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**PFC5** · 08-02-2008, 04:02 PM

My first thought when I read this was that it was as much marketing as anything else.

I had an issue with his fluff reply about the different BD Profiles. Who would buy the 1.1 player over the 2.0 player if the price was the same and all else otherwise was equal?

I also thought when he said he saw SD DVD players moving to the bedrooms, and BD players being in the living rooms. That doesn't sound like America where I live since most people already HAVE SD DVD players in the bedrooms, and buying a BD player for just the living room would mean buying movies in two versions (SD & BD) to watch them in both. That is just NOT going to happen in my opinion until BD player prices are under the markets price point to get more than one ($100-150.00?). This is one of the main reasons I buy all the kids movies on SD DVD.

MOST people will not buy a new release in two separate versions so they can watch them anywhere. He mentions that SD DVD will be for the car, bedrooms etc, but the interviewer never asked about how they would lose the flexibility of watching a purchased BD anywhere but that living room. That should have been asked and addressed as part of their "strategy" IMO.

Does this Panasonic exec even live or spend enough time in the USA where we usually have a DVD player anywhere we have TVs? I get the impression he is a Japan based exec where this might not be as common as it could be in the USA. Maybe that type of use is also common in Japan but that would even make the case more so for those missing issues I had with this interview.

I agree that BD is great and this is WHY I own 2 BD players, but I feel some key points are missing from this interview myself that I would have liked to have been addressed.

08-02-2008, 04:02 PM	#6
PFC5 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 28,385	My first thought when I read this was that it was as much marketing as anything else. I had an issue with his fluff reply about the different BD Profiles. Who would buy the 1.1 player over the 2.0 player if the price was the same and all else otherwise was equal? I also thought when he said he saw SD DVD players moving to the bedrooms, and BD players being in the living rooms. That doesn't sound like America where I live since most people already HAVE SD DVD players in the bedrooms, and buying a BD player for just the living room would mean buying movies in two versions (SD & BD) to watch them in both. That is just NOT going to happen in my opinion until BD player prices are under the markets price point to get more than one ($100-150.00?). This is one of the main reasons I buy all the kids movies on SD DVD. MOST people will not buy a new release in two separate versions so they can watch them anywhere. He mentions that SD DVD will be for the car, bedrooms etc, but the interviewer never asked about how they would lose the flexibility of watching a purchased BD anywhere but that living room. That should have been asked and addressed as part of their "strategy" IMO. Does this Panasonic exec even live or spend enough time in the USA where we usually have a DVD player anywhere we have TVs? I get the impression he is a Japan based exec where this might not be as common as it could be in the USA. Maybe that type of use is also common in Japan but that would even make the case more so for those missing issues I had with this interview. I agree that BD is great and this is WHY I own 2 BD players, but I feel some key points are missing from this interview myself that I would have liked to have been addressed. __________________ Denon AVR-887 Klipsch RP-5 Pwred Towers (mains) (525 watts peak each 12"Subs) All Klipsch RC-25(ctr),(2)SS1(surr),(2)SS1(rearSurr) Toshiba (2)HD-A20,PS3,BD35 For SACD/DVD-A Samsung HD-841 Panny 50pz80u plasma SETTINGS RCA HD50LPW162 50"DLP w/HD2+ SA 3250HD 47" LCD+Yamaha5790+HD-A1(bedroom) Harmony 680 + (2) 670s (amazing remote/support) Game room with Onkyo receiver & B&W Speakers The_Cable_Game Take the high ground and be happier