Re: BR prices down in spite of

Tim, I disagree. I think this is a more accurate picture of the Prof:

actually fr i'm much better looking.
anyhow rangooth,
nobody at sony attacked me.
however, the other day i was walking around campus smoking a cigarette when i got a phone call. It was from the doctor. He said i had lung cancer. Immediately i thought cigarettes. However, i keep my sony ericcson phone in my breast pocket and remembered something about cell phones causing cancer. So i did some research and discovered that they might, but i suspected sony might have paid for the scientists to say it was doubtful.
anyhow i put my phone in my bag and a week later i didn't have cancer.
so, along with drm, and failed formats i figured out that sony also causes cancer. Therefore Tim, every time you buy a BR movie you support cancer. Please stop killing people mr raynor.

Actually, I've seen online cheaper prices on HD DVD and blu-ray compared to SD DVD...if only I had a PS3...

No, but really, some (not all) prices are down. Truth. Fact.

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Do you feel better getting your little Blu-ray rant on? And now I'm acussed of spreading Blu-ray propaganda? You're an idiot! I don't even own a blu-ray player, nor do I own an HD player. At this time, I could care less about either format or who the greedy bastard is because they're ALL greedy IMO. What's old is someone, like yourself, has to come in here every f-ing day and make a thread about Hi-Def, Blu-ray, HD, PS3, etc., etc., etc. The war is over! Catch a clue and move the f**k on! ..!..

Folks,

I think the Prof is pulling your leg here. Either that, or he's longing for the good ol' days of format flames.

I'm figuring the former.

John

theprof00 said -

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"It is time for Sony to stop charging everyone royalty fees and let others drop their prices."

What? Obviously you aren't known for your business sense. Do you think that others should drop their royalty fees too(?)... Microsoft (Windows), Toshiba (DVD), etc.

Patents, Royalties, Intellectual Properties etc produce revenue (fees) for a company's profits. Also, see how far you would get suggesting that your bank or credit-card company drop the various types of fees it charges for services, penalties, etc.

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

Companies will keep on charging what they want for mid to lesser quality items as long as they is people out there who will buy the product. I'm talking ANY product out there, not just BD. So we only have ourselves to blame.

Look at Nintendo back in the late 90's, the video game giant made the infamous Virtua-Boy which had 3D graphics and was supposed to be portable. In reality the monochromatic graphics (red and black) gave users headaches and the system was far from "portable". People didn't buy it and Nintendo was forced to stop productions within a few months of release. I know is a extreme example but the point is that if people decides to "speak up" by not purchasing a product, then companies will listen.

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or he's longing for the good ol' days of format flames.

Yes, it's obvious after his last post he's just trolling.

OMG, this one got outta hand. Whew!

Blu-Ray player prices are not down, they did go up and are now stabilized at pre-Xmas pricing level.

No wonder HD-DVD players still outsell Blu-Ray players at the retail.