Sony is releasing a PS3 + Hot Shots Golf pack in deal for 400 USD.

Seems to be exclusive to Japan though.

[QUOTE="Blayrre_D"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"]

And for those on both sides who think HD movies matter to most people.

Blu-ray: 5 to 1 Edge Over HD DVD Players Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 06:23 AM

Blu-ray: 5 to 1 Edge Over HD DVD Players
Research firm says 1.5 million homes have Blu-ray players.
By Phillip Swann

Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2007) -- Blu-ray players are in roughly 1.5 million homes -- five times more than its high-def DVD rival, HD-DVD.

That's according to the research firm Digital Entertainment Group, as reported by Video Business.

DEG says the 1.5 million Blu-ray homes include about 100,000 standalone Blu-ray players with the rest PlayStation 3 game consoles, which include Blu-ray players inside.

The research firm says there 300,000 HD DVD homes in the United States -- evenly split between standalone players and HD DVD XBox 360 attachment drives.

HERE

Look at how low the stand-alone players sales numers are. Only 250,000 stand-alone players in the market that aren't tied to game systems. That smacks of the general public not caring one bit about this HD war.

I was sitting there watching a *gasp* standard DVD upscalled to 720p with *oh noes* 5.1 DTS (it wasn't lossless!:cry: )and I though, "Wow, this still looks just fine for watching movies for now, and I didn't spend hundreds of dollars to get an HD player, and I didn't have to rebuy movies on a new format!"

Heil68

Blu-Ray movie playback was actually the primary reason why I bought a PS3, as opposed to the Xbox 360.

Here's what my Blu-Ray collection looks like so far...

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/Windurst/IMGP0721.jpg

The fact that you even took a picture, let alone uploaded it, tells me a lot

yes

[QUOTE="Blayrre_D"]

[QUOTE="Narwaffle"][QUOTE="Blayrre_D"]Here's what my Blu-Ray collection looks like so far...http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/Windurst/IMGP0721.jpgNarwaffle

Heh... it has a great LPCM 5.1 track. :D

I never actually saw Team America. Never liked Matt Stone or Trey Parker's work.

[QUOTE="Blayrre_D"]Here's what my Blu-Ray collection looks like so far...http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/Windurst/IMGP0721.jpgNarwaffle

Heh... it has a great LPCM 5.1 track. :D

And for those on both sides who think HD movies matter to most people.

Blu-ray: 5 to 1 Edge Over HD DVD Players Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 06:23 AM

Blu-ray: 5 to 1 Edge Over HD DVD Players
Research firm says 1.5 million homes have Blu-ray players.
By Phillip Swann

Washington, D.C. (June 20, 2007) -- Blu-ray players are in roughly 1.5 million homes -- five times more than its high-def DVD rival, HD-DVD.

That's according to the research firm Digital Entertainment Group, as reported by Video Business.

DEG says the 1.5 million Blu-ray homes include about 100,000 standalone Blu-ray players with the rest PlayStation 3 game consoles, which include Blu-ray players inside.

The research firm says there 300,000 HD DVD homes in the United States -- evenly split between standalone players and HD DVD XBox 360 attachment drives.

HERE

Look at how low the stand-alone players sales numers are. Only 250,000 stand-alone players in the market that aren't tied to game systems. That smacks of the general public not caring one bit about this HD war.

I was sitting there watching a *gasp* standard DVD upscalled to 720p with *oh noes* 5.1 DTS (it wasn't lossless!:cry: )and I though, "Wow, this still looks just fine for watching movies for now, and I didn't spend hundreds of dollars to get an HD player, and I didn't have to rebuy movies on a new format!"

SpruceCaboose

Blu-Ray movie playback was actually the primary reason why I bought a PS3, as opposed to the Xbox 360.

Here's what my Blu-Ray collection looks like so far...

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa276/Windurst/IMGP0721.jpg

[QUOTE="fanboy999"]Geez. How many gamers have a 7.1 or "True HD" setup? I have a 10 year old Denon that only does DTS and 5.1 and it sounds phenomonal. I wouldn't pay the $500 or more for a new reciever. Besides, I'd have to by additional speakers too.oscarVD

Me and ALL my Friends and About 1000000 ps3 owners have it soo...

I do too...

If you buy a PS3 or even an X360, it's kind of assumed you own at least an HDTV...

http://www.freewebs.com/wii1080p/

[QUOTE="Blayrre_D"]Well, that might simply be out of necessity. Perhaps they have no other choice but to do that or because that is the most convienent way. Narwaffle

Except music is not the same as movies. Or even games.

For example, I care about Lossless audio in movies and in games. Not so much for music just because I prefer my music to be portable.

Just like my DS Lite or PSP. I don't really care that it's not lossless audio because it's portable.

Geez. How many gamers have a 7.1 or "True HD" setup? I have a 10 year old Denon that only does DTS and 5.1 and it sounds phenomonal. I wouldn't pay the $500 or more for a new reciever. Besides, I'd have to by additional speakers too.fanboy999

You can get a 500 receiver that has HDMI 1.2 It would be able to pass 1080p and LPCM. The only catch is you would need a blu-ray player that could decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD MA and pass it as LPCM.

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665061947

[QUOTE="Blayrre_D"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="Blayrre_D"]

Well, in time, they would care. Just like in time, they cared about the difference in mono vs stereo, or stereo vs dolby digital 5.1. Etc....

SpruceCaboose

Yes, the general public cares so much that most new music is consumed digitally, through heavily lossy and compressed MP3s. :roll:

New music isn't listened to in home theater systems. It's listened to via Ipods and MP3 players. People who listen to music in their home theater system use things like SACD.

Actually, most people (not audiophiles) just plug their iPods into speaker setups or use an FM tuner. I don't know of many casual music fans who take the time to use things such as SACDs or DVD-As.

Casual music fans wont use SACD or DVD-A. It never caught on because music is more convienent when it is portable. SACD or DVD-A wouldn't benefit from portability.