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In Reply to: Sorry Joe, but I beg to differ. posted by Audiophilander on October 21, 2007 at 00:42:43:
I guess the secret's out that I don't buy audio or video gear based on looks (my CD transport is a Krell KPS-20t) nor on what I believe my relatives or friends will say/think about it (my digital video source is the PS3). It's my gear, I paid for it and I'm the one who uses it. Anyone who has a problem with that can exit through the door in which they came in from.
WAF
My wife thinks the PS3 is cool looking. As a matter of fact, she's the one who bought it for me. And since she's 36, it's not one of those twenty-something things going on here.
Sony
As you should know, game consoles are sold at a loss: the money's made through software purchases and other items to go along with the console and gaming experience.
Sony is made up of several different "smaller Sonys" that do not have to support each other. Remember all of the commotion that was made over Sony's DSD/SACD division not getting SACD releases from Sony's own label, Sony Music? Same applies here: SCEA does their own thing (games, consoles, etc), Sony Pictures does their own thing (theatrical releases, home movies, etc) and Sony Electronics does theirs (receivers, DVD/Blu-ray players, etc). Through SCEA, the PS3 got its price via the usual console pricing route -- discount and make up the money elsewhere. But Sony Electronics doesn't do subsidies, so no discounting of the hardware occurred as in the gaming market.
Re: Blu-ray hardware, prices will come down (more than they have already) and capabilities/features will be increasingly supported. The next few months will be interesting.
"The problem with acquiring an over-designed game console as one's high-end video platform is that it lacks the proper elegance to fit in with other components in a top-notch A/V system."
I hate to tell you this, but if the PS3 internals were put in a stand-alone player, A/V snobs still wouldn't be satisfied unless it lost the ability to play games and had a different name. But if you really wanted a player to "fit in with other components in a top-notch A/V system", you'd be looking at Denon's upcoming DVD-3800BDCI Blu-ray player, not demanding a stand-alone Blu-ray player with the PS3's capabilities for $250 + free shipping.
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Follow Ups
- just a few comments - Joe Murphy Jr 15:35:05 10/21/07 (1)
- Fine; maybe I'll take a look at the Denon, ... - Audiophilander 23:45:24 10/21/07 (0)
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