BluRay pretty much wraps up the format war

[hurricane]

another reason to make my cheap azz buy the ps3

 

[alien amp pharm]

With internet cable connection now reaching 50MBs here in Montréal and other areas very soon, it will make Blu-Ray obsolete. Why buy a Blu-Ray player/recorder when you could just download a movie from the internet and watch it on your flat screen without leaving your couch ?

That's fine for big cities, but there are still plenty of areas without high speed internet.

No doubt digital streams and downloads will become more popular, but it's a long ways away from becoming the standard.

Plus some of us would like to physically own a dvd rather than pay money for something which disappears after you watch it.

 

[Razorguns]

That's fine for big cities, but there are still plenty of areas without high speed internet.

No doubt digital streams and downloads will become more popular, but it's a long ways away from becoming the standard.

Plus some of us would like to physically own a dvd rather than pay money for something which disappears after you watch it.

Plus companies get 'real antsy' about giving people the ability to burn stuff they download.

They still have restrictions on burning content you PAY for on itunes!

r

 

[hurricane]

Plus companies get 'real antsy' about giving people the ability to burn stuff they download.

They still have restrictions on burning content you PAY for on itunes!

r

plus if u buy a ps3 .. u gettin a free blu ray dvd player built in .. u guys still play video gms dont u

 

[alien amp pharm]

plus if u buy a ps3 .. u gettin a free blu ray dvd player built in .. u guys still play video gms dont u

Are they still offering the 5 free bluray movies with the purchase of a PS3?

If so now's the time to buy one. They may discontinue that sweet deal since they no longer need to compete with HD-DVD.

I just wish I had the $600 to spend.

 

[Razorguns]

Are they still offering the 5 free bluray movies with the purchase of a PS3?

If so now's the time to buy one. They may discontinue that sweet deal since they no longer need to compete with HD-DVD.

I just wish I had the $600 to spend.

Nah, with the announcements - asian companies can now roll-up their sleeves and ramp up production of BR players. And with mass production, prices go down.

All it takes is for ONE chinese manuf. to come out with a $200 BR player, and it fucks everyone else up. People flock to that player - it's sales go off the roof - and others, wanting to compete, have to lower their prices too. Remember when HDTV's were $3,000?

In 1 year, expect lotsa players. I'd buy one now, but I want one with 2.0 BR, and a usb drive to watch downloaded content.

r

 

[alien amp pharm]

Nah, with the announcements - asian companies can now roll-up their sleeves and ramp up production of BR players. And with mass production, prices go down.

All it takes is for ONE chinese manuf. to come out with a $200 BR player, and it fucks everyone else up. People flock to that player - it's sales go off the roof - and others, wanting to compete, have to lower their prices too. Remember when HDTV's were $3,000?

In 1 year, expect lotsa players. I'd buy one now, but I want one with 2.0 BR, and a usb drive to watch downloaded content.

r

I just meant now's the time to buy a PS3.
No doubt the players will all come down in price, but it will be a year or so before the PS3 does.

For a while they were offering 5 free movies with a PS3 purchase. Although I doubt they still have that deal.

 

[hurricane]

Are they still offering the 5 free bluray movies with the purchase of a PS3?

If so now's the time to buy one. They may discontinue that sweet deal since they no longer need to compete with HD-DVD.

I just wish I had the $600 to spend.

NOT SURE but ps3 is $400 now and it comes with a 40 gb harddrive to download stuff

 

[hawaiianflash]

no I hadn't bought either one, but it's still god damn bullshit!! I hate fucking sony. Sony's CEO must have pulled some serious strings, or gone around offering his mouth to anyone who would sign over to blu ray. I mean fuck, there's a reason the ps3 was and continues to be expensive.........it's the blue ray player. How much more capacity do we need? Unless movie companies start making 4-5 hour long movies, who cares about extra capacity? The picture quality is identical........so where is the upside to blu ray? I can understand for games it may become viable, but for movies??

Rumor is that they paid Fox $200 million and Warner $400 million to go blu-ray. I wouldn't doubt it.

-flash

 

[HS Lifter]

more reason to buy a PS3 even though I rarely play my 360...