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It'll probably be less than $150

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Jack G

In Reply to: RE: Details (e.g. pricing, features) are sorely lacking... posted by oscar on August 28, 2007 at 20:23:16

It will be 1080i, and support Dolby TrueHD (all HD DVD players do). That
is all we know for now. It will probably have minimal outputs. I would expect more info from CEDIA.
As for the Funai players, I'ld be surprised if they could come close in price without being subsidized, especially if they have to be 1.1 compliant.
We'll see.
Jack

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Correction: MSRP= $199.99 (nt) - Jack G 07:36:44 08/29/07 (7)
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- Be careful not to break it by breathing on it NT - Jazz Inmate 11:34:02 08/29/07 (6)
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  - you don't always have to post something nasty anytime - Duilawyer 21:30:24 08/29/07 (5)
    someone posts something somehow flattering to HD. We know you are a Blu-Ray shill. The knee-jerk reflexiveness is tiring.
    - RE: you don't always have to post something nasty anytime - Quadzilla 03:20:30 08/30/07 (4)
      Actually Dui, I think he is right. I can't imagine the thing is any good. I have seen there other "products". Blu-ray fan or not, he IS likely correct about this thing. I wouldn't touch one, regardless of the format(s) it plays.
      
      Prehistoric 4-Channel Lizard
      - RE: you don't always have to post something nasty anytime - Jack G 05:11:59 08/30/07 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: you don't always have to post something nasty anytime posted by Quadzilla on August 30, 2007 at 03:20:30
        
        He may or may not be right. Most of the cheapo DVD players work OK, even if they don't give the best picture in the world. I had a $50 DVD player last years before I gave it away and bought a decent one. The trueth is, anyone who thinks the masses will buy a $500 player, especially if its a game console, is nuts. Prices MUST come down. Also, while HD DVD is expanding the low end, they are also expanding the higher-end, with Onkyo making their own as well as an Integra brand. This is in addition to Toshiba's 3 models of third generation players. All will meet the required specs.
        How may BD players coming out this year will be video 1.1 compliant?
        Jack
        
        I must be behind the times. What the heck is 1.1 ? - oscar 05:29:01 08/30/07 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: you don't always have to post something nasty anytime posted by Jack G on August 30, 2007 at 05:11:59
        
        I insert the disk, hit the play button, hit the select button, the movie plays (wonderfully, I might add). What more could you want in a player ?
        
        Interactivity, PIP, and other bells and whistles don't really interest me that much; Video and audio quality does. I'll grant that may not be the attitude shared by the mass public.
        
        Eventually, I'd expect the Bells and whistles (e.g. BD-J, PIP, seamless branching, game playing, etc) on Blu-Ray to be even cooler than on HD DVD. The trick is to keep HD DVD from stealing the market before Blu-ray gets their "bells&whistle" act together.
        
        RE: I must be behind the times. What the heck is 1.1 ? - 4season 06:19:36 08/30/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I must be behind the times. What the heck is 1.1 ? posted by oscar on August 30, 2007 at 05:29:01
        
        For you, B-D 1.1 is hopefully nothing more than a firmware update that will give you access to more advanced features of future movies. Whether players can be updated in this manner, and whether movies using 1.1 features can be played back on 1.0-spec players, and to what degree, isn't at all clear.
        
        Personally, I'm not worried: If my PS/3 is indeed the 800-lb gorilla of the Blu-Ray world, either it will be updateable to the 1.1 spec, or the 1.1 spec likely will go nowhere.
        
        RE: I must be behind the times. What the heck is 1.1 ? - Jack G 05:46:47 08/30/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I must be behind the times. What the heck is 1.1 ? posted by oscar on August 30, 2007 at 05:29:01
        
        > > > Interactivity, PIP, and other bells and whistles don't really interest me that much; < < <
        That may be, but they certainly interest the studios, especially Warner. All players introduced after October 31(delayed from June), have to be compliant with the new specs [extra memory, dual video processors etc.]. The 2 new Samaungs, plus their combo player are coming out just before the deadline-unless the deadline gets pushed back again.
        Paidgeek has already said that no PiP titles will come out before '08, so we'll see if any players come out before that.
        We won't even go into video 2.0.
        Don't you just hate it when a new format can't even finalize their specs a year after launch? :-)
        Jack

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