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Posted by Shawn Hirn on 07/06/06 21:29
In article <e8j57a$fv5$1@driftwood.ccs.carleton.ca>,
colinm@rideau.carleton.ca (Colin McFadyen) wrote:
> In <OcOdnU8ePt2sDTHZnZ2dnUVZ_uidnZ2d@comcast.com> "Joshua Zyber"
> <joshzyber@comcast.net> writes:
>
> >"Araxen" <araxen@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:c8CdnXKLF7RgzjHZnZ2dnUVZ_sSdnZ2d@insightbb.com...
> >> Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray will fail. They'll be a niche like laserdisc
> >> was.
>
> >Laserdisc lasted in the market for 20 years. Any new format would be
> >thrilled to have that much "failure".
>
> But the adoption by consumers was not that great. If you showed a LD
> to the average person, they would probably have no idea what it was.
> Therefore, it really was a niche product, vastly superior to anything
> else on the market at the time but not adopted by the masses.
>
> Time will tell about the success of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. As always,
> the main factor will be price. Until players drop below $200, most
> people will not be running out to replace their current DVD player.
>
> Consumers embraced DVD as the picture and sound quality, compared to
> VHS, was superior and easily seen and heard. DVDs also included many
> bonus features and eliminated slow FF, REW and scene positioning.
>
> Even though HD DVDs deliver incredible picture and sound, I believe
> they will be a hard thing to sell as most consumers will not see the
> advantage over their current systems.
That applies to Blu-ray media too. Either way, consumers who haven't
replaced their standard definition TVs with high definition TVs will see
no benefit to either HD DVD or Blu-ray.
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