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Originally Posted by Assayer /forum/post/0
Is this what the format war has degenerated to?
A big box store has a sale on a few titles of one HD format and now everyone has to find some way to spin it.
By that same logic, we see sales on DVDs every week. Surely DVD is a doomed format.
I am more upset that us HD-DVD supporters cannot get the same type of deal from BB. I will support HD-DVD until it's last stance. EVeryone that ask me about high def movies, I always lead them toward HD-DVD. I not only tell them about HD-DVD, but I sway them aways from the PS3 and any BR players because of the high initial cost to accept the format.
Of course you see DVD sales every week, but why do you actually think that you see those sales? Is it because the studios are trying to move the titles because they know consumers will tend to purchase items on sale when they wouldn't at regular price, or is it because the titles on sales are not the greatest so to speak and the retailer is willing to minimize profits in order to move stock?
There is always a reason why things like this happen. We will not know for sure that reason, but we can speculate as to why it is happening. I for sure know that if I am selling an item that has no issue being sold for a higher profit, I darn sure will not drop the price to make less profit.
Relate this to the house market. When homes are selling extremely fast because the market is booming, sellers are less willing to negotiate to sell because of the market. When the housing market is slower, you can get much better deals when purchasing. The same relates to every retailer selling merchandise (eBayers included). Take a quick look on eBay at the current prices of the PS3. You will notice less people throwing money away by paying higher prices because the demand just is not as great as it was before the holidays. Then take a look at the Wii and get back to me later when you have a chance.
As the poster ahead of me dubbed it, Blur-Ray can die right now and I personally would not care what so ever because the company backing the format is trying to put a strong hold on consumers to make them have to purchased upgraded equipment in order to get the best out of the software. I cannot utilize the PS3 in my setup because of the lack of IR on the PS3 and I refuse to purchase a BR player at the current price. I could literally go on and on about this, but in my setup, HD-DVD is more consumer friendly.
