HD-DVD Dead?

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Originally Posted by Daz

I imagine for a long time the most cost effective way to get a BR player will be the PS3, as it has been currently. They're slowly starting to put together a really appealing set of features with the PS3, especially if you have a PSP. Not sure if it's life yet but they were adding the ability to pop a BR movie into the PS3 and have it (legally) rip the movie to your PSP for remote viewing. Plus Play-TV freeview recording and streaming to the PSP, UPNP media player, install your own Linux OS, and the list goes on.

Eventually it'll be an appealing games platform too (both in terms of cost and game library). Quite a turn around really considering where they were 12 months ago.

I can see your point there. The combination of the BR player with the games console makes more sense (I don't own a DVD player, I use the 360). However, I'd need a fair bit of convincing before I shell money out on a PS3. Initially, I will probably get a BR drive for the PC and use that until I am convinced that the PS3 is good value for money - which at the moment, I'm not.