Pioneer's BDP-HD1 Blu-ray player also delayed until December

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marvin @ Nov 1st 2006 7:04AM

Besides the clutter of the external HD-DVD drive, you have to consider that there are very few TVs right now supporting 1080p over VGA and that due to the lack of HDCP owners of the 360 add-on will be left more or less cheated when studios start implementing the Image Constraint Token on their discs.
As the standalone HD-DVD players can already be had for 500$, I don't think the 360 add-on is a good investment for anyone. In my opinion, it can serve only as a temporary solution for existing Xbox 360 owners.

@ Ed: I prefer Blu-Ray (for its broad studio support & higher storage capacity) and I can afford it, even right now. However I don't intend to pay 1000$ or more for a movie player nor will I have to. Current prices are irrelevant actually. I am not an early adopter and I'm not going to chip in on Sony's or Pioneer's R&D costs. By the time people start upgrading to HD players prices will be down, there is no question about that. Especially in the Blu-Ray camp that includes every major CE manufacturer except Toshiba, competition is certain to drive prices down very quickly.

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