Oppo's DV-983H upconverting DVD deck marks the end of the line

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Truth Teller @ Mar 11th 2008 4:11PM

Yeah, another expensive Blu-ray player on the way, just what's needed.

Nothing they are doing suggests they are going mass-market at all.

They killed off the competitor to try (at huge cost = guess who ends up paying for that, eh?) and lock down high def as a high-margin niche which can't be pirated.

A 'strategy' that's pretty damned stupid on all counts.

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Mr. E @ Mar 11th 2008 6:22PM

"Nothing they are doing suggests they are going mass-market at all."

Who are you talking about? Oppo? The amorphous mass of Blu-ray manufacturers you like to lump together?

Within two years, I expect to see only the lowest/cheapest of players be DVD only. Everything from major manufacturers will be Blu-ray with DVD backward compatibility. Within five years DVD players as we know them will almost certainly not exist. Is that mass market enough for you?

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