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Blu-Ray and HD DVD

I want to upgrade my dvd player and there are a lot of nice choices out there right now. However, I'm concerned that whatever I buy now will be obsolete in a few months when blu ray (HD DVD?) hits the market. Am I missing something or is now the time to wait instead of plunking down serious cash on a player that isn't HD compatible? Also, am I mistaken in thinking that blu-ray = HD DVD?
tonyp54
drrdiamond
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Blu-ray and HD DVD are not the same, but both produce an HD picture.
Blu-ray is probably the best system and is from Sony.

I would wait to buy anything expensive. When these new players come out, even if you don't want them (and I don't know why you wouldn't), I would expect these player prices will drop like the stock market did a few years back.

Richard
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
This seems to be shaping up to be like SACD vs. DVD-A or VHS vs. Beta. I'd wait a bit.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Good example of price-dropping. The first prgressive scan dvd player had a price tag of 3k.
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