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Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Frezon I advocated, many pages ago, that this thread had run its course and could be closed.

We are not debating the 'war' here , but the results of it, and I don't see anything wrong in debating this issues brought about by the capitulation of Toshiba and HD_DVD.( but I'm not the administration either). Since you're the one expressing dissatisfaction with this thread, perhaps it is...

Could it be that is YOU guys who “don’t get it” ?

Really , thanks for those pearls of wisdom.

Sure they don't have to, they are "king of their Domain" now, and they are going to milk that position for all it’s worth now. And if you yearn for better PQ than SD-DVD , you’ll have to pay premium for the Hi-DEF privilege. The BDA, --- if they were serious about de-throning SD-DVD-- should...

There is no gain without pain. This is exactly the kind of business model mentality that sank SACD, by the time BR players are down to 199.00 in '09 the window of opportunity for mass adoption of Hi-Def packaged media will be lost. New Hi-Def screen owners will turn their attention to the...

Here you are calling those that are not willing to pay the inflated prices you did “cheap”. Given the hardware price point that was available before under the perfectly fine HD_DVD format before it was forced to fold, I call people that refuse to pay current Sony and others CE brands Blu ray...

Really? What really happened is that after McDonalds lowered their prices the other Burger joints bought out all the Meat packing companies to force McDonalds out of Business. Now the price of a Burger is back to what the greedy corporation wants and most consumers are oblivious to what...

Because a better product selling for far less was already available. And the fact that you and other Blu supporters don't see how they "hosed' us all is irritating to me.

The lowest current price for a “stand along" player right now is 399.99 , maybe 379.00 on sale, and this is the price for an obsolete ‘buggy’ player that’s not even able to play any "Live" or advanced features found on some current and future Blu discs. I paid $800.00 + for my first Beta...

I always found it fascinating how some of you guys posting here always seem to worry more about "corporate” profits and such instead of what is (was) best for the consumer at large and his pocket book. After all, forums like this one were created by "consumers" who’s main purpose was not only...

I (as many others of course) predicted this before in these very pages a while back. One of the many reasons I won’t be investing on any Blu media for quite a while (especially at current prices). I'm sure there is going to be a lot of early (and current) Blu adopters pissed, once they find...

Here is an article that should send shivers down the spine of all those (like me) hoping for Hi-Def packaged media to catch up with the masses hopefully driving down the current inflated price of Blu-Ray players and Discs. A $299 Sony Blu-ray Player, but No Cheap Chinese Models "He talked...

Because this players will last for a long, long time, (I just relocated my original ’99 Toshiba player still in perfect condition) and so will the HD-DVD discs with top picture/interactive features and top sound (despite what the audiophile fanatics say), in any case all things HD-DVD will be...

Unfortunatelly you are right, my chosen and now defunct HD-DVD format is gone... and now sleeps with the fishes..:frowning: I Might as well have a good laugh before moving on...

Here’s an Associated article that tells it the way it is.. Blu-ray wins after HD DVD is scuttled - 02/19/2008 - MiamiHerald.com “Analysts say people interested in getting a Blu-ray player would do well to wait. For one thing, it will take 12 to 18 months for Blu-ray players to...

So in you estimation it is a "win-win" situation when your next door neighbor is forced –due to lack of choices-- to un-necessarily invest additional funds in a format (or expensive electronics) that He will never be able to appreciate or understand so you can have your precious "lossless"...

Enticing movie studios was all part of the Marketing strategy, and it was unfair from the get go, as Sony has considerably deeper pockets than Toshiba (and controls a Movie studio), also MS made the mistake of not designing the Xbox around the HD-DVD player, a move that combined with the Wii...

Yeah, sure, Hd-dvd’s audio and video is better than what 99.9% of population of the world is capable of duplicating in their home’s setup now or in the future, and even if they gave a hoot about “Lossless” and “transparency” in the first place, I personally doubt that many of them will ever...

I was part of a “class action” suit against JVC for “poor” workmanship in one of their first DVD players lines release in the late 90’s. JVC settled in about two years and paid off all those that registered and had proof of excessive repairs, I received a 150.00 refund and the proceedings’...

"Price sensitive people" ?? My friend, I've got some Component cables around here that cost more than what I paid for this player :laugh:, if anything my only "price sensitivity" would be against knowingly throwing away my money on price gauching multinational corporations' inferior products...

A farce?? I don't know about India, but here in America a lot of companies/Industries thrive with less than 40 % of the market. And it only took *one* exclusive tittle to almost catch up to Blu Ray totals, the big guns are also waiting in the wings for HD-DVD, not to metioned sub- $200...