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Kmart Drops Blu-Ray Players

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the priced-out-of-the-competition dept.

Lord Byron II writes "K-mart has decided to stop selling Blu-Ray players in their stores, primarily because of the high cost of Blu-Ray compared to HD-DVD (now under $200). They will continue to sell the PS3 for the time being. Will lower prices speed the adoption of HD-DVD in the upcoming holiday shopping season?"

4 of 392 comments (clear)

  1. No clear winner, yet. by urcreepyneighbor · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Until the pirate community has made a decision, I'm waiting before I commit.

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    1. Re:No clear winner, yet. by evilviper · · Score: 5, Insightful

      The pirate community has made a decision: h.264 files on DVD+Rs.

      Yes, and before DVD-Rs came out, it was Divx DVD-rips on CD-Rs. That only tells you what writable format is popular now, not what will be popular next.

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  2. It makes sense by maniac/dev/null · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It makes sense, in a twisted kinda way. If you were the average joe who had no clue, which would you want? Something with an unfamiliar name, or something named with HD and DVD right in the title? What if that second one was around half the price?

  3. Re:No. by feepness · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Unless sony drops the price of their Blu-Ray equipment, Blu-Ray is dead in the water. Have they already forgotten BetaMax? Sorry to interrupt your smug, but HD-DVD has been out longer than BluRay and has always been cheaper than BluRay, yet BluRay outsold HD-DVD 2:1 in 2007.

    Does that mean it's going to win? No. But it certainly doesn't sound like it's losing.