Originally posted by: Arnie.d
I remeber when I wanted to buy my first dvd burner, but I couldn't decide between -r and +r. Then Sony came with a dual format burner and from that moment everybody started producing dual format drives and prices dropped. So I'm kind of hoping the same will happen with HD.
Originally posted by: lordjedi
Of course, even if the player debuts at $500, the not so early adopters will snap it up so they can play both formats and then the price will do nothing but drop. That's exactly what happened when dvd+r and dvd-r were at war. The burners were expensive until dual format ones hit the market. Now you can find them for $30 (my first dual format drive was $250).
Of course, even if the player debuts at $500, the not so early adopters will snap it up so they can play both formats and then the price will do nothing but drop. That's exactly what happened when dvd+r and dvd-r were at war. The burners were expensive until dual format ones hit the market. Now you can find them for $30 (my first dual format drive was $250).
I remeber when I wanted to buy my first dvd burner, but I couldn't decide between -r and +r. Then Sony came with a dual format burner and from that moment everybody started producing dual format drives and prices dropped. So I'm kind of hoping the same will happen with HD.
Exactly. I almost picked up that burner myself. I ended up getting an NEC from Costco that was a little cheaper.