Samsung's BD-P1000 goes on pre-order
by Ryan Block 
posted May 29th 2006 at 10:12AM
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
HobbesDoo @ May 29th 2006 11:25AM
I'm sort of a BD supporter as I'm expecting to get a Mac desktop (supposed to come with a BD drive) and maybe a PS3, but I don't get how they're planning to beat HD-DVD at those prices. As far as quality goes I don't think there is any difference between the two formats (I may be wrong, but it doesn't seem that way). The market will be defined by price, capacity, titles availabity and player features. So far BD is losing blatantly in the price area and at double the price of the competition I'm not sure how well it will fare.
GhostDoggy @ May 29th 2006 1:45PM
Let's see ... if you need an el'cheapo high-definition playback system then accept the potential of region encoded HD-DVD and their $499, 1080i/720P only (so far) decks. Alternatively, the $699 PS3 would be the el'cheapo Blu-ray playback deck.
So far, Sony is only losing potential sales due to not having a product in the wild. And these are list prices. No doubt we'll see some naked aggression from both Sony and Samsung.
DoubleYou @ May 29th 2006 2:06PM
$599 for the PS3, not 699.
There will be plenty of pricing choices by this time next year; it's premature to debate anything significantly until the consumers are given a proper chance to adopt this technology.
These are only the first models of what will soon be dozens, and eventually hundreds. It won't be until these things start appearing at Wal-Mart and Target that we'll be able to debate the actual merits of the formats. Right now, we can only make predictions and express our opinions.