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Sonnie wrote:
 I'm just not sure how you guys come up with this reasoning. How do you know this to be true? I think we are being brain washed into believing this because I just don't see it that way. We are trying to read the minds of millions of consumers and I don't think we can do that. I don't see any confusion and I don't see the fact that there is two formats slowing down the mass consumer adoption. And I definitely do not see prices coming down on players and media just because one format wins. How do we know these things can be factual? Have we polled millions of Americans or is our guessing influenced by what we desire to happen? |
We don't have 1 format yet. Any projection is just speculation. All I can speak of is my take on what I have seen happen over the past 2 years. Very few consumers will actually have a desire and certainly won't find a justification of moving to high def. When you add the confusion of 2 formats, it really turns people away, IMHO. What's there to be confused about, you ask? Well, take someone who enjoys those pretty high def images they see in Best Buy. They ask about it. You have to explain that there are 2 formats, each requiring a specific player(or they could purchase a combo player that costs a lot more, but plays both formats), certain movies come out on one format, certain movies come out on the other format. Neither one will play in your regular DVD player or your computer or your car's dvd player. Which movies are in which format? Then, you have to explain about movie studios and etc...That's really confusing to someone who is just curious about that pretty picture they see in the store. Its much too involved. Simplicity is needed if we should ever expect to come close to high def media becoming mainstream.