I agree - BD should be charging the same if not LOWER prices for their BD's right now to keep people enticed to get them. Charging more is shooting themselves in the foot. I strongly prefer packaged content versus streaming since there is noticeably lower quality on streaming than physical media. BD needs to get their act together. I want them to succeed but they need to change their attitude that their product is 'elite' and realize that people don't see the value in the incremental benefits. Drop the prices on their BD's, don't pump out reissued DVD's onto BD JUST to say they're BD when most of the transfers aren't any better than the DVD upscaled, and lower the prices of the BD's: otherwise they just might not make the inroads necessary...now if only there was another option....like some sort of 'red ray'...hmm...another HD-DVD option.....hmmmm
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Wryker @ Dec 30th 2008 12:20PM
I agree - BD should be charging the same if not LOWER prices for their BD's right now to keep people enticed to get them. Charging more is shooting themselves in the foot.
I strongly prefer packaged content versus streaming since there is noticeably lower quality on streaming than physical media.
BD needs to get their act together. I want them to succeed but they need to change their attitude that their product is 'elite' and realize that people don't see the value in the incremental benefits. Drop the prices on their BD's, don't pump out reissued DVD's onto BD JUST to say they're BD when most of the transfers aren't any better than the DVD upscaled, and lower the prices of the BD's: otherwise they just might not make the inroads necessary...now if only there was another option....like some sort of 'red ray'...hmm...another HD-DVD option.....hmmmm
The Fuzz 53 @ Dec 30th 2008 12:59PM
Charging more is the Sony way though. Sony's sales this year went down the crapper. Their solution? Raise prices in the name of an appreciating Yen.
Wryker @ Dec 30th 2008 1:06PM
True - and that's another reason why the XBOX 360 and Wii continue to kick the PS3 to the curb (though I own all 3)
Nate @ Dec 30th 2008 2:14PM
Charge less for a superior product? Ok. Let's be reasonable.