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Posted by Doug Jacobs on 10/26/06 21:20
In rec.games.video.sony Derek Janssen <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
> And unlike VHS, current Blu-Ray and HD players both play most standard
> DVD, and therefore not as immediate a need to "replace your library".
> (Unless, like newly released DVD's at the time, you wanted to.)
I know that's supposed to be the case, but I thought that the initial
group of players were pretty much only handled their specific HD format,
and nothing else. The players able to handle DVD and CD wouldn't be out
until next year, followed - hopefully - by players able to handle both HD
formats AND CD/DVD media.
> Problem is, that aspect doesn't get much publicity in the specs--
> Uninformed mainstream customers aren't ready to "replace their DVD
> library", as they're afraid they'll have to, and HD/DVD Combo titles
> sell themselves faster to the timid convert....
> Who will, if converted, eventually gravitate to HD-DVD players to play
> the "other half" of their disks.
Well, even if someone decides to buy a new HD movie player now, will
probably want to keep their existing DVD player around until they're sure
the new HD player can truly replace it.
Even if HD moves to become the new standard, I really can't see going back
and rebuying much of my library anyways.
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