Re: [OT] To****ba climbs on 'HD DVD exit'

Luke Hooft wrote:
> Ned Ludd wrote:
> 
>> Actually, you might want to look around a little, because the players 
>> are available now at "fire sale" prices, and they're really good at 
>> playing standard DVDs, plus the occasional deserving HD title.
> 
> While prices in Australia were recently dropped by To****ba, they're not 
> equivalently cheap as ther are in the US. Lowest model is $300 AUD ($276

> USD) and that's only 1080i. Next models are $400 and $600 and are 1080p.
> 
> Cheapest Blu Ray player is $700
> 
> I don't currently have a 1080p display but if I bought a HD DVD player 
> I'd want it to be as future proof as possible, and I'd be tempted to buy

> a display at the same time as a player anyway.
> 
> I'd definitely consider it if they were as cheap as in the US though - 
> I'm sure it'll be a while before the paramount and universal HD 
> exclusive titles make it to blu ray so I think it would be worth it.
> 
> Actually, even though HD DVD will "die", it would be nice if 
> compatibility could be included in future BR players - eventually 
> that'll be possible without adding too much to price but would they
bother?
> 
> LH

Today's news out of Japan is that To****ba will stop making players, so 
I'd expect the prices to drop pretty quickly.