Comments on: $US199 Not the Magic Blu-ray Price After All http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/11/199_not_the_magic_bluray_price_after_all-2/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:20:02 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tony http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/11/199_not_the_magic_bluray_price_after_all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13572 Tony Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:26:09 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/11/199_not_the_magic_bluray_price_after_all-2.html#comment-13572 <p>I have a PS3 but won't be going Blu-ray other than games unless the Blu-ray business model changes drastically. Pretty much what envisioned I could do with HD went up in flames when Blu-ray won the format war. Overpriced (not just to consumers but developers cop it in the neck too), fragile, confused, slow and loaded with toxic DRM. These are not good selling points.<br /> After all these years of Hollywood claiming widespread piracy is inflating prices, it would follow that with the heavy DRM, Blu-ray should be far cheaper than DVD. Low piracy, inconvenience AND inflated prices; perhaps something is rotten in the state of Denmark? If Blu-ray collapses under the weight of it's own greed, I won't mourn it. <br /> </p> I have a PS3 but won’t be going Blu-ray other than games unless the Blu-ray business model changes drastically. Pretty much what envisioned I could do with HD went up in flames when Blu-ray won the format war. Overpriced (not just to consumers but developers cop it in the neck too), fragile, confused, slow and loaded with toxic DRM. These are not good selling points.
After all these years of Hollywood claiming widespread piracy is inflating prices, it would follow that with the heavy DRM, Blu-ray should be far cheaper than DVD. Low piracy, inconvenience AND inflated prices; perhaps something is rotten in the state of Denmark? If Blu-ray collapses under the weight of it’s own greed, I won’t mourn it.

]]> By: Catharz http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/11/199_not_the_magic_bluray_price_after_all-2/comment-page-1/#comment-13571 Catharz Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:57:08 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/11/199_not_the_magic_bluray_price_after_all-2.html#comment-13571 <p>I already have a blu-ray player in my PS3.<br /> But I only own half a dozen movies (and nearly 5x that many games).</p> <p>I won't be buying more movies until the price drops to ~$20 and I don't think the rest of the public will either. $30-$50 for a movie that takes no more effort to create than a DVD which will retail for $20 and only costs ~$1 more for the blank?</p> I already have a blu-ray player in my PS3.
But I only own half a dozen movies (and nearly 5x that many games).

I won’t be buying more movies until the price drops to ~$20 and I don’t think the rest of the public will either. $30-$50 for a movie that takes no more effort to create than a DVD which will retail for $20 and only costs ~$1 more for the blank?

]]>