Originally Posted by
Nightshade
To go back a little bit allow me to interject this thought.
I can go down to EBX or whatever game store is available and purchase a refurb XBX360 for about $250-350 which depends on which model I want. The PS3 on the other hand does not leave this option open which may have an effect on the overall promotability (is that even a word?) of the format.
Personally I see the HD making headway easier than the Blu-Ray format when talking consoles because of the fact that suddenly an HD addon isn't so out of line in cost. Add to that the fact that you can now pick up the XBX HD player for less than $150 and also that the XBX integrates easily into your computers files for a full entertainment integration solution with one purchase regardless of which model you go with.
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I mean for those who don't really have a media center PC setup, a xbox 360 is the next best thing.
I use my PS3 to watch movies with, due to the lack of good exclusive games. Other then that, like my Wii, it collects dust. But when i do watch movies on it, i don't watch Blu-ray movies. When i go to the store and i'm looking for a new DVD to buy, I look at the prices. I then get the regular DVD and watch it upconverted. In reality i would've been better off just getting a upconverting DVD player, but I found a good deal on the PS3 so that's why i got it. I have several blu-ray movies that i haven't even watched yet and are still in the wrapper. Only because i don't see what's so great about the picture (remember, i'm playing at 1080i on a LCD tv through HDMI).
I don't think there will ever be a clear winner as long as players are expensive, movies are expensive. The clear winner will be...whoever can make a burner of those movies cheaply and efficiently. If i could burn HD-DVD's for as cheap as i can burn regular DVD's (not saying i do), then eff blu-ray, give me a HD-DVD player.