Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion The Water Cooler Anyone going to upgrade to HD-DVD or Blueray?

Just wondering if any one is interested enough to spend the mega bucks, initially, for the new format(s)? If and when they finally stop trying to make them pirate proof which won't last long anyway.

I'll probably get one of the dual format players when they get into the $300 range. I kinda need an HD-TV first... and some speakers... and a 360... when does it end?

I will eventually, but I guess getting an actual HDTV would be a more logical first step for me.

$300 CDN or less is my entry point. At that time I hope there is only one format. Somebody has to be punished for this stupidity .

IM going to wait for PS3

Ditto on the PS3.

On the PS3 thing, what if Blu-Ray "loses?" Also, I heard rumor that the Blu-Ray player in the PS3 may not be "fully compatible" with "main stream" home theater players. I wish I had the link where I read that. Maybe it was in one of my home theater mags. I mean, it would be awesome for PLayStation fans (and for Sony)if people DID gobble up PS3's because of Blu-Ray in addition to those that want to actually play games on it, but there has to be something cut out to keep the cost down (so that article said)...

I just remember how the PS2 was supposed to have a DVD player in it, yet when it first came out, most DVDs wouldn't play in it. It was still dubbed a "DVD Player" but again, something was missing...

I am waiting for something in the $300 range too. That will be a couple of years unless it really takes off this year, but BEST case, it MAY be next year for HD-DVD, since they are starting in the $800 range or less this year...

I think they're just waiting for the PS3.

My guess is Sony won't release the PS3 until they make sure the system will be compatible for most consumers.
I would also venture that the PS3 will be just as good as any of the Blu-Ray players out there, Microsoft loses around $200.00 on every 360 sold, I'm guessing Sony will do the same to keep the quality high and make it up in game sales. And yeah I do just want a PS3

It says something when a board full of eearly adopters (you're pretty much part of the gang if you chat - for fun - about AV technology on the web) are going to wait and are also mad at the industry for jerking around with the technology (greedily so, I might add). You would think that a group like us woudl simply let by-gones be by-gones and purchase the best technology - this apparently isn't so...which I think is a big problem for all the High Def video purveyors.

My take - I think that I can wait many years for the storm to subside and prices to drop drastically. DVD looks pretty darn good, as near as perfect as I demand these days, anyway. I just don't know if I perceive the value of the HD DVD/Blue Ray product. I am not that into the bonus features as I rarely even have time to enjoy the feature itself uninterrupted, let alone a whole weekend to sit through making of featurettes that, frankly, tend to ruin the experience for me (I like my movie magic like my regular magic - unknown - helps with the suspension of disbelief for me).

I think that both of these formats will whither on the vine - to be usurped by online downloads of material directly to HTPCs or On Demand via cable boxes, etc. I predict the High Def video format will live on in historical obscurity similar to the Laser Disc - known, but never accepts or utilized by the masses.