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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
witsend @ Nov 18th 2007 6:29PM
I give up. This whole thing isn't going to end in the next year. We will all probably have both types of players (or dual format players). HD DVD is not going to win (be the only HD disc format) because the PS3 will sell enough to keep Blu-ray alive no matter what else happens. It doesn't look like HD DVD is going away either anymore. So basically we are all the worse off and common consumers are going to be very reluctant to buy into either format.
Sami @ Nov 18th 2007 6:43PM
I must say you are totally wrong.
Having two formats have made the prices go down. The format war is the best thing that has happened the market and the customers. Just look at when the DVD format entered the market. I remember bying one of the first DVD players and they were quite expensive, and kept on being so for years. It took a long time for DVD to get established on the market. Thanks to the price cuts people will enjoy HD DVD/Blu-ray way faster than with DVD (imo). People being confused about two formats is temporary. And in the end, I believe combo players will win the market, i.e. making no format a winner.
Thinking about Joshua Zyber's column (www.highdefdigest.com), HD will be a niche market for a long time. Therefore reluctant buyers wont be a major problem for a while; for us who though want to be there from the beginning, it is great.
/Proud owner of both HD DVD and Blu-ray players (still voting red though, because of region free discs and standards)
Mike @ Nov 18th 2007 7:07PM
It doesn't matter what happens with PS3...once HD DVD has enough players out there for fox or disney to see profits they will go neutral and then its all hd dvd from there.