Re: Blu-ray Numbers Too Low To Release

Sean wrote:
> In article <jmhn145p5j4hampd6jd1ckkdlu00nj6em2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, 
> MassiveProng@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
>>   Yes idiot, but what you call "current technology" was made obsolete
>> over half a decade ago.
> 
> Current technology ie broadcasts still use what you'd call SD.
> 

I'm thinking the point the OP was making was that when DVD players hit the
market, they worked just fine with the existing technology (TV's). And
there was
an improvement in video and audio that was easy to see/hear.

They also hit the market when the economy was booming, people had money to
spend, the market expanded, the product got cheaper.......yowza!

Now we're starting to talk about why HD and BR disc media hasn't "taken
off".....

This hasn't been the case with HD media of any type. Upgrading to HD
displays
(of some sort) is required, without that upgrade.....no improvement in
video is
seen.

Upgrades in audio systems are required in some cases (to hear the newer HD
sound
schemes), but the improvement is questionable. How much difference
(really) is
heard in the average home (on average equipment) between Dolby
(5.1/6.1/7.1)
Surround Sound and Dolby or DTS HD sound?? I'm thinking not enough to toss
a
working $400 amp to buy one for $700+??

We're also currently hit with a perfect storm kind of thing.....just as
this
technology is hitting, so has a down turn in the economy and the value of
the
dollar. With this scenario, expensive equipment either stays expensive or
can
get even more expensive while consumers see their disposable income
shrinking.

Not good for products (like HD/BR DVD equipment) which are expensive and
luxuries.