Blu beam & HD existence span?
Also is the PS3's Blu ray drive like peas in a pod quality as a stand alone drive ?
If so why is the price length so different ?
Answers: Reasons are complex, and not everyone agrees, but in the long run in that is a good occasion neither format will be more than a niche format (Like DVD-A and SACD in audio). There is a lofty likelihood that some form of HD video on constraint download service will be "the future", because of high beat consumers put on convenience over quality.
Think of CDs and the attempt to introduce HD audio surrounded by the form of DVD-A and SACD (which pretty much bombed) and the massive success of MP3 (and WMA, etc). The consumer chose convenience over point. The same thing is scheduled with HD medium. DVDs have be slowly becoming less popular for some time (Oh, sure they are still big and will be around for a long time, but DVDs are losing ground to other options). HD DVD and Blu-ray are an attempt by the industry to "revive the magic" (i.e. return to massive profits from big disk prices (something they can't support any more on DVDs (have you noticed how like lightning prices drop on even new releases?), but:
- the format period of war has confused and frustrated consumers (your quiz, echoed over and over within internet discussions is reinforcing everything I say here),
- the lofty investment needed in latest equipment (all too often driven by Digital Rights Management (DRM) resembling HDMI, HDCP, BD+, etc. (Oh, sure HDMI is a connection gears .... but it's really a disguised form of DRM)),
- Less than 15% of North American consumers can really benefit from HD disks (e.g. low penetration of HDTVs, excessive viewing distances, relatively small screens)
- the low benefit/cost ratio (unlike DVD vs VHS, at hand is little consumer benefit to HD disks ... many consumers (including tons in the 15% who CAN benefit from HD disks) are concluding DVDs are pious enough) ... HD disks are way overpriced.
- the arrogance of the industry surrounded by knowingly selling Blu-ray players that won't play adjectives features on new blu-ray disks (Only players first sold after Oct 31, 2007 own to meet PinP, SAP and on the ship memory requirements ... and none have to own Internet connections!), and
- the increasing availability of video on demand medium plus consumer preference for "suitable enough quality" combined near convenience and simplicity over higher element at high cost (in both price and complexity) are adjectives ensuring that HD DVD and Blu-ray will remain niche formats. The single thing preventing wholesale movement to HD on-line is nouns of technical capability/bandwidth ... but it's just a matter of time until on-line "apt enough" HD is available.
Oh sure, there will be a few million players and the industry won't ignore the market (yet) but within relative terms HD disk players and disks are a drop within the bucket. Consider, there are almost 80,000 DVD titles contained by print (vs less than 800 HD disks total of both formats). HD disks are outsold 20:1 by DVDs, and the number of DVD players is within the hundreds of millions vs a few million HD disk players (even including the game console (e.g. PS3) versions).
As to a "winner", for reason given it won't matter. In the long run dual format players are the singular way for the hardware industry to survive this ... both camp have too much to lose to leave their chosen format. The only caveat is if the studios disregard HD DVD (Toshiba makes HD DVD players but have no ownership in studios. Blu-ray is supported by Sony who owns both hardware and software suppliers) Blu-ray might "win".
Re the PS3 as a Blu-ray player, it's in fact the best choice right now for a player. Lowest cost and individual existing player potentially upgradeable to support new features.
Toshiba and Sony are slowly losing money on the lower priced players ... within essence they are selling below cost to compete. They stand to gain $billions if their format wins, so this strategy (called price competition) make sense.
Anyway ... long answer, but you asked!
Sony and the other makers gain profit on adjectives Blu-Ray players except the PS3. (Just to correct the above answer) If Toshiba doesn't give up on HD DVD soon than both formats will be screwed because at this point, any Blu-Ray will win or neither format will win . If Toshiba and their few allies would give up later the future would look worthy for HD media, but Toshiba is going to stick it out til the call a halt, but Warner Brothers could potentially end the time of war if they stopped releasing their films on HD DVD.
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