Vast majority uninterested in Blu-ray and HD-DVD

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Vast majority uninterested in Blu-ray and HD-DVD

Jupiter Research has just published a study that confirms what many have been saying here for months. That most people are not ready to make the jump to the next generation formats and very few have the equipment required to enjoy high definition content. What we may not have seen yet are some real figures. Jupiters study shows us that a staggering 94% do not plan on buying new or upgraded DVD players to take advantage of Blu-ray or HD-DVD. In addition, only 11 percent of online households even have HD-capable televisions or set-top boxes.

Furthermore, the research company took a swipe at both camps by warning them to drop the hype as the savvy consumer wont fall for it. The thing that will cause a consumer to become interested in a newer format is based on two hard facts: Backwards compatibility (the ability of the newer format to play in the existing customers equipment) and low prices.

Source:
http://www.tekrati.com/T2/Analyst_Re...sp?Newsid=5602


Talking about low prices: PS3 as BD player will be the death for early *cough* incredibly expensive *cough* HD-DVD players :lol: :twisted:
Hehe
However, it will take many many many years for a new format to be adopted It might take years for the film studios to be fully decided about what format they are going to back... Like WB.