Now that there’s one format, we see various mfgs trying to cash in by actually raising prices. BUT, that won’t last all that long as it should generate huge resistance, especially in the current economy.

At this point, think about 400 buck players and… the same price for a PS3. Sure the PS3’s BD player may be kind of bare bones, but the value is hugely different.

Once these guys see resistance, they should/will start dropping prices. THEN we will see some competition between those who make BD players…

It has been said many times in many places Microsoft took sides/funded the war to prevent adoption of a high definition standard while trying to push the XBOX 360 to be the digital download center. Rumors of a Netflix partnership with Microsoft have already surfaced.

It stands to reason then that Netflix would take a stance to detract from Blu-ray as it serves Netflix and Microsoft interests. The cost of the disks themselves cannot possibly play into the price increase. They usually have the dreaded “very long wait” until many weeks after each Blu-ray release which is a clear sign they aren’t buying that many copies to have any real impact to their operations.

Just a thought.