Why are people trying to save HDDVD

[JHawkNH]

windbane said:

JHawkNH said:
Tell you what, when a BluRay play drops below $200 I won't care which format wins. But if HD DVD was to die today, you wouldn't see a sub $200 BluRay player for at least two years. The compatition between the two formats has brought down prices to mass market appeal.

I'm sure Samsung, Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, etc won't want to sell more blu-ray players now that they have no competition in the form of HD-DVD.  Nope, they will just keep their players at the price they are and not try to outdo each other like they do for every other technology they sell products for.

It'll be the same as DVD.  No company tries to release a better product for DVDs because there is no other format.

Ugh... 

Are you going to tell me the you seriously believe that if HD DVD had never existed that the prices on BluRay players would be where they are now?