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HD-DVD to win the Hi-Def war?

Posted on Wednesday, 26 September 2007 by Speed, source: Reuters
Reuters is reporting of a new report that states that if the Blu-ray association doesn't lower the price of Blu-ray players pretty soon, the Hi-Def format war may very well be over in 18 month with HD-DVD coming out on top

Gownder said Blu-ray's content advantages are somewhat diminished since the recent decision by Viacom Inc's (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Paramount studio to commit exclusively to HD DVD. HD DVD hardware prices have also dropped into consumers' preferred price range, he said.

"Weakened by these developments, Blu-ray needs to offer a viable hardware model at the $250 price point by Christmas 2007," he said in the report. "The Blu-ray camp must also stave off further studio defections, and employ more aggressive promotional tactics to counter HD DVD's recent momentum."
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Majithise

Majithise

For sure. We actually just discussed this in my strategic management class and came to the same conclusion that they need to drop the price of players and the PS3. It should start a domino effect of more consoles/players meaning higher game/movie sales, leading to more interest by developers and movie studios, which means better selections and even more sales. Eventualy the economies of scale kick in dropping the production costs of both the players and discs making them cheaper.

And personally, the only thing keeping me from getting a PS3 is the price. I'm rooting for Sony to win out the format war, but don't see it happening the way things are going. So I may decide against a PS3 despite a lower price if they don't do something soon.
For sure. We actually just discussed this in my strategic management class and came to the same conclusion that they need to drop the price of players and the PS3. It should start a domino effect of more consoles/players meaning higher game/movie sales, leading to more interest by developers and movie studios, which means better selections and even more sales. Eventualy the economies of scale kick in dropping the production costs of both the players and discs making them cheaper. And personally, the only thing keeping me from getting a PS3 is the price. I'm rooting for Sony to win out the format war, but don't see it happening the way things are going. So I may decide against a PS3 despite a lower price if they don't do something soon.
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