing something with HD-DVD. Someone please let me know what I'm missing becuase you HD-DVD supporters must have a inside scope that the rest of us don't have.

I watch alot of movies weekly so I want the most new released movies in HD I can get, not older movies that I've seen on DVD. Sadly HD-DVD doesn't offer me that solution. If you can tell me that all this years blockbusters will be on HD-DVD then I would change my mine but sadly their not.

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Here is my bottom line. I will be able to watch 15 new released movies in HD. You will only be able to watch 4 new released movies in HD and that's a better product???

Man you guys really hate Sony well when this is all over you can still use your HD-DVD as a upscale DVD player.]]>Jul 27th 2007 11:36AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 31st 2007 5:26PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
No inside information here, just reading the tea leaves.]]>Jul 27th 2007 11:25AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/]]>Jul 27th 2007 11:51AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 27th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
I have read were people dis the PS3 because because of the lack of games. Is this not the samething? Why do you think people would buy something that doesn't have content at this point???]]>Jul 27th 2007 11:48AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
Actually, I'm a Blu-ray supporter, but they keep shooting themselves in the foot.]]>Jul 27th 2007 1:01PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Aug 18th 2007 7:03PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 27th 2007 11:55AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
I plan to buy a blu-ray player this fall so I will only care about this years moives and on.

All I'm saying is that this year Blu-ray will have the most Blockbuster movies from this year released. They will not be released on HD-DVD. I don't want to watch or buy movies that have already been released on SD DVD.

When I buy my player it will be for the sole purpose of watching movies on HD from that point on.

I guess HD-DVD is for people who like older movies that have already been
released on SD DVD.]]>Jul 27th 2007 12:21PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 31st 2007 5:29PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
.../Ed]]>Jul 27th 2007 1:06PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 27th 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
Uh, you are clueless then. The average joe, where the volume business lies, doesnt even begin to take notice until you've gone below $200. That is where PS2 took off. That is where DVD took off.

And if you notice:

1. Sales of all formats combined in standalone players (the only organic indicator of demand - looking at player sales) is downright pathetic compared to DVD. Overall blue-laser player sales volume is a speck in the market, even with PS3 added. AKA this segment is not at all relevant to the "average joe" in 2007, only enthusiasts are buying right.

2. Even with more marketing dollars and branding, and all the hype about better studio support - HD DVD outsells BD in standalone players by a large margin. In fact one model of Toshiba outsells all brands and all models of BD players combined. What could cause this phenomenon...could it be that "average joes" are likely more motivated by price, rather than content or studio agreements, in their purchasing decisions for HD disc playback?

I think you fail to realize that your perspective as an enthusiast is about as disconnected from the perspective of the "average joe" as possible.]]>Jul 27th 2007 2:39PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 27th 2007 4:09PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
I don't see it as a large margin. The margin isn't helping HD-DVD win anything, except proving that a lower price moves marginally more units. According to the Wall Street Journal, as of 7/3 the tallies were:

"Currently, about 105,000 homes have Blu-ray players, and about 150,000 have HD DVD players. An additional 1.5 million homes have PlayStation 3 devices, which also play Blu-ray movies, although fewer gamers are using the machines to play movies than had been hoped for. About 160,000 consumers have bought add-on devices for Xbox machines that allow them to play HD DVDs."

Many people are simply using PS3s as a primary movies BD device - even if the figure is impossible to estimate, it's effect is quite obvious:

BD/HD movie sales ratios:

Week ending 7/22: 74/26 (BD)
Year to Date: 67/33 (BD)
Since Inception 60/40 (BD)

Source: http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom072907/index.php


Blu-ray players have started to fall in price, and will be priced competitively by the time the holidays hit. Once the price advantage erodes, what's left? As it stands now, between the Blockbuster/Target/BJ/Woolworths The Disney BD tour news and HDDVD getting soundly trounced in movie sales (consistently), and the bulk of the blockbuster movie titles only available on Blu-ray, it's simply not looking good at all for HDDVD.
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Moviewise they have Pirates, Spiderman, Cars, Lost, Close Encounters, dang it's not even August yet and the Blu-ray Line up is Crazy Good.

This holiday Season will see more PS3s, more Blu-ray players and More Blu-ray Discs sold then probably the whole rest of the year.

HD DVD has the exclusives Evan almighty, and Knocked up. That's not much of a stranglehold.]]>Jul 27th 2007 10:27PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
YOU DO REALIZE THAT UNIVERSAL GETS ROYALTIES FROM THE HD DVD GROUP TO GO HD DVD RIGHT? ALSO YOU DO REALIZE THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE STILL DO RENT ON SITE RATHER THAN TROUGH THE NET? I MEAN BLOCK BUSTERS IN FORTUNES 500 AND ITS NOT FOR NOTHING...]]>Jul 28th 2007 6:55AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1

Blu-ray Disc Format Announced
Posted February 19, 2002 by Marwin

Nine leading companies today announced that they have jointly established the basic specifications for a next generation large capacity optical disc video recording format called "Blu-ray Disc". The Blu-ray Disc enables the recording, rewriting and play back of up to 27 gigabytes (GB) of data on a single sided single layer 12cm CD/DVD size disc using a 405nm blue-violet laser. The companies that established the basic specifications for the Blu-ray Disc are: Hitachi Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Pioneer Corporation, Royal Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Sony Corporation, and Thomson Multimedia.]]>Jul 28th 2007 7:05AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
Engadgethd = FUD]]>Jul 28th 2007 8:24PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Jul 28th 2007 1:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
not being funny but i couldnt care less if one can hold some more data than the other, as long as my HD film is on there i dont really care :)]]>Jul 28th 2007 8:29PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/
its a KNOWN fact that as was the case with DVD+/- was combined in players the same will happen with this.........

I admit when I first learned of the formats I was one on the side of Blu-ray......but hell as more and more companies are making the dual format players/writers the price on BOTH with continue to drop and Sony & Toshiba will be the ONLY two companies that wont make dual format players.......

everyone else is gonna rack up selling dual formats and people like me will buy which ever version has the best features.........(i.e. the HD-DVD version on 300......)]]>Jul 29th 2007 11:03AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/27/target-isnt-blu-ray-exclusive-at-all-but-bjs-wholesale-might/Aug 12th 2007 2:15AM