Of all the posts I've read on this subject, I think all the "techies" are missing something much much more basic in the format war... the NAME! Regardless of titles, technical pros/cons or any other information, most general consumers will look only at the name.
HD-DVD = HDTV.. There is a clear marketing advantage here using the HD label. Consumers will see HD-DVD and equate that with HDTV. Most consumers know very little to nothing about the technical format or how many titles are available. They will make their decision based solely on the name. They will see HD-DVD and it will be obvious that this is a next generation DVD.
Consumers will look at the name Blu-Ray and wonder what that is. They'll see Blu-Ray and HD-DVD and choose the one they think they're familiar with.
I would personally love for Blu-Ray to be the dominant format. I just don't think it's going to happen based only on the naming convention for average consumers.
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Of all the posts I've read on this subject, I think all the "techies" are missing something much much more basic in the format war... the NAME! Regardless of titles, technical pros/cons or any other information, most general consumers will look only at the name. HD-DVD = HDTV.. There is a clear marketing advantage here using the HD label. Consumers will see HD-DVD and equate that with HDTV. Most consumers know very little to nothing about the technical format or how many titles are available. They will make their decision based solely on the name. They will see HD-DVD and it will be obvious that this is a next generation DVD. Consumers will look at the name Blu-Ray and wonder what that is. They'll see Blu-Ray and HD-DVD and choose the one they think they're familiar with. I would personally love for Blu-Ray to be the dominant format. I just don't think it's going to happen based only on the naming convention for average consumers.