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HD-DVD to win the Hi-Def war?
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."
"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
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.