Blu-ray prices go up following HD DVD's death

[mullet]

AMD 780G mobo, AMD 45watt cpu, 2GB cheap DDR2 800, Hd, 300 watt PSU, Lite-On Blu-Ray ROM. DONE, I would rather have a HTPC then a stand alone Blu-Ray player any day.

[nekrosoft13]

Originally Posted by mullet

AMD 780G mobo, AMD 45watt cpu, 2GB cheap DDR2 800, Hd, 300 watt PSU, Lite-On Blu-Ray ROM. DONE, I would rather have a HTPC then a stand alone Blu-Ray player any day.

780g boards are cheap
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pro...nuID=1&LanID=0

[Zelda_fan]

Originally Posted by Mr Bigman

I swear i shouldn't say this but this guy has a bullsye on his forehead.

Bush is going to go down as one of the worse presidents in history.

Bad everywhere but the rich aren't effected so if any of you who have millions like the Dartheavis guy, than Bush isn't effecting you any.

I boaght a buch of HDDVD's and like them alot.

This Blu Ray thing is a joke and the devs should offer movies on both formats.

actually it affects the rich a whole lot more.

Say $1 = 1 pound (it's not but let's just pretend for this illustration). Suppose tomorrow, the value of the dollar drops so that $2 = 1 pound. That's a 50% loss. Now what would you rather lose? 50% of a million dollars (rich people) or 50% of $10,000 (poor people)?

[Zelda_fan]

And as to the OT,

would be hilarious if Sony ran blu-ray out of business because they tried to charge too much money for it. But I guess that $150 million dollar payout to Paramount has to come from somewhere, right?

Right now, blu-ray is getting owned by standard DVD. Until the players drop into the sub $100 range and the movie in the sub $16 range no one is going to buy it.

Originally Posted by Zelda_fan

And as to the OT,

would be hilarious if Sony ran blu-ray out of business because they tried to charge too much money for it. But I guess that $150 million dollar payout to Paramount has to come from somewhere, right?

Right now, blu-ray is getting owned by standard DVD. Until the players drop into the sub $100 range and the movie in the sub $16 range no one is going to buy it.

Um Paramount was HD-DVD backers up untill the end...

As for the price increase... um DUH! The prices were low on both sides due to the competitive market. Now that there is only a single HD Disc on the market theres not reason to have a price war. Do you really think that HD-DVD would have kept its low prices if it would have won? If you say yes then your a ****ing idiot, no nice way of putting it.

Sony says that next year we will see sub $300 players from them. Mind you that it doesn't mean that other manufacturers can't release cheaper models.

BTW, A quick glance at Amazon I saw movies ranging from $17 and up... I don't see too large of a price increase.

[crainger]

BD here are on average the same price as DVDs RRP. Though you wont find BD on sale just yet.

[Muppet]

Originally Posted by crainger

BD here are on average the same price as DVDs RRP. Though you wont find BD on sale just yet.

Yeah down here to. I have noticed how the players that where on sale, have now gone back up in price. There has been no sales on software though.

[mythy]

So when will the p0rn industry follow?

[Lyme]

The Blu-ray media is ok price wise if a few dollars higher, the players are quite a ding.

You can get a feeling of how things are going by the rumor that Sony is actively trying to get MS to come out in support of Blu-ray on the 360 etc.. Gives me the feeling that even now after the killing of hd-dvd, the uptake of Blu-ray is somewhat lackluster.

[mullet]

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

780g boards are cheap
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pro...nuID=1&LanID=0

As in junk or price?

[Lyme]

Originally Posted by mullet

As in junk or price?

They are comparatively cheap given their feature set. Quality wise, most reviews seem positive.

[nekrosoft13]

Originally Posted by mullet

As in junk or price?

price, that board looks very good