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I would be inclined to agree except for the original reason given for coming
out with a high def. DVD, and that was because they were running out of
people to sell regular DVDs to. The industry said that by the year 2006
sales would be falling off because the regular buyers of DVDs would have
completed buying the DVD version and a new one would be needed. This was so
they could resell all the movies all over again as they did when we went
from VHS to DVD. Therefore, the industry is very interested in having high
def. DVD become a reality. Personally I don't believe there is enough
difference in picture quality for the average buyer of DVDs to rush out and
buy a player and the high definition version of what they already have even
if the price was exactly the same.
I think we will see players for sale this year and movies to go along with
them as Toshiba has said. How big a hit this is I don't know but I wouldn't
put my money on it being much bigger than SACD and DVD-Audio.
Hugh
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>
> I think there are currently two huge factors working against an HD version
> of the DVD product.
>
> One, like many others, I think the existence of two formats is going to be
a
> massively difficult obstacle to success. The track record for this is very
> bad and I think it will be a huge turnoff for both the public and
> software-stocking retailers.
>
> If I were setting odds in Vegas on the ultimate success of either of the
two
> competing HD disc formats, I'd open the betting at 10-1 and start making
my
> plans for retirement in the South of France. I largely base this on the
fact
> that consumers at large are easily discouraged from making purchases that
> aren't 100% risk-free. I don't think you need to look any further for
> evidence of this than the still-large percentage of HDTV owners who don't
> have a source of HD programming.
>
> Two, I'm very skeptical that we're going to see much software during the
> first couple of years after one or more HD-capable DVD formats are out in
> the market. The existing DVD market is a huge and precious cash cow for
the
> movie studios and by all accounts they're nowhere closing to milking it
dry.
>
>
> Even with a single HD disc format, I'm doubtful that we'd see routine
> same-day releases of standard- and high-definition DVD product, because of
> the risk of confusion and fear of obsolescence that could cause for owners
> of traditional DVD players.
>
> Obviously this wouldn't be an issue for Tips List readers or subscribers
to
> one or more home theater magazines. But for the much larger casual
> DVD-buying public, I think the sudden availability of HD-format DVDs is
> likely to create question marks that do more to inhibit than encourage
> near-term purchases of traditional DVD product.
>
> It is possible that HD-format discs are released same day and there's
little
> promotion of their availability, but I suspect that we're more likely to
see
> most of the initial HD release activity concentrate on back-catalog films,
> with same-day releases not becoming routine for at least a couple of
years,
> possibly longer.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Doug
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>
> But how does the playback device affect acceptance? If the PS3 hits the
> market in 18 months at $300 ... what affect will that have? Will we be a
> that price point anyway by then with the "players"?
>
> And Sony has a pretty deep film library as well, don't they?
>
>
> -- M. Shane Sturgeon
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> This is the first time I saw who was lining up with who on the software
> side of the equation. It seems to me that the HD DVD boys have the
> deeper film library which should translate into better sales which
> should then translate into success for their format over Blu-Ray.
>
> Anthony R.
> Orlando, Fl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf
> Of Rodolfo La Maestra
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 2:37 PM
> To: HDTV Magazine
> Subject: Re: Java into Blu-ray
>
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> Larry,
>
> Not meant that way, but it works well for the statement, doesn't it?
>
> Honestly, 24x7 of IS for 40 years, managing 65 IS professionals (and
> actually be capable to do their
> jobs) from Data Warehouse to web applications to payroll was certainly
> enough for me, not to mention my family, I wanted to forget and I
> fortunately did, I am now very worry enjoying my cappuccinos on the deck
> and helping people about HDTV, writing for mags allow me to help more
> people.
>
> This crap of MS and Sun fighting for their turfs now on my HT does not
> affect me as much as they did on the corporate business, I just have to
> be worry about replacing/or not one DVD player, not 3000 PCs and 500
> servers in 40 countries.
>
> Take care Larry,
>
> Rodolfo
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
> Larry Megugorac
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:55 AM
> To: HDTV Magazine
> Subject: Re: Java into Blu-ray
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>
> Rodolfo,
>
> Was that "forget a bit" a pun?
>
> Larry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf
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> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:19 AM
> To: HDTV Magazine
> Subject: Java into Blu-ray
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>
>
http://news.com.com/Java+to+appear+in+n ... 0-1046_3-5
> 7664
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>
> Jason,
>
> Remember your question of the standards used of Hi Def DVD formats?
>
> Is a continuous process, someone call it evolution, I call it lack of a
> firm plan.
>
> One day before Microsoft declared that they were not necessarily
> endorsing either format when they joined Toshiba, but now, having Java
> on the other side, the Hi Def DVD format war has been joined by the
> classic software company war.
>
> How ironic, I thought that retiring from 40 years of IS would allow me
> to forget a bit about the Windows vs. Java saga.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rodolfo La Maestra
>
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