Sony Switzerland Offers HD DVD Rebate for Blu

This isn't fair. I wish the bastards would do that here. They should it would help get blu into alot more houses.

It seems the link to the form didn't work, but here it is:

http://www.sony.ch/view/ShowArticle.action?article=1203501622668&site=odw_fr_CH

[Post edited by hoodaguy on Mar 5, 2008]

Tim, why the broken record image? These comments are connected to a news story on the main page...

Just 5% of Europe's HDTV owners watch HD programming

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/05/just-5-of-europes-hdtv-owners-watch-hd-programming/

So if they're not watching HD programming how were they selling all those bluray players in Europe when the format war was going on?

Ok, there's also this...

U.K. To Give Blu-ray a Big Boost

According to a new survey, 24 percent of residents of the U.K. say they will watch movies and TV shows distributed on Blu-ray discs over the next six months. By comparison 7 percent said that they would watch such programs downloaded or streamed over the Internet (2 percent said they would watch pirated versions). Of 1,608 adults surveyed, nearly 40 percent said that they currently own or have access to a high-definition TV set.

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2008-03-05/

what a stupid offer. hd dvd players work just fine. meanwhile, the trade involves getting rid of a no-problem hd dvd player for a non-2.0 blu-ray player.

what the blu-ray camp should really offer are replacements for ALL non-2.0 machines when 2.0 machines hit the market.

It goes back to the premise that the average consumer does not know better. Sad.

Why the broken record?

http://www.dvdtown.com/messageboard/topic/6622/6/0