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• Whats strange to me - DavidLD 12:41:03 10/28/08 (1)
  In Reply to: RE: Yep-discovered this myself with a Netflix rental Sunday night posted by Jack G on October 28, 2008 at 11:31:01

  For a niche videophile product, you have these big Blu Ray displays in the likes of Wal mart and Target.
  If ever there was an "un"market for Blu Ray, I would think it would be your average Wal mart shopper.
  
  
  
  

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  • RE: Whats strange to me - 4season 21:23:52 10/28/08 (0)
    In Reply to: RE: Whats strange to me posted by DavidLD on October 28, 2008 at 12:41:03

    I was in Target last Sunday and was surprised to see a small number of Blu-Ray titles selling for around $15! So someone is at least aware that the movies themselves need to be more competitive.
    
    For now, if it's high-def on physical media that you want, Blu-Ray is what we've got, and I see no indication that any alternatives are on their way, or that anyone will step in to fill the void if Blu-Ray should fail. So enjoy the ride for however long it lasts.
    
    Agree that it's a mess if fairly mainstream B-D titles won't play on B-D players that aren't so old themselves. But like it or not, the PS/3 is the gold standard for Blu-Ray compatibility, and will remain so for some time to come, and I think this has been pretty obvious for awhile now. Ironically, it's those exotic dual-standard players where I expected the biggest compatibility woes. Ironic, because the big selling point was that they were supposed to future-proof you.
    
    

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