[quote name='GizmoGC']There is only a 1 software million difference between the formats and the BDA has been selling there movies for $10-15 for many months now. I can't imagine Disney likes selling 100k copies of the POTC movies for $12 a piece.[/quote]
It was 1.2-1.3 million a few months back, puddin'. Also, keeping in mind that HD DVD hasn't won a single week since then (and really only had two weeks where the gap was not its typical 66/34 margin), that gap has grown larger. Could easily be 1.5 million by now. And, keep in mind, growing steadily in a single direction: in favor of Blu-Ray.
[quote name='GizmoGC']The Onkyo is simply an XA2 with an Onkyo badge on it for $300 more. Kinda insane for anyone to actually buy one unless they feel the need to match their audio/video system together.. Someone on AVS has one but has yet to do any tests on it.[/quote]
Where did that "superior hardware" you mentioned it had in a previous post go?
Last week: Onkyo was on board, and HD DVD's growing CE manufacturers was a good sign; Onkyo used higher quality products than Toshiba.
This week: Onkyo ditches HD DVD, dismissed as a product one must be "insane" to buy.
You're a
in' treat man. I man that from the bottom of my heart.
The Venturer would have been great sub $200 had Wal-Mart not sold 60k A2s for $99, and the A3 hovering in the $200 range with several free movies for the past month.
You can't blame Wal-Mart for that one, as it was clearly an HDG promotion, given that it appeared at both Best Buy and Circuit City as well. Amazon's sales on the A3 have also gone below the $200 pricepoint. Toshiba and the HDG made the product irrelevant as a result of their dumping strategy to get players in people's homes. It's a gamble that may very well pay off in the long run (I don't buy it), but as a consequence it's made one of the two other CEs stop after making fewer than 50 units, and the other made entirely irrelevant. That's the tradeoff, and they surely knew this would happen.
I would think if the Venturer is brought to the U.S. it will be $149 with the 2 free movies (Rumor Has It and The Perfect Storm) inside. Still a great value for those not trained to search online for the A3 deal that pops up randomly. The again, Wal-Mart may simply substitute the $99 A2 for this as an "everyday price", which would be a great value for those that could careless about it saying "Venturer" or it being a bit ugly. Time will tell.
Wal-Mart can't substitute a product that no longer is made (A2) at an everyday $99 pricepoint. I also highly doubt, considering the extraordinarily weak value of the US dollar, we'll see it at a $150 MSRP. Canadian products are a touch more expensive, but not that much. At the cheapest, it would rival the 360AO, in my opinion.
[quote name='Sporadic']What? I don't think you understand.
They are significant because they have Miramax/Touchstone Pictures/etc and demo disc material in Pixar/Disney
BUT if you think there are a ton of parents out there going "well, honey, we better go Blu so little Johnny can watch Cars on the big screen", I think you are horribly mistaken.
That has been me & Gizmo's stance since the beginning of this thread.[/QUOTE]
Gizmo and I.
Well, we'll just agree to disagree then, no? Big action/horror "dude" movies pervade the top 10 disc sales, which provide ample insight into just who is buying HDM, and for whom. I'd argue that, ATM, Disney's kids catalog is vastly more important than the "chick flick" factor. Nevertheless, at some point, without fail, movie options for children will become important. Sooner than later, IMO. At that point, Disney's exclusivity will be even more vital for Blu-Ray.