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redford · 08-07-2006, 06:46 AM

If this article is right, we might get a true universal player.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/11313/...ay-Disc-Media/

Nimbus · 08-07-2006, 06:46 AM

Nope. This has already been debunked at AVS. That's why I didn't post it earlier.

At this point, I don't know why anyone would want a Universal player. Not something to get excited about.

Augustes · 08-07-2006, 06:46 AM

If a universal player had all the features of both formats this could be a win win. This would allow you to purchase movies you liked no matter what the format was. I am sure price would be higher then 1k.

Nero · 08-07-2006, 06:47 AM

Yeah, i agree.
A while back I loved the idea of someday having a combo player, but now i'd rather just see BR die off completely.

redford · 08-07-2006, 06:47 AM

You're assuming that they'll ever be in a quality that lives up to HD DVD at this point. I could care less about either of those two movies but there is already a couple that I would have picked up if they were on HD DVD. however, at the quality they're putting out, I wouldn't want them.
Therefore, a universal player doesn't mean much if they're still putting out a shoddy product.

Let it be for games for all I care. Leave the movie business to people that obviously know and have proven to know what they're doing.

Nimbus · 08-07-2006, 06:47 AM

Unfortunately, Sony has put too much money into BD just to let it die completely. I imagine it will be a long time before we see movies like Lawrence of Arabia or Spider-Man in HD-DVD, even if HD-DVD wins. A combo player will allow us access to those discs in the meantime.

Augustes · 08-07-2006, 06:47 AM

And I would guess that BR will sell well enough in Japan to keep the format alive for awhile.

redford · 08-07-2006, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Augustes

And I would guess that BR will sell well enough in Japan to keep the format alive for awhile.

Why would you guess that? Do the Japanese have lower expectations than us? Do they care less about quality?

Nimbus · 08-07-2006, 06:48 AM

I have heard about this at several other places too, I hope it is not false. I mean, I personally would by a player that incorporated this. I plan on a PS3 this fall ( ) and yet I would still like a HD DVD player. By the time this makes it to main stream, all the HD audio streams that are coming out will be available. That would be a nice player....

Augustes · 08-07-2006, 06:48 AM

I know that I would want a Universal player. I would currently relate it to DVD-R and DVD+R. Most, if not all of the DVD players/burners recognize both formats.

The industry will not come to that, for years, if at all. It would be very pleasurable to J6P.