Re: Toshiba, MS, and Panasonic started a working commitee on DVD2 format, recreating HD-DVD experience on DVD

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Meaning, they need an alternative means to generate/increase the revenue until the new technology can hold it's own.

I doubt very much they could sell a standard definition DVD with Internet features for the same price as a high definition DVD with Internet features. In fact, I doubt very much that consumers are really willing to pay a premium for any format just to get "Internet content" to begin with. Even reviewers on this site like John don't have either format player (HD DVD or Blu-ray) hooked up to the Internet. Do you think J6P will who is responsible for the vast majority of DVD rental/sales will?

It's not sales volume that's the problem in the DVD market today, it's the margins on each disk sold. They sell a lot of $3 to $9 disks, but retailers and studios alike really don't enjoy this situation.

It's time you undertook a serious reality check.

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They sell a lot of $3 to $9 disks, but retailers and studios alike really don't enjoy this situation.

Yup. That's why some want to shove BD down the consumers' throats. And they may just win.

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Yup. That's why some want to shove BD down the consumers' throats. And they may just win.

No one is shoving anything down your throat. As an HDTV owner, you can continue to enjoy your inferior resolution DVDs, or have the choice to double-dip on the high definition titles you love. You can even continue to buy day and date releases in standard definition for $24.99 instead of paying $27.99 for the Blu-ray. No one is holding the gun to your head.

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You can even continue to buy day and date releases in standard definition for $24.99 instead of paying $27.99 for the Blu-ray. No one is holding the gun to your head.

Yup - that seems to be what most are doing.

Buy SD DVDs, buy HD DVDs, buy blu-rays...what the heck, we are not getting any money from those sales...

And don't forget the PSP format!

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I doubt very much they could sell a standard definition DVD with Internet features for the same price as a high definition DVD with Internet features. In fact, I doubt very much that consumers are really willing to pay a premium for any format just to get "Internet content" to begin with. Even reviewers on this site like John don't have either format player (HD DVD or Blu-ray) hooked up to the Internet. Do you think J6P will who is responsible for the vast majority of DVD rental/sales will?

I will clarify this again. I AM NOT SAYING THIS IDEA WILL WORK. It may or may not, but I have not said that it would be successful at anytime in this thread. What I am saying is that this may be the thought and reasoning behind it for some of the companies that are interested. For others, the only way they can perhaps increase or stave off loss of royalties is to increase sales. The studios may or may not buy into it. Who knows. Frankly, if they were certain this would boost sales, we'd likely be hearing that they will implementing the technology rather than studying it...

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It's not sales volume that's the problem in the DVD market today, it's the margins on each disk sold. They sell a lot of $3 to $9 disks, but retailers and studios alike really don't enjoy this situation.

But it is tied to the demand. The higher the demand, the more a consumer will pay. Sales volume is easy enough to control. Drag the price down and volume will go up. If they are trying to increase the margins on each disc sold, then they need to increase demand so that more consumers are willing to pay a higher price.

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You can even continue to buy day and date releases in standard definition for $24.99 instead of paying $27.99 for the Blu-ray. No one is holding the gun to your head.

A quick run through the new release section on Best Buy's website reveals most DVD titles are 19.99. BD's are generally at about $29.99. The difference is quite a bit more from my observations. Throw in that few people actually have BD players and the decision becomes much easier.

And you say I need a reality check.

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And don't forget the PSP format!

How about... we do forget it. Let's forget UMD ever happened.

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A quick run through the new release section on Best Buy's website reveals most DVD titles are 19.99. BD's are generally at about $29.99. The difference is quite a bit more from my observations. Throw in that few people actually have BD players and the decision becomes much easier.

And you say I need a reality check.

Consider this a reality check. I'm rather certain that studios would rather sell even the day and date releases for $29.99 than $19.99. Or are you suggesting the margins are higher with $19.99 disks? One never knows in your HD DVD fanboy reality world!