Its coming..taking preorders at DVinfo.net

Fred Foronda · January 5th, 2006, 01:59 PM

The Toshiba HD-DVD. The price is waaaay to much. Its insane. I think it will be a while before I pick up one. For now I'll just keep printing back to tape.
Sorry guys but here's the link if your interested.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Jlsz5sl...wzp*5MjiDnZK-v

Chris Hurd · January 5th, 2006, 02:06 PM

I think I'll hold off. That's about the same price as a first-generation DVD player used to be. In fact it's also about the same price as a VHS VCR used to be. I remember when I bought my parents a 4-head stereo VCR for $400. And now you can get a DVD player for less than $40. Yeah, I think I'll wait until this comes down in price... way down.

Kevin Shaw · January 5th, 2006, 02:50 PM

Then again, people are paying $150-250 and up for "upsampling" DVD players which they think are HD but aren't, so $499 for the real thing on day one isn't totally out of line. Rumors are that the first batch of Blu-ray players will be closer to $1000, but maybe that will change.

Ray Boltz · January 5th, 2006, 02:58 PM

Nice, but it doesn't record. Oh well, back to waiting.

Ash Greyson · January 5th, 2006, 11:48 PM

This is why HD-DVD is fighting uphill... The Sony Playstation 3 will launch with a robust blueray player. Bundles are said to be $300 - $400 and it is speculated that they will include a BR DVD... On video game systems, big corps are willing to take a LOSS in order to get a critical mass of units into the marketplace... they can do this because they license the games. Just wont work for players only.

ash =o)

Ash Greyson · January 5th, 2006, 11:49 PM

It is the BURNERS, not players that are rumored to release for $999 this year..

ash =o)

Dimitri LaBarge · January 6th, 2006, 12:10 AM

Exactly right. $499 is an astonishing entry price for this kind of thing - I was a DVD early adopter in August 97, and I paid about $1100 for my Sony.

This entry price is gonna drive Sony nuts...now they've got to price Blu-Ray players a lot more attractively if they're gonna attract eyeballs.

Fred Foronda · January 6th, 2006, 12:19 AM

Yeah I remember my first dvd player was $499. Now 7 years later you can get it for $49. When blue ray/hd dvd hits $49, the new format of HD will comeout like double the resolution of 1080i. Isn't history repeating itself? Anyhow I think I'll pass and hold off for couple of years or so before I make a move. So far playing my stuffs off the camera is good enough.

Ash Greyson · January 6th, 2006, 03:58 PM

I dont think Sony has to change anything... for $499 you get an HD-DVD player... for $399 you get a BR player, the most powerful video game console ever released and a robust wireless home media center, with HDD, etc. etc.!

Remember PS2? Launched at the same price as most DVD players. It was estimated that 40% of people who bought PS2 in the first several months used it almost exclusively as a DVD player.

HD-DVD has little chance if Sony delivers as promised.

ash =o)

Fred Foronda · January 6th, 2006, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash Greyson

I dont think Sony has to change anything... for $499 you get an HD-DVD player... for $399 you get a BR player, the most powerful video game console ever released and a robust wireless home media center, with HDD, etc. etc.!

Remember PS2? Launched at the same price as most DVD players. It was estimated that 40% of people who bought PS2 in the first several months used it almost exclusively as a DVD player.

HD-DVD has little chance if Sony delivers as promised.

ash =o)

What about the audio outputs on the PS3 is it coaxial or optical digital audio?

Fred Foronda · January 6th, 2006, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Foronda

What about the audio outputs on the PS3 is it coaxial or optical digital audio?

Never mind PS3 has two HDMI outputs thats far superior than the coaxial.

January 5th, 2006, 01:59 PM	#1
Fred Foronda Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 337	Its coming..taking preorders The Toshiba HD-DVD. The price is waaaay to much. Its insane. I think it will be a while before I pick up one. For now I'll just keep printing back to tape. Sorry guys but here's the link if your interested. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Jlsz5sl...wzp*5MjiDnZK-v

January 5th, 2006, 02:06 PM	#2
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	I think I'll hold off. That's about the same price as a first-generation DVD player used to be. In fact it's also about the same price as a VHS VCR used to be. I remember when I bought my parents a 4-head stereo VCR for $400. And now you can get a DVD player for less than $40. Yeah, I think I'll wait until this comes down in price... way down. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

January 5th, 2006, 02:50 PM	#3
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	Then again, people are paying $150-250 and up for "upsampling" DVD players which they think are HD but aren't, so $499 for the real thing on day one isn't totally out of line. Rumors are that the first batch of Blu-ray players will be closer to $1000, but maybe that will change.

January 5th, 2006, 02:58 PM	#4
Ray Boltz Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Clifton Park, NY Posts: 50	Nice, but it doesn't record. Oh well, back to waiting.

January 5th, 2006, 11:48 PM	#5
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	This is why HD-DVD is fighting uphill... The Sony Playstation 3 will launch with a robust blueray player. Bundles are said to be $300 - $400 and it is speculated that they will include a BR DVD... On video game systems, big corps are willing to take a LOSS in order to get a critical mass of units into the marketplace... they can do this because they license the games. Just wont work for players only. ash =o)

January 5th, 2006, 11:49 PM	#6
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	It is the BURNERS, not players that are rumored to release for $999 this year.. ash =o)

January 6th, 2006, 12:10 AM	#7
Dimitri LaBarge Tourist Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3	Exactly right. $499 is an astonishing entry price for this kind of thing - I was a DVD early adopter in August 97, and I paid about $1100 for my Sony. This entry price is gonna drive Sony nuts...now they've got to price Blu-Ray players a lot more attractively if they're gonna attract eyeballs.

January 6th, 2006, 12:19 AM	#8
Fred Foronda Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hawaii Posts: 337	Yeah I remember my first dvd player was $499. Now 7 years later you can get it for $49. When blue ray/hd dvd hits $49, the new format of HD will comeout like double the resolution of 1080i. Isn't history repeating itself? Anyhow I think I'll pass and hold off for couple of years or so before I make a move. So far playing my stuffs off the camera is good enough.

January 6th, 2006, 03:58 PM	#9
Ash Greyson Trustee Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,689	I dont think Sony has to change anything... for $499 you get an HD-DVD player... for $399 you get a BR player, the most powerful video game console ever released and a robust wireless home media center, with HDD, etc. etc.! Remember PS2? Launched at the same price as most DVD players. It was estimated that 40% of people who bought PS2 in the first several months used it almost exclusively as a DVD player. HD-DVD has little chance if Sony delivers as promised. ash =o)