Analyst: HD DVD demise hasn't meant scramble for Blu-ray

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer

(AP) -- Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.

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Posted by out7x 05/01/08 02:52

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Compatibility of bluray with PCs? What a novel idea.

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Posted by gopher65 05/01/08 10:01

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When it looked like both formats were going to survive and that dual format players or dual format discs were going to be the answer, I considered buying one of the cheaper HDDVD players. But there is no way I'd spend 400 bucks on a first or second generation optical disc player. Call me when I can pick one up in my local grocery store for 50 bucks. That's when I got my first DVD player. (Course I'd had a DVD writer on my computer for a while, but that's neither here nor there as far as stand-alone players are concerned.)

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Posted by Sirussinder 05/01/08 17:06

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I am waiting for higher flash memory capacities, like a flash hard drive...forget new disc formats.

For now, I could use a portable 500G HD, just give me a USB port on any digital player and forget $ONY's monopolized blu-ray.