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Originally Posted by texas*princess
YAY BLU RAY!
Yea, the prices for the BR discs are more expensive than regular DVDs (8-15 bux in some cases), but you are getting a far better picture and sound quality. HD DVDs did have pretty good picture, but most discs lacked the space for high def sound.... and if you're like me with a pretty sweet sound system, it's sooooooooo nice to see an awesome picture and hear the amazing sounds also (esp. in action type movies).
I read a blog saying you can get the "same thing" if you bought a $99 upconverting DVD player with regular DVDs.
Ummmm no that is not the same thing... 
In college I worked for a movie store where you could trade in your old VHS/DVD titles for cash or credit towards new movies, and I remember the day a guy came in with BOXES full of VHS.. each still had the original price tag of around $80.
The prices will come down in the future, but I'm sure it will be a gradual thing. |
thing of it is, because there is no competiton now...why would they?
I was just listening to a podcast yesterday about BR manufacturers trying to find a sweet spot in which they could see some profit on this...right now thier only competition will prbably be upconverting DVD.
Think about, DVds really just started saturation the general public 3 or 4 years ago....heck my parents just graduated from VCR movies 2 years ago...a lot of people aren't going to be willing to movie from DVD to blu ray quite so fast....and Sony and company are going to have to start pushing some movie houses to really stick some big titles out there if they expect people to really want to change. Harry Potter and 300 was a start but people want to see Star Wars and Lord of the Rings and so forth...not to mention some of the new franchises...it may be a slow year for blu ray and I think peopel will wind up aiting til Christmas again to make the change.
meanwhile...I am hunting down a PS3 for 300 bux...saw one on craigslist but i was strapped...so i know they are out there....LOL