Posted by Mark Jones on 10/16/07 02:02

Doug Jacobs wrote:
> Sure, you could argue that this is what being an early adopter is all
> about - but think about this - if blu-ray is still in its early
> adopter phase, why are they even trying to sell to folks at Walmart?
> Sure, sales mean superiority, but getting 1000s of angry support
> calls on Christmas day isn't going to help anyone in the long run.
> I'm sure most of us here have the experience of working as the
> extended family's tech support person for computers. Now imagine
> having to explain why their movie player needs an upgrade like their
> computer. Much less, how to find, download, and burn the upgrade to
> a disc for their player to use... Oh yeah, that sounds like a great
> way to spend an afternoon to me.

I consider Blu-ray to be at an early beta test stage and something
that hit the market before it was ready. This is a consumer device
and shouldn't need upgrades like a computer. I might get one when
they quit screwing around and actually finish the development process.

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