The First sub $200 HD Player

[shams]

Killzone3 said:

shams said:

I think its time to face the facts - both formats are here to stay.

I actually have my money on HD-DVD (slightly) dominating in the long term.

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IMO, this highlights Sony's strategy (including a BluRay drive in the PS3) as even more wrong. I don't see any compelling argument that its necessary for games. It delayed the launch of the device by 6 months. It pushes the price up, making PS3s less affordable.

You'll see cheap hybrid players out within 12 months. This means that most companies will gravitate towards the cheaper manufacturing process - which is HD-DVD.

I also think that HD-DVD owners will end up with a higher attach rate than BluRay owners - and the PS3 is only going to this equation a lot worse. Include PS3 owners - and the attach rate is worse. Exclude them - and there aren't enough drives on the market to warrant a release.

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If I could get a HD-DVD player PLUS transformers for $199(AU) - I would be sold. My TV still looks great, and does 1080i - which is all I care about.

 

I know your always anti sony but come back to reality. A Hybrid palyer costs $800, they sure as hell wont be "affordable" with in 12 months. Where will they get this huge cost cutting from ?

Face the fact, what your opinion is a fact now.

 

Tell me, what do YOU think internally the differences between a BluRay & HD-DVD player are?

A stand-alone BluRay player is what... $399? It might share $100 of components with a HD-DVD player (i.e. digital processing, frame buffer creation, RAMDAC, output circuitry, case, front display, physical disc mechanism) - probably a lot more than $100.

So what makes YOU think that if you put a $199 + $399 piece of equipment together - that share $100 (or more) of components - you get $799?

Sorry - but I think you are typing without actually thinking about what you are typing. Existing prices for hybrid players are not representative of future prices - at all.

Once BluRay players drop to say... $299 - you will see hybrid players for no more than $399. The only question is whether anyone would actually care about hybrid players. In the short term at least.