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Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 07/07/06 05:36
On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:29:55 -0400, Shawn Hirn <srhi@comcast.net> Gave
us:
>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.
No shit.
You would, however see an improvement if you bought an HDTV receiver
(tuner) that output downconverted signaling.
Digital TV content DOES make a standard TV look better.
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