Hi-def players to launch at $500 in the U.S.

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1. April 2, 2007 11:16 PM
   nfinity said:
   I don't get it, are you guys paid by PR machinery from Blu-Ray to equalize the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray prices?Hi-Def players have been at $500 for a while now..only Blu-Ray wasn't. Now when one cheap model comes out on Blu-Ray for $500 you are reporting that all hi-def models are at $500.Let me remind you HD-DVD players range from $199-$799 and have been for a while now, while BD players range from $499-$1200. Not only that but you are refering to hi-def and showing only Blu-Ray logo? Yeah, I'm sure you are pretty objective. I'm familar with BD Association's tactics and what you are doing is just discrediting your web site.
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2. April 3, 2007 1:15 PM
   Julio said:
   We have nothing in favor or against either format, and from the story itself "though HD DVD still has a significant price advantage over Blu-ray". I don't know what you are seeing there.Plus, the $199 hd dvd player you mention is the Xbox player which is not standalone, thus doesn't count for the general public.
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3. April 3, 2007 3:05 PM
   nfinity said:
   [b]Originally posted by Julio:[/b][quote]We have nothing in favor or against either format, and from the story itself "though HD DVD still has a significant price advantage over Blu-ray". I don't know what you are seeing there.Plus, the $199 hd dvd player you mention is the Xbox player which is not standalone, thus doesn't count for the general public.[/quote]So what you are saying an HD-DVD player you can play on both XBox 360 and your PC (media center) is not available to the general public? That's funny, then what does it fall under?
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4. April 3, 2007 3:35 PM
   Supra said:
   [b]Originally posted by nfinity:[/b][quote][b]Originally posted by Julio:[/b][quote]We have nothing in favor or against either format, and from the story itself "though HD DVD still has a significant price advantage over Blu-ray". I don't know what you are seeing there.Plus, the $199 hd dvd player you mention is the Xbox player which is not standalone, thus doesn't count for the general public.[/quote]So what you are saying an HD-DVD player you can play on both XBox 360 and your PC (media center) is not available to the general public? That's funny, then what does it fall under? [/quote]Because you have to pay an addition $400 for an xbox or more for a media center PC for it to be functional unless you already have one. Its an add-on that can't do anything on its own.
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