Blu-ray wins. Yawn.

Blu-ray has all but won with Warner’s recent abandonment of HD-DVD. Some are declaring this a victory for consumers, as it resolves the format war dispute. In the long run, maybe. In the short run, not so much. I just had to tell my dad to return the $199 HD-DVD player he just bought, and I went over his Blu-Ray options with him. He could buy Samsung’s poorly reviewed entry-level Blu-Ray for $330 (65% more than he paid for the HD-DVD player). Next least expensive option was to fork over $400 for a Playstation 3 (hint: my dad is not exactly the GTA IV type). All other options were more than $400. He’s going to wait it out. Most other consumers will too, until players fall to the sub-$200 level.

Settling on an HD format is a victory for consumers, but most of us aren’t celebrating just yet.

January 14, 2008 | Filed Under Uncategorized 

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One Response to “Blu-ray wins. Yawn.”

  1. J.P. on February 12th, 2008 7:11 pm

    I’m glad to have a winner soon, but I feel for the 1 million consumers who shelled out for a HD-DVD player during the recent price drops. Best Buy and NetFlix joined Blockbuster on the Blu Ray bandwagon as well. I don’t think there is any way to slow the momentum of HD-DVD’s demise.
    http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9869591-7.html

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