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    So I take back my praise of Netflix - BB ?

    I have both BD and HD DVD players and am on the 4 out Netflix plan and see the same wait times on both. Several times when I have changed from HD DVD to BD formats for releases where both are available the wait times did not change. Neflix does not seem to have enough BDs or HD DVDs to meet...
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    Digibitalbits picks a winner

    I agree. DVD was a tremendous improvement over VHS in many ways and I was a early adaptor of DVD. However, HD or Blu-ray DVDs are only a moderate improvement over DVD in video quality. To obtain the improvement in audio quality you have to spend $400+ to obtain a HDMI audio capable receiver...
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    BD players now outselling HD-DVD players?

    Blu-ray prices must come down If you look at Amazon.com, the stand alone HD DVD players outsell the blu-rays. In some stores, such as my local electronics store, blu-ray might outsell HD DVD because of the way they market. They have the blu-ray display set up in a prime location with the...
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    PS3 price drop effect

    Cheapest Blu-ray and HD DVD Players Sony is practically giving away the Blu-ray player part of the PS3, but the price of $499 is still almost double price of the second generation Toshiba HD A2 player which is generally about $259 at Amazon. Sony is getting a buying spurt now with the new...
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    Blu-ray now outselling HD-DVD by 3 to 1

    HD DVD Closing the Gap I am neutral and have not purchased either format. This weeks figures show Blu-ray now only outselling HD DVD by 58 to 42%. Amazon had the Toshiba A2 HD DVD player as it's #3 best selling DVD player today with no Blu-Ray in the top 25. Recent sales figures for the PS3...