06-28-2007, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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I agree with nearly everything Felix said; my big disagreement is that I don't think copy protection is the only meaningful difference from a consumer point of view (unless you're only referring to technical differences.) The big difference between the two is studio support. People will go with the format that has most of their favourite titles. (Or get annoyed they can't have both and wait for STBs to take over.)
Jason: Are you saying that DVDs replacements need all of those things? I don't see 3 or 4 being needed; DVDs were always more expensive than VHS, but #1 was so obvious that DVD won quickly. I also don't see PMPs as being ubiquitous enough to tip the balance at all. When PMPs are as commonly used for video as iPods are for music, then there's something, but Joe Sixpack doesn't do that yet. #1, I'd say hi-def has over DVD quite clearly; the problem is the Consumer Electronics industry has done the worst job in history of sales. Old sales saying: You can't sell a feature, you can only sell a benefit. The CE industry has been selling nothing but features for HD, and that only helps the gear heads.
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