Posted by Colin McFadyen on 07/06/06 14:03

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.

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