Recent Comments:
Paramount: "Current plan is to support the HD DVD format." Currently. {Engadget HD}
Jan 8th 2008 5:33PM Not at all. I am saying that if blu really does win...and it seems at this point that is what is going to happen...that all the people on the fence waiting to get into hd movies will now start buying blu. My point was that having only one format will actually be better for consumers.
Paramount: "Current plan is to support the HD DVD format." Currently. {Engadget HD}
Jan 8th 2008 3:04PM The idea that 2 formats is good for consumers because it drives down prices faster is totally wrong. The fact is that consumers drive down prices, not manufacturers. Here is the real issue. High Def movie sales make up such a small fraction of movie sales that it is not an important enough sector yet to get the same attention that standard dvds do. Now that blu seems to be the clear cut winner, you will see much more competition between manufacturers of hardware and software that will really drive down prices. People like myself who have been waiting for a winner will now be off the fence and will start to finally spend.....and believe me, there are a lot of people that were waiting. One format is good for everyone, and people who debate that clearly don't study the history of electronic successes and failures or have an understanding of simple economics. Confusion in the marketplace is a bad thing, not a good one.
1080p charted: Viewing distance to screen size {Engadget HD}
Dec 9th 2006 8:27PM As mentioned above the article only takes into account resolution. The reality is that in the near future, anything less than 1080p in a hdtv is going to be of much less quality in terms of color saturation, contrast, inputs, and the ability to tweak picture adjustments. Now I'm not saying you cant get a quality 720p television, but serious home theater consumers will most likely want to fork up the extra money knowing they are getting the top of the line equipment. As always, you get what you pay for , and it is NOT ONLY RESOLUTION that you are paying for in 1080p.
