Blu Ray over/under $

Does anybody really need all of LOTR on a single disk?

Blu Ray is 1080p vs HD-dvd at 1080i.
Blu Ray has the space on the disc to have even a LOTR extended version on one dics with lossless DTS-HD soundtrack...were HD DVD will not.
B/R 25-50gb actually used on initial movies.
Hd dvd 15 of 30 possible gb is all they say there going to use initially.
B/R will upscale sd dvd to 1080p... and HD DVD will upscale to 1080i like current players do.

As far as audio...the new lossless DTS/DD wil require 6 analog inputs much like sa-cd...until the new receivers/pre/pros come out with this built in...and then you will need a single hdmi cable to transmit the lossless audio.

The Ps3 B/R demo in Vegas is said to look spectacular...and M/S is supposed to announce add on HD DVD hardware for there 360 today.

Nope won't even consider it unless it takes off and never looks back.

Sony is pretty good at coming up with formats and leaving them high and dry.

Where Pabelson? In a format that is probably not going to make it?

I think these new formats ar being introduced too soon. Most people still haven't experienced true HDTV. Once they do, I think you'll be able to sell them on a new DVD player that's "as good as HDTV." Assuming it doesn't cost more than $200, of course.

So who's gonna get to $200 first? Blu-Ray is starting at $1000, HD-DVD at $500. I know where I'd put my money.

The big question is the degree of video improvement over standard DVD. My opinion is that most consumers were sold more on the convenience rather than the improved video qualities of DVD over VHS. HD-DVD and Blu-ray offer no improvement in convenience over standard DVD. And with two competing formats, aimed at videophiles rather than the general public [DVD was rapidly targeted to the general public] it seems that once again manufactures are engaging in a format "murder-suicide pact"!

Hi, I TOO bought into the Minidisc, BUT I bought
mine for different reasons.
1. I LIKE the editing that you can do with them,
UNLIKE the CD-R/RW formats where you have to erase
the LAST song, and then the next,
UNTIL you get to the 1 that you want to deleat!
2. With Minidisc, IF you want to earse track
6 and 2, ALL you have to do is go into the menu,
and press erase track 6, erase track 2,
and you`re DONE!
NOW, NOBODY so far has talked about being able
to RECORD onto Blue-Ray DVD!
IF you CAN,
1.HOW MUCH MACROVISION DO YOU HAVE TO
BYPASS?
2. CAN YOU RECORD ANY SHOW IN 1080I/P?
3. IF YOU CAN RECORD, DO YOU HAVE TO ERASE THE
LAST TRACK, THEN THE NEXT UNTIL YOU GET TO THE
TITLE/CHAPTER THAT YOU WANT TO GET RID OF?
Sony SHOULD take note of this, and incoorporate
the SAME recoding design, and mechanism that it did
with the MINIDISC!
THEN it WILL win the battle!
IF NOT, then why even bother with another format.
MOST dvd players CAN display 720 progressive anyway!

Check this article in the New York Times,

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/technology/05videos.html

The new Play Station will be Blu-Ray capable for not a whole lot of money.

Not sure but disapointed with over a buck apiece still for dual layer and in addition to HP's new internal label printer taking a frightfull 20 minutes they also run another buck apiece.Keep your buggy whip at hanmd because Blue-Ray and DVD HD (has advanbtage of backward compatibility) might kill each other off.Used to think the industry was STUPID for killing formats (bad one or good like CDD and mini disc) it isn't stupidity it's MONEY and GREED.Beta was always better than VHS but unforunately it's cash.Think of what Sony would have made off Beta but they need to find ways of open or super cheap licensing like JVC did (or was it Mitsubishi)?) verus Apple being happy to "Think Differnet" and live with 6% of computer market but I'M am not going to hold my breath on ANYTHING until it's here and relatively affordable.The lelctronics manufacturers would rather see us suffer than tan compromise on losing and getting zero percent of zerro.To answer your question based on 6 years of Hifi retail I'd say 3-5 years before a price will bottom out and become steady but I am probaly wrong in any case.But that's current pessimism.Now if we could knock a buck off gas and do that with our cars in 3 top 5 months but against stupidity will bring on a recession before then because well....Oh well this getting to political an some folsk are so touchy....
Sorry for nohelp
chazzbo
Chazzbo

I would expect it to be around $750-1000 initially. They are going to try to recoup the cost of their reserach and development. Although I would like one, I don't plan on buying one initially. Prices will go down considerably and quality will increase after a year or so.