How about channel guides and other metacrap, the choice of HD content, surround (and superior) audio streams, hooking up the converter to a LinuxMCE box and whatnot. Digital tv WILL replace analog. Meh, its a transitional phase anyway, just wait till the hologram stuff kicks in:)
That's spot on. I dont have much insight in the format wars, but it seems to me that a lot of people bark at the wrong tree. Why? Data storage aside, the new HD formats WILL change the home entertaiment industry and the way people enjoy multimedia content. Those who care enough to buy suitable equipment to faitfully reproduce the content (the way directors/bands/producers intented it to be seen/heard) couldnt care less for a divx encoded movie accompanied with a 128kbs stereo mp3 stream. Why the hell would i buy a movie and then watch it on my laptop, or [flame]bitch when i cant rip it to my home media server[/flame]. Its like making your coffee with 1/10 of a spoon as opposed to 2 full spoons.
So, the more players (as in goalkeeper) in the format wars the better. Someday it will end and we'll all use whatever proves best (more like when movie companies/record labels push their entire catalogs on it). And i hope that in the future bands will mix their music in surround.
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How about channel guides and other metacrap, the choice of HD content, surround (and superior) audio streams, hooking up the converter to a LinuxMCE box and whatnot. Digital tv WILL replace analog. Meh, its a transitional phase anyway, just wait till the hologram stuff kicks in :)
That's spot on. I dont have much insight in the format wars, but it seems to me that a lot of people bark at the wrong tree. Why? Data storage aside, the new HD formats WILL change the home entertaiment industry and the way people enjoy multimedia content. Those who care enough to buy suitable equipment to faitfully reproduce the content (the way directors/bands/producers intented it to be seen/heard) couldnt care less for a divx encoded movie accompanied with a 128kbs stereo mp3 stream. Why the hell would i buy a movie and then watch it on my laptop, or [flame]bitch when i cant rip it to my home media server[/flame]. Its like making your coffee with 1/10 of a spoon as opposed to 2 full spoons.
So, the more players (as in goalkeeper) in the format wars the better. Someday it will end and we'll all use whatever proves best (more like when movie companies/record labels push their entire catalogs on it). And i hope that in the future bands will mix their music in surround.