Hi-Def Video buyers happy with players; but few buy them

[J_UNTITLED]

From IMDb.com

"Nine out of ten buyers of Blu-ray or HD DVD players say they are extremely satisfied with their purchase and plan to replace up to a quarter of their existing DVD movies with high-definition discs, according to research from The NPD Group and reported Wednesday by Home Media magazine. On the other hand, the survey disclosed that the overwhelming majority of of consumers -- nearly two thirds -- said that they were unlikely to buy any HD player for the time being, while 23 percent said that they were somewhat likely to do so. Only 11 percent said that they were extremely likely to buy a player. Fifty-four percent said that they are waiting for the format war to be settled before buying an HD player."

[oldmike]

if you have a Blu-ray player why do you need to buy a 2ed HD player :P

[Mericalis]

I have four BD players...why do I need another until I get another HDTV? However, I understand that it just says CONSUMERS, but just saying.

[Maxell]

Joe-public is still in love with crap definition, although they don't see it that way.

I have a theory. The mass public do not care so much about having the best quality available. It's about the quantity and price. DVD's are examples of the latter two. WE still live in a standard definition youtube world, and high-definition video players wont reach "dvd status" for many many years. There just isn't as much as a significant change as their was from vhs to dvd in many peoples eyes.

I love blu-ray though!

[milou6]

Originally Posted by Maxell

There just isn't as much as a significant change as their was from vhs to dvd in many peoples eyes.

Absolutely -- for the average person it's about convenience not quality, and DVD meant no rewinding, chapter skip and smaller cases. The new features in HDM don't wow anyone yet (quality aside) and besides, tons of people still have their DVD players hooked up via composite cables to their new hdtvs and have no knowledge or real interest in getting the best picture.

Most people, imo, associate HDTV with big screens and have no idea how to get HD content or really care. They watch a DVD on it and think it's HD...

[Go Blu]

Originally Posted by milou6

Absolutely -- for the average person it's about
Most people, imo, associate HDTV with big screens and have no idea how to get HD content or really care. They watch a DVD on it and think it's HD...

You are right on here.
Thats why its a good thing that in all the BR end cap displays they do a side by side comparison with SD and HD on a HDTV. It all boils down to educating the consumer and then the price of course.