M$ demo's it's 360HDDVD ad on drive.

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JTK - Microsofts own research suggests the majority of Xbox360 owners own an HDtv.

Gamers know more than you think, regardless of the trash gamer forums you visit. I'm a gamer, and I'm an AV enthusiast, for me the two go together more than ever these days. See my opening line, these guys picked up an HDtv specifically to play HD games on.

A major reason for me buying an HDtv was the eventual purchase of either a 360 or a PS3.

HD movies and games are not entirely separate markets; one of the big sways for me toward PS3 is that it is also a hi-def movie player.

I would also expect future tv ads for blu-ray movies to push the fact that they can be played on the PS3.

when I look at what the PS3 can do (what I know of now, let alone what else sony has up its sleeve) it is clearly value for money.

I know plenty about the gamer and the gaming market and I see little problem with the adoption rate of the PS3 for gaming, regardless of the price. Who voted you the average gamer spokesman?

The PS3 is not a games console that happens to play blu-ray. It was designed from the outset to be a high definition entertainment device that plays games and movies and a lot more. Please get your head around the fact that the PlayStation is no longer just about games. You could buy one and get masses of use out if but never play a game on it. PS3 is a viable route to HD movies.

PS3 dev kits: I don't know where you go, but I've read plenty to suggest developers are very happy and in fact one (Epic I think) stated that they are in a far better position with PS3 than they were with 360 at the same point before its launch. They felt sure that other developers must be getting the same great results out of PS3 dev kits that they are.

Personally I reckon Sony know more about what they are doing than you do. We can all criticise, it's the easiest thing in the world to do.

Removed personal attack - nyg