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While I'm not cheering for either format, I think that this is great news.

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Audiophilander

In Reply to: RE: Front page of USA Today : " HD DVD. Toshiba drops price in HD war. $150 high-def player to battle Blu-ray " .. posted by ZS KEKL on January 15, 2008 at 20:33:26

If prices drop low enough it means that dual format players may have time to reverse the trend toward absolute dedication to one format; in the long run this should be great news for consumers! Dual inventory issues remain for B&M establishments, but if folks are able to play both types of discs because the hardware is reasonably priced, then stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, Fry's, etc., will be provided some relief; in any event, this will work itself out over time.

AuPh

Follow Ups:

You DO cheer for HD DVD and bash Blu-ray. Stop lying already NT - Jazz Inmate 08:42:16 01/16/08 (2)
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"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
- You're confused, I only bash Blu-ray fanboys, who are by nature fanatics with a one size fits all agenda. (nt) - Audiophilander 09:28:33 01/16/08 (1)
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  - you're too stupid to understand what's at stake - Jazz Inmate 13:00:02 01/17/08 (0)
    Even Steve Jobs said yesterday Blu-ray has won, and in the next sentence he said it doesn't matter because his downloadable movie technology with make it obsolete.
    
    Unless idiots like you come to their senses--and quick--we are going to see movies go the way of music in terms of the public's buying habits, and we are going to see HD technologies go the way of SACD.
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    "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
As players, neither format will amount to much. As recorders, blu-ray probably has a future. - jaiva 02:59:30 01/16/08 (4)
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- This format war doesn't help,,, - oscar 04:47:27 01/16/08 (3)
  "...
  "Every day the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps spend prosecuting this standards war represents a day lost in their race to remain relevant," analyst Krishna Chander at researcher iSuppli said in a recent note. "Amid the rise of exciting new digital media offerings like YouTube, iTunes and on-demand services, the window of lucrative opportunity is closing for both standards."
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  - as there really ain't that much of a difference between an upconverted SD DVD and a hi-def one, I don't think - jaiva 05:07:43 01/16/08 (2)
    for a minute that a single format from day 1 would have fared much better.
    
    everyone here is always going on about players but that is missing the mark.
    
    the shift will be brought about by recorders.
    - There is a huge difference. Whether it's important to you is another matter NT - Jazz Inmate 08:38:21 01/16/08 (0)
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      "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
    - I don't know that Blu-ray is that good a storage device for computer apps. - oscar 05:45:12 01/16/08 (0)
      And there IS a huge difference between upsampled DVD and HD DVD/Blu-ray on my screen. YMMV. I won't say the same for J6P.

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