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In Reply to: same for every new format posted by Jazz Inmate on August 21, 2007 at 10:49:31:
Well, it is new technology. Blue lasers cost more than red ones. The discs are higher density and presumably there's a learning curve to producing them reliably. There's a heck of a lot more figgerin' required to turn H264 into a picture than there was with MPEG2, so the player needs to be smarter.
It isn't really expensive now. Remember laserdiscs? After being on the market for over 15 years, the players still cost around $500, and discs were over $30.
DVD has accustomed us to dirt cheap players and media. You can buy a functional player for about the same price as a new release movie. I don't think that can be said for any other format, ever, except possibly for kazoos and sheet music.
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- RE: same for every new format - Bubba 21:45:11 08/21/07 (1)
- I think Blu-ray is super cheap - Jazz Inmate 21:58:41 08/21/07 (0)
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