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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TFG @ Feb 14th 2008 7:42PM
Who Cares? Why aren't there more Engadget posts or discussions about Upconverting DVD players being the main reason HDM hasn't hit home with the public more and how can we fight that battle...?
BluRay vs HDDVD is like arguing about which person needs to be eliminated from American Gladiators, never mind the fact that HARDLY ANYONE IS EVEN WATCHING TO BEGIN WITH!
lol...
Truth Teller @ Feb 14th 2008 7:54PM
TFG
The best analogy for this format war I've heard yet is -
'2 bald men arguing over a comb'.
Truth Teller @ Feb 14th 2008 7:58PM
But it is fun taking the pi$$ out of the PS3 console kiddies and watching them get all puffed up & indignant over not beng taken seriously as a/v enthuisiasts just cos their PS3 has a BD player built in (possibly hooked up to sometyhing "awesome" like a Logitech soundman 5.1 set up)
.....wow!
TFG @ Feb 14th 2008 8:06PM
That actually made me laugh out loud...
Sigh...
Man, I only have two friends that actually care about HDM (One has a PS#, the other a HD DVD player). My other friends either don't have HD sets due to pricing or apathy, or they HAVE an HD set but "don't see the difference" enough to justify the cost of stepping into HDM when play "good looking" upconverted DVDs...
I'm a film/tv editor so I try to school them but when they don't have either the funds or interest, what else can you do?
I don't care about choosing the format that's getting the spanking lately, I'm more upset that they're still not educating the public to HDM.
But then again we are talking about the general public...Even after DVD took over, it took years for people to understand what "Widescreen" and that the black bars on their TV wasn't their movies being "cut off"...
Truth Teller @ Feb 14th 2008 8:29PM
Quite, TFG.
We're also seeing it again with the switch to digital, some think that is connected to high def.
(and they wonder why some of us are convinced that the niche beckons HDMs on disc)
Sam Winter @ Feb 14th 2008 11:56PM
@Truth Teller
You are a fucking idiot. Just go away and die. Neither side wants to hear anything from you...