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In Reply to: RE: Playstation 3 is the de facto Blu-Ray standard-bearer posted by racerguy on October 18, 2007 at 08:15:11
Blu-ray is not a mature technology. It was not introduced long ago and has not existed for a long time in the marketplace. Early adoption has its risks. Most consumers will not buy blu-ray or HD DVD players for many, many years, if the formats survive.
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The mandate is for digital television, not high definition television -- there's a big difference. Besides, what you're more likely to see is widespread purchases of set-top boxes that convert the digital signals to analog which will allow today's non-digital sets to operate as usual.
Don't underestimate the appeal of those panels! Even now, the popular sizes are pretty affordable, and they're largely HDMI-equipped and 720p/1080i. Circuit City lists 19" sets starting at $269.99, and that's a pretty mainstream price if you ask me.
Especially when you can get a brand new and more advanced 50" Panasonic plasma for 1/3 the cost of what I paid for mine 4 years ago! My wallet, my wallet, my poor wallet!
Oh, well... it's still a beautiful plasma.
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And that won't be too far off. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean they will buy a high def player but obviously there is more of a chance they will.
I give Sony lots of credit for putting out a high quality 1st gen product and supporting it will timely firmware upgrades.
The difference in how long it took for SACD player and software prices to drop versus high res video is quite interesting. Maybe it is because there is a bigger war between HD DVD and BD than there was between DVD-A and SACD.
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