[QUOTE="kidkit"][QUOTE="TheUberKnight"] So is a stand alone Blu-Ray disc player costs the same as a PS3? Haha thats weird.
Well like someone else said, not everyone wants to play video games.
TheUberKnight
It's not that weird, these people need to make money on their hardware, the ps3 is sold at a loss. All i can really thing of are high end AV users that want the best, not the most cost effective. and lack of IR would be a huge downer for many I'm sure like DJ_Lae suggests.Well I thought that a PS3 would cost more since its a blu ray disc player and a video game console so it would cost more than a standalone player. But yeah, I do understand what DJ means.
Even the 360 was sold at a loss despite not having an HD format. It's just the standard way they release consoles that are cutting edge and last long enough. Most money is made back from game licenses and when the console price production goes down over time.
When the PS3 came out, the cheapest blu-ray player was still like $1000. I paid $500 for a stand-alone HD-DVD player. It was practically a mini computer, with like a 2.4ghz P4, a stick of 1gig of ram, and so on. The 360 HD-DVD add-on wasn't out at the time, but when it did, $199 was a heck of a deal vs a $500 one.
Now that prices are equal between the PS3 and blu-ray players, a normal consumer will probably go witht he player since it's easier to use without having to go through a PS3 interface. And even still, the war won't kick off for either format until both are at $150 and lower, which then will put the PS3 out of range for most people looking for a player. When the first DVD playe came out it was like $1200 or more, and took a lot longer to lower in price than these new formats..
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