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| quote: | Originally posted by CONNERMAN2000
I dunno if what he said was entirely moronic. 'HD' is already understood by the masses since high definition has been around now for a good 7 or 8 years, and of course everyone knows 'DVD' by now. Combining the two terms may influence a lot of dumbasses, because the words 'blu-ray' doesnt reflect a video format in the average consumer's eyes. In other words, many people probably dont know what the hell 'blu-ray' even is. A survey a few months back proved that over half of PS3 owners didnt even know their console had blu-ray playback.
But on the other hand, blu-ray is being shoved down people's throats with Sony's black box. If you buy a PS3, you buy a blu-ray player. Period. Thats probably the best way for a company to get a new format out the door and running...by forcing consumers to buy into it. |
You have to keep in mind that most people aren't tech-savvy, & get confused when you start mentioning acronyms. This seems idiotic, but it's not a part of their day-to-day lives at all, so when they hear "HD-DVD," they're not sure what it is. Yes, 'Blu-Ray' isn't self-explanatory, but it's clearly something different. They realize that it's separate from DVD, while they're not sure if HD-DVD is really new or not.
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