Yeah the HD era is coming, but isn't here yet. Most homes still have a standard television. Very few people actually understand HD and its various resolutions. I feel bad for the consumer because the average joe will go into Best Buy and ask the employees for the "best" HDTV there. The moron employee will try and sell them the most expensive HDTV there is which may not be the best.
The VHS some 25 years out on the market. The DVD came out 10 years ago. People have hundreds of DVD's and players. Are they ready to shell out in the beginning a thousand dollars plus hundreds more to replace their DVD collection and DVD player? Is the quality/storages space that much of a change to warrant a purchase?
In 5 years when HDTV's become insanely popular and it becomes widespread in the United States is when we will need a new format. 5 years from now when the next-generation of consoles come out.
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