[pmreed]

I've been sitting on the sidelines since HD-DVD, which I supported, bit the dust. I'd been watching the decline in BD player pricing with interest as I'd been planning on buying a player for some time. Hardware is certainly affordable now, but software seems to be dearly priced. I think I'll just stay on the bench a bit longer 'til BD discs become more reasonabe. I hope that BD numbers do climb, as I expect an increase in sales volume will ultimately lead to falling prices for the movies. Not at once as the big players try to recoup their early losses from the format war and pay off the capitalization required to support the manufacturing effort, but down the road as they realize lower pricing is the only chance they have to sell their way out of a niche marketplace.