I've been wanting to buy a new High Definition DVD player to go along with my new 40in LCD, but have been waiting to see who would win this silly format war. I've been siding with HD DVD because of Sony's awful track record (BetaMax and MiniDisc). A guy friend of mine IMed me a post from Engadget last night that listed all the companies who are behind each format, and I have to say I'm a convert. Since I'm an Apple junkie, I've decided what Steve Jobs says goes. Blu-Ray has at least twice the companies behind the format than HD DVD does!
But there is one thing I'm confused about...
If I were to go to Best Buy and buy a Blu-Ray player right now, it would cost me in the $500's. If I buy a PS3, it will cost me in the $500's. What's the point of buying anything but a PS3 right now? Can anyone explain this to me?
1 comments:
Considering most of the sales of Blu-Ray DVD's are for owners of the PS3. I think it was a very wise marketing ploy for Sony to increase cross-market share.
However, I believe HD-DVD will eventually prove to be the winner. It is a cheaper technology to produce and the more prevalent Xbox 360 is its supporter with an HD-DVD attachment for only about $200.
Blu-Ray also has horrible load times, a case where the format technology is far more advanced than the platform technology. Compatability is also a hug factor, for some strange reason a lot of movies are not capable of running on Blu-Ray.
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