As reported by BDA & news from IFA

[nightflier]

You thought this up, follow your own suggestion.

No I didn't bring it up, it's just clear from what others are posting. It was brought up by someone else. Get your facts straight.

Players are not traded like oil, pot bellies, or grain. If a shipment get's lost, if we have a hurricane, if there is an earthquake, the cost of players and software remains the same. Did you ever hear any news that the cost of DVD's went up in Los Angeles after the 1994 Northridge earthquake? Or how about in New Oleans after Katrina?

What a moronic thing to say. Taxes went up after Northridge, but we're talking about a small event and that's not what I'm talking about. Catastrophic events in countries that produce vital components, including political events and war will indeed have an impact. Are you going to tell me that the events of Sept.11, 2001 didn't have an impact on our economy? How many people went out and bought a DVD player on Sept. 12th? Technology sales were way down that holiday season. Likewise, if a tanker full of a specific unique parts for HD players sunk, it could also have an impact. If the housing market goes completely bust, people will have less to spend. If the price of oil doubles, it will be more expensive to ship parts and disks from the far east. All these things can have an impact. Stop trying to split hairs over this - you know I'm right about that.

...then you have a creepy connection to your job as well.

Care to explain that one?

Alot of people have bought both. Dave right here has both. I know at least a dozen more on AVS who have both. I know at least two dozen more that have both on Bluray.com. Having both just guarantees you access to both camps library of HD movies.

Stop with that already. It's just making a mountain out of a molehill. The vast majority of consumers are not going to buy both. You know that just as well as everyone else here.

As far as my understanding of the internet, well if it is sophmoric, so is your understanding of the movie business. Well its more like pre-school now that I think of it.

Well is that your best shot this time? You still know didly about the Internet and how it can support higher capacities, and this isn't the forum for that anyhow, so just drop it.

You are sounding like a broken record, and in the process boring me. We have already covered this ground, move along

No, the broken record is you that won't commit. If you're so sure about BR, then say so. Put up or shut up.