Comments on: HD DVD Dies, Blu-ray Prices Rise http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/hd-dvd-dies-blu-ray-prices-rise/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:06:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Will http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/hd-dvd-dies-blu-ray-prices-rise/#comment-55875 Will Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:31:27 +0000 #comment-55875 David, do you not think Toshiba would have done the same? Common man.... David, do you not think Toshiba would have done the same? Common man….

]]> By: David B. http://www.digitaltrends.com/gadgets/hd-dvd-dies-blu-ray-prices-rise/#comment-55874 David B. Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:03:10 +0000 #comment-55874 This is just the beginning of the screwing of the consumer by Sony (and it's proprietary technologies) and their partners in collusion, the movie studios.<br /> <br /> What's sad is that the newer more expensive Blu-Ray players still don't have the cool features like PIP commentaries/extras and integrated internet content that HD-DVD has (it's incredible how many ways the extends the viewing life of the film!).<br /> <br /> But seriously, who can actually be surprised at Sony and their partners raising prices now that the immediate competition has stepped away? Blu-Ray was a consumer rip-off from it's conception and will continue to be so... This is just the beginning of the screwing of the consumer by Sony (and it's proprietary technologies) and their partners in collusion, the movie studios.

What's sad is that the newer more expensive Blu-Ray players still don't have the cool features like PIP commentaries/extras and integrated internet content that HD-DVD has (it's incredible how many ways the extends the viewing life of the film!).

But seriously, who can actually be surprised at Sony and their partners raising prices now that the immediate competition has stepped away? Blu-Ray was a consumer rip-off from it's conception and will continue to be so…

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