digisocialist
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'Look away now if you have just spent £150 on the latest DVD recorder for Christmas'...says The Sunday Times (13th December).
Excerpts...
Next generation High Definition DVD's is the battleground. Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD.
Blu-Ray disc players are currently on sale in Japan for about £1,500. Besides the major Hollywood Studios, Phillips, Mitsubishi and Hitatchi have endorsed the Sony led format; though Tosh, four other leading Hollywood Studios (Paramount, Universal, Warner, New Line) have agreed to sell on the HD-DVD format. Sony however is to also use Blu-Ray as standard in the PS3 and has also forged an alliance with DELL and HP in appropriation of the Blu-Ray format.
OK - I was literally about to hit the 'BUY' button on the Denon 2910. I had just had a conversation with the wife telling her the benefits of a £500 DVD player (which she frankly thought was ludicrous) and having just tipped the balance in my favour (it was the fact that it plays multi-region that got her as that's pretty much all she wants to know); she then pipes up having read the Sunday Times article and blew me out of the water (seriously embarrased)
So.... am I seriously waisting £500 on a DVD player if Blu-Ray or HD-DVD is coming soon (I want this player to last a few years) OR do I juts have to live with it? Finally, any good selling points for me to convince the wife would be helpful too
Excerpts...
Next generation High Definition DVD's is the battleground. Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD.
Blu-Ray disc players are currently on sale in Japan for about £1,500. Besides the major Hollywood Studios, Phillips, Mitsubishi and Hitatchi have endorsed the Sony led format; though Tosh, four other leading Hollywood Studios (Paramount, Universal, Warner, New Line) have agreed to sell on the HD-DVD format. Sony however is to also use Blu-Ray as standard in the PS3 and has also forged an alliance with DELL and HP in appropriation of the Blu-Ray format.
OK - I was literally about to hit the 'BUY' button on the Denon 2910. I had just had a conversation with the wife telling her the benefits of a £500 DVD player (which she frankly thought was ludicrous) and having just tipped the balance in my favour (it was the fact that it plays multi-region that got her as that's pretty much all she wants to know); she then pipes up having read the Sunday Times article and blew me out of the water (seriously embarrased)
So.... am I seriously waisting £500 on a DVD player if Blu-Ray or HD-DVD is coming soon (I want this player to last a few years) OR do I juts have to live with it? Finally, any good selling points for me to convince the wife would be helpful too