pcworld.com - 11/30/2008
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blu-ray, dvd, hd, video, recorders This holiday buying season is going to be the first big market challenge for Blu-ray. This will be Blu-ray's first holiday season as the unquestioned HD format leader, but with the economy in the state that it is, will it be able to actually manage to assert ...
pcworld.com - 11/25/2008
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pcworld.com —
Leichtman Research Group HDTV and study and standard
def If it's flat and has a big-screen, it's
high-def, right? Apparently, a lot of HDTV buyers think so. A recent survey by the Leichtman Research Group (LRG) shows that 18 percent of HDTV owners ...
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HD or Standard Def? One in Five HDTV Owners Don't ...
kotaku.com - 11/26/2008
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kotaku.com —
Never say die! SEGA's final console, the Dreamcast,
lives on — and with Blu-ray. Ain't that a
kick in the nards? Tokyo PC shop Tsukumo has gutted the Dreamcast console and stuffed it with all...
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Oh Yes, A Dreamcast PC With Blu-ray [Japan]
gizmodo.com - 12/1/2008
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The general consensus, among experts, analysts and other
blowhards has long been that when Blu-ray players legitimately
hit $199, the format would finally go mainstream. Well, $200 Blu-ray players are all over the place for Christmas, even Sony's ...
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$199 Not the Magic Blu-ray Price After All [Blu-Ray]
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$199 Not the Magic Blu-ray Price After All [Blu-Ray]
Gizmodo —
... been that when Blu-ray players legitimately hit $199, the format would finally go mainstream. Well, $200 Blu-ray players are all over the place for Christmas, even Sony's BDP-S350, with its unshakeable $299 MSRP. But according to ABI Research, only 8 percent of holiday buyers were even considering upgrading to Blu-ray even though about half of American homes have gone HD and it's totally uncontested by HD DVD this year. What about you guys? [PC World]
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Study: even at $199, consumers still don't care about Blu-Ray
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... Blu-ray, most people still don't see the change in quality between DVD and Blu-ray to be significant enough to be worth the cost.
You know, despite having a 50 inch HDTV, I don't really have much interest in Blu-Ray either. Physical media has become positively antediluvian in my mind. I really do think streaming television is going to be the dark horse that wins the race: it won't really be high-def for years to come, but it'll be high-def enough for most.
Could it be a Blue Christmas for Blu-Ray [PC World via Gizmodo]
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