Originally posted by: Windexed
I agree. I have roughly 100 dvds and probably 20 HD titles, and I've watched/utilized the special features for maybe 5 of them altogether. I just want to watch the feature, MF!
Well, actually, I've watched all the special features of every disc I own and I probably have about 50 DVDs.
How exactly do they expect to stop them? Oh no, they're not licensing the Blu-ray tech, so they can't put the "Blu-ray" label on the player. I'm sure no chinese manufacturer will bother buying a Blu-ray player and then reverse engineer it. Then, they'll simply sell it as a slightly more expensive, but still very cheap, DVD player (it'll have the DVD logo on it). Internet message boards will catch wind of it and everyone will just order them online. Do they seriously think that just because it's not "licensed" that people won't be able to get them?
Originally posted by: zombie84
I honestly never thought that those discount chinese DVD players had much effect. I payed $300 for my DVD player in 2001, and I'd pay that much again now; most of the discount players suck and are poorly made, and honestly what is $200 difference for a player when you will be spending hundreds and probably actually thousands of dollars on disks? Disk price is the real factor here. Players are a one-time investment, so having to pay $300 for a decent player instead of $99 for a lesser one is honestly the least of our worries. Disk prices have been falling steadily, lets hope that nothing stops this aspect, not the hardware one.
I agree. I have roughly 100 dvds and probably 20 HD titles, and I've watched/utilized the special features for maybe 5 of them altogether. I just want to watch the feature, MF!
Well, actually, I've watched all the special features of every disc I own and I probably have about 50 DVDs.
Originally posted by: ferris209
http://www.slashgear.com/bda-manages-blu-ray-market-price-to-keep-the-value-from-falling-to-dirt-cheap-like-dvd-player-0610641.php#more-10641
Yep, this Blu-ray is a wonderful idea. Gentlemen, we have effectively sold our souls to the devil. That's just my feeling though.
http://www.slashgear.com/bda-manages-blu-ray-market-price-to-keep-the-value-from-falling-to-dirt-cheap-like-dvd-player-0610641.php#more-10641
Yep, this Blu-ray is a wonderful idea. Gentlemen, we have effectively sold our souls to the devil. That's just my feeling though.
How exactly do they expect to stop them? Oh no, they're not licensing the Blu-ray tech, so they can't put the "Blu-ray" label on the player. I'm sure no chinese manufacturer will bother buying a Blu-ray player and then reverse engineer it. Then, they'll simply sell it as a slightly more expensive, but still very cheap, DVD player (it'll have the DVD logo on it). Internet message boards will catch wind of it and everyone will just order them online. Do they seriously think that just because it's not "licensed" that people won't be able to get them?
Originally posted by: zombie84
I honestly never thought that those discount chinese DVD players had much effect. I payed $300 for my DVD player in 2001, and I'd pay that much again now; most of the discount players suck and are poorly made, and honestly what is $200 difference for a player when you will be spending hundreds and probably actually thousands of dollars on disks? Disk price is the real factor here. Players are a one-time investment, so having to pay $300 for a decent player instead of $99 for a lesser one is honestly the least of our worries. Disk prices have been falling steadily, lets hope that nothing stops this aspect, not the hardware one.
Are you kidding? I bought a Cyberhome player at Best Buy for $50. It plays everything I throw in it. I could've spent $200 or $300, but why? The cheap player plays just as good as those. People are going to see the $50 DVD player and wonder why the Blu-ray player is $200 (4 times the cost). It doesn't offer 4 times the quality. Some people might be willing to pay that price right now, but the way they're handling it is just going to slow adoption. Rather than let the market decide, they're basically trying to control the price. And why? So the Chinese can't make a cheap player. Seriously, the enthusiasts are always going to spend more on their players. The average person doesn't care if the output quality of his Chinese player is slightly less than the $300 player. What they do care about though is the ability to play any disc they buy anywhere (yes, even traveling abroad or ordered online). A LOT of people got mad with region locked DVD players, which is why they ended up buying the cheap Chinese ones, since those let you either unlock the region or just change it.
Price controls are a huge worry. If Sony tries to keep the price high, which is what it looks like they're doing, then people will not buy them. There is no format war any longer. A $300 player today should be $150 or less by next year. No one needs to churn out anything other than Blu-ray players, so there's really no excuse for keeping the price high.