[ale] OT: Blu-Ray vs HD-DVD

Matt Kubilus mattkubilus at gmail.com
Mon Jun 18 17:06:13 EDT 2007


Nahhh.  You can keep your TV.  Digital cable and digital satellite
work just fine with that little black box sitting on top of you old
analog cabinet tv.

Getting over the air will require an external tuner, that's about all
the difference for Joe.

Matt

On 6/18/07, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think you're overlooking some things. Joe Blow is almost being
> forced to buy a new television within the next year and a half.
> Granted, those who get their television through a pay service really
> don't _have_ to upgrade. But do you really think those who can afford
> to pay for television won't want to upgrade? The disappearance of
> analog television is going to do a lot, in my opinion, to usher in
> high definition. Once people have their new television, a majority
> capable of HD display, they will hunger for content. MPEG2 (720?480
> NTSC) doesn't look too bad on a 32" LCD, but the same thing in 720p
> (1280x720) looks a helluva lot better.
>



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