Plus I don't know if M$ would have done it anyways, we all know their endgame is downloads.
Im gonna look for new arguments in the war zone because these are really the same old ones.
Here's my stance:
I understand BD was incomplete and the prices were higher. I personally believed that BD would win out so I bought a Samsung. After realizing it was a POS, I bought a PS3 which I believed was future-proof, and it looks like Im correct.
The paramount swap shook me and irritated me, at the end of the day I came to the resolution that all I wanted is my movies in HD. I have an HDTV and an HDDVR, why not enjoy the movies too. So I was gearing up to buy a A2 at $200, but luckily the sale came and I got mine at $98. I then began picking my HDDVD titles I wanted and buying them.
I ceased this in EARLY dec because of the Penton-man hints(which I believed) about WB. I bought blade runner and the potters on BD instead of HDDVD. I also canceled my plan to purchase the matrix trilogy and bourne trilogy on HDDVD.
Ive chose to cease all HDDVD purchases and the A2 will just be my favorite upconverter.
Now, this is what irritates me and where I dont feel some of you guys really give a crap about HDM. To state that you'll just go back to SDDVD's is a stomp your feet mentality. I thought most wanted the battle to end, granted now that its ending and its not your team, boohoo. If Fox and WB woulda went HDDVD, BD woulda gotten the shaft on my end and I would supported HDDVD the best I could, I stand by that.
Do I care that you decided to buy the cheaper player first and now its bitten you, NOPE(i bought both).
Do I care that you did not heed the warning and bought WB titles during Christmas on HDDVD, NOPE.
This is all early adopter stuff folks, there are risks. You bought into one instead of both which ended up being the wrong one. Problem with the Toshiba low prices is that is brought in people who arent usually early adopters and now they are pissed and dont want to have to spend another $400 on a player(Ive spent a total of $650 on HW). They are going backwards. I as an early adopter understand there are RISKS and they will cost you. I know this, I cant help it I have to have something new if it interests me.
BD is not going anywhere, regardless of what you think. Either you move on and support the format, or go back to SDDVD. IF you choose SDDVD, then fine, go to an SDDVD forum and quit whining about how BD sucks, BD is too expensive, BD is incomplete because it does not help you. No one cares. The BDA is happy with what they are doing, the studios obviously are,so they are sticking with their plan. Can you blame them for actually wanting to MAKE a profit on hardware? Uh no. Do I hate panasonic because I spent $2700 on my plasma and now they are half that, NO. EARLY ADOPTERS PAY MORE.
I for one care about HD movies, therefore Im rolling with it. No more Monday morning quarterback BS, Im even gonna quit posting speculation articles to mess with Vurbano (Because I know he loves them so much
). Just like WB, Paramount and Uni are coming, face it. What you do know is up to you, but Im gonna continue to enjoy 95%(owning both) of my movies in HD, not less than half(HDDVD only).
BD is here to stay for awhile.
I know this will get answered with more technical/price, crap. I actually feel most of you dont even care about that, its just the one stick you have left to beat on BD with.
And once again for the record: Not EVERYONE cares about connecting their box to the net OR extra features on discs. SHOCKER!
