Posted by Derek Janssen on 12/08/07 08:16

Telstar wrote:
> "Nomen Nescio" <nobody@dizum.com> wrote in message
> news:2813de59f398533ce3766fbce6cbb153@dizum.com...
>
>>"Sony-led backers of Blu-ray seem to have pulled ahead of rivals in the
>>race for a single high-def DVD standard..."
>>
>>Business Week article: http://easyurl.net/5ee
>
> All of this is moot. ....frankly the home theater will die a long but
> horrible death. All of this will be driven by the current 15 - 20 y/o group
> who cares nothing about the issues raised here.

Um...At the moment, it's pretty much ONLY the 15-24's who are keeping
the format war going right now--Right, X-Box and PS3 fans?

It's been getting everyone *else* interested that's been the big
stumbling block, and then essentially on the HDTV-saturation problem.
And where you mostly find the "Huh, what's the big deal?" and "Look,
Paramount *chose* HD!" crowd who hadn't bothered to do their homework.

Derek Janssen
ejanss1@verizon.net

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