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borromini · 05-20-2006, 07:47 AM

The studios aren't even close to thinking that HD-DVD is establishing itself as the defacto standard...it's just too damn early. Your suggestion may gain some credence if say Sony announced that BD players will be delayed 'til the 2007 holiday season. It would have to be that kind of a huge disaster for HD-DVD to get the break needed.

Otherwise if Sony stays on track with the current release date, it will be a couple of years before the studios make a move because you may have by then a clear direction on sales/purchasing patterns regarding high-def DVD players and titles. You also need that time for an increase in the % of HDTV owners in this market.

05-20-2006, 07:47 AM	#13
borromini HT Frontiersman Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 9,825	The studios aren't even close to thinking that HD-DVD is establishing itself as the defacto standard...it's just too damn early. Your suggestion may gain some credence if say Sony announced that BD players will be delayed 'til the 2007 holiday season. It would have to be that kind of a huge disaster for HD-DVD to get the break needed. Otherwise if Sony stays on track with the current release date, it will be a couple of years before the studios make a move because you may have by then a clear direction on sales/purchasing patterns regarding high-def DVD players and titles. You also need that time for an increase in the % of HDTV owners in this market. __________________ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"