Sanyo has been a member of the Blu-Ray Disc Association, apparently since late April, and word is now coming out as too why. Sanyo plans on producing components that will support the dueling formats, according to Ryan Watson spokesman for Sanyo. He also stated that Sanyo has been planning from the get go to produce blue laser, lens heads for both formats but that they still plan on creating consumer based players only on HD-DVD. Well that might be the plans for now, but I bet that they will come out with some type of dual player, since they are manufacturing the optical pick-ups for both formats.

The funny thing about all this is that neither BDA nor Sanyo has made any formal announcement of this happening. Is this another rumor spreading because the wait of a next-gen format is becoming too unbearable for some, like the Blu-ray/HD-DVD compromise? Or is this just one of those, ?Let?s keep this on the down low for a while??

Whether this ?rumor? is true or not, Sanyo will win either way because they seem to understand that format wars don?t always have a victor. It is also a great business strategy if you ask me, a really smart decision on Sanyo part probably due to some restructuring back in April.

Some news sites are still expecting a winner of this format war, but I think it is safe to say that by now a winner will not be declared. Both formats will be in the market place and consumers will have to decide what they want to spend their monies on. More than likely other companies that have vowed their loyalty to one side, will follow suit in becoming ?swingers?.

R.Hollis

I’ve noticed this mysterious quote popping up on several sites recently ‘Blu-ray media to be priced in line with DVD’s’ and while this technically might be true, if you’re expecting Blu-ray movies to sell for under $22 I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

What these sites are referring to is the blank media itself (which I also doubt), and I think the way that some of them are presenting Blu-ray’s case is a little misleading. To me priced in line with means, a few dollars more than current DVD?s, I promise this won’t be the case, I wouldnt be shocked is they list for $10.00 more than current DVD’s.

Michael.G