avguy75
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Feb 24, 2005, 7:33 PM
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SONIC's new EXPENSIVE Blueray HDDVD
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I was at a group meeting where a spokes person for
Sonic was showing off their new Blue Ray HDVD equipment.
Too much info for me to throw out here, but the prices
scared me. And one guy was even
extremely outspoken against their prices. Starting at
13K for just some of the programs and moving up. I'm
sure those of you who are more in the know , know
about all the Blue Ray double sided DVD stuff and what
it is all going to cost at first when it comes out.
It scared me because I thought," Man is this is going
to be the new wave, this year or by 06 . . .there is
no way I am going to be able to afford that . . so why
bother even getting off on my own?" I mean if this is
going to be the main stream and people start wanting
Blue Ray DVDs for their weddings, commercials for
local businesses, or whatever . . how does an
independant even get in on the action?
The spokes person did say some hopeful things though .
. he said when DVD production first became available
to the public it was at 40K or higer and the prices
did drop dramatically over the years .. and now SONIC
is just starting at 13 to 25 K, and their prices will
have to drop dramatically over the years too. So that
made me feel a little better. And he added that Blue
Ray DVD players that played the HDDVD format would be
backwards compatible . . so if somebody still wanted a
simple DVD, smaller independants would still be able
to make some money too since many people don't want a
Blue Ray DVD for their small events.
But do I just go on and purchase my own G5 and
continue with plans to make indy DVDs for different
events? Would you all?
Just some food for discussion
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