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Most Consumers Sitting Out The High-Def War
The New York Times notes that, despite the increasing variety of programs on the Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats, most US consumers are staying out of the DVD format war. This is a wise decision, the article states, because the two formats are essentially at a stalemate. "The two camps are victims of their own earlier success with DVD. The standard DVDs offered a quantum leap in quality from the picture and sound of VHS videotape, and for many that was more than adequate. In addition, DVD players that can convert images to near high-definition quality can be found for under $100, hundreds less than a true high-definition DVD player, further reducing the urgency to upgrade to one of the new formats."
The two camps are victims of their own earlier success with DVD. The standard DVDs offered a quantum leap in quality from the picture and sound of VHS videotape
From Wikipedia:
In physics, a quantum leap or quantum jump is a change of an electron from one energy state to another within an atom.
So a quantum leap is a very, very tiny change, usually smaller than a nanometer. If the writer is stupid enough to think a sub-nanometer change means something big, why would one take anything he has to say seriously?
I'm sure I'm in the minority here, but...
I needed to do Linux development on a Cell processor, so I picked up a PS/3 and a 24" LCD monitor. At the time I thought that I needed an HDCP-compatible monitor in order to use the PS/3 in high-res mode. (I didn't realize that you only need a HDCP-enabled monitor if you want to watch Blue-Ray movies at high-res.)
So I accidentally joined the small group of people with a high-def setup. Oops.
I don't think your analogy is quite right. VHS is not dogfood. I would say broadcast TV is dogfood. VHS allowed you to play back shows when you wanted, and record things off the TV. So lets say that VHS is a burger. Say a McDonald's burger, one of the cheap ones. DVDs bring that up to a good chicken dish, with a side of pasta and those breadsticks that are soft and warm. HD-DVD or BR might bring it up to lobster, but really, how often do you go have lobster? And that's just it. You go out to have lobster with all the trimmings and a good desert - movies. You don't usually bring home a lobster and cook it because it's a lot of trouble and it's just easier to stick with what's in the fridge. I mean the chicken is already defrosting and you have a can of the pop-n-fresh breadsticks. You've even got a bag of salad. For lobster, you'll need to get out the special plates, and melt some butter - do you even have butter, or just margarine? And your wife isn't a really a big fan of lobster, she'd just as soon have chicken. If she has to cook, she's not even sure how to cook the lobster anyway.
Mmmmm, breadsticks...
Everything you know is wrong, Just forget the words and sing along.
He must be talking about that latest Mac operating system that everybody's upset about. Right? You know.. the one that takes 3 hours to copy a file...
Belief? Hope? Preference?The Existential Vortex
But will the HDTV blend? [cue music]
To compensate for small penises?
"In physics, a quantum leap or quantum jump is a change of an electron from one energy state to another within an atom. "
Dude, you totally are confused. Here's the Wikipedia definition of Quantum Leap:
"Quantum Leap is an American science fiction television series that ran for 96 episodes from March 1989 to May 1993 on the NBC network."
So since it's TV, a "Quantum Leap" is something like "Jumping the Shark". And we all know that sharks are white, and that white is the color of snow on mountains, and mountains are quite tall. So obviously a "Quantum Leap" is a pretty big amount!
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
I would call English the big loser here...
War is one of the most horrible things a human can be exposed to. And one of the worlds largest industries.
Blu-ray will win; you can go out and buy a Blu-ray player and all your favorite movies without worry. No, it has nothing to do with whether or not they're technically superior, or which studios are backing Blu-ray. It's not gonna win because everyone who bought a Playstation 3 got one built in, it's not going to win because the marketing folks are smarter, or anything like that. It's even simpler:
I bought an HD-DVD player.
-F
Your TV picks up large gorillas?
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