HD-DVD's Temporary Edge

kukyfrope writes to mention a GameDailyBiz article speculating on the edge HD-DVD will have on Blu-ray in the near future. From the article: "Although Toshiba may take round one, in the long run 'complicating factors may shift the balance.' ABI predicts that by the end of 2006, only about 30 percent of the global hi-def movie player market will be controlled by Blu-ray, but that could quickly change as Sony launches its PlayStation 3 (which has a Blu-ray drive) worldwide this November. '...its large expected sales figures could change the market dominance picture dramatically,' notes ABI."

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Re:PS3 is irrelevent

[mikeisme77]

I did for a little bit, but the interface/playback was fairly crappy. The XBox had a vastly superior DVD playback/interface (in my opinion) so once I purchased an XBox that became my DVD player. The menu system of the PS2 DVD features were hard to navigate and the default settings (which it always seemed to revert to--there didn't appear to be an option to save custom settings) was less than ideal for playback on my TV. Plus, I felt that that XBox produced a SLIGHTLY better picture and richer sound than the PS2 did for DVDs. Still, IF I decide to get a PS3 then it will definitely be my Blu-Ray disc player (and I have no plans to purchase either a Blu-Ray or an HD-DVD player any time in the next 3 years). But I also have no plans to buy a $500 console any time in the next 3 years either... Nor even a $300 console. Once it gets to $200 or less (and has some good games) then we'll talk--until then: Viva La Revolution!