Consumer Problems with Blu-ray and HD-DVD

bart_scriv writes "Business Week looks at the upcoming Blu-ray and HD-DVD product launches and predicts problems and confusion for consumers. In addition to anticipated difficulties in distinguishing between the two formats, some studios will be using copy protection that will intentionally down grade the picture. When combined with Sony's plans to upconvert based on hardware configuration and the fact that most HD TVs aren't capable of displaying either format at full resolution, early adopters may be getting a lot less than they bargained for. As the article suggests, it may be that 'the best bet for either format to gain acceptance now lies with next-generation game consoles.'"

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Re:The key to acceptance:

[pnewhook]

I have an HDTV that only has component inputs. Only the most expensive TV's even had DVI inputs when I bought mine, and hdmi didn't exist yet. There isn't a chance in hell that I will be buying a BluRay or HD-DVD player until these companies are forced to ensure that all movies will display at the full resolution supported by the TV [1080i in my case] regardless of what connection is used.

What boggles my mind is why anyone who bought these things thought they were going to get a full resolution digital picture out of an analog interface. Come on. It's obvious that wasn't going to work. Stop whining.