M$ Counting on HD-DVD's demise

[The Don]

Originally Posted by Weez_Dawg

I think the term for M$ is "a bridge to far". We will get to the point of just downloads in my lifetime, but not in the next 5 or even 10 years. And I am sure 20 years later when we have our "download players" for our "4400P" tvs the players will still have a port for media that is tangible that we buy at a store of some kind.

honestly, everything keeps changing faster and faster....

just think about where we were 10 years ago...or even just 5 years ago...

10 years from now?....I don't think the narrowminded MS can even see that far...let alone 20 years....

so things will probably be more convenient for downloads at that point...but I really hope that MS doesn't lead the way for downloads as they will ruin everything..

[Weez_Dawg]

Originally Posted by The Don

honestly, everything keeps changing faster and faster....

just think about where we were 10 years ago...or even just 5 years ago...

10 years from now?....I don't think the narrowminded MS can even see that far...let alone 20 years....

so things will probably be more convenient for downloads at that point...but I really hope that MS doesn't lead the way for downloads as they will ruin everything..

I remember 10 years ago, and I have to say that we have come along way in some aspects, but in others we are at a stand still. My bestfriend used to work at BB back then and would always tell me about HDTV's and such and on regular TV channels it would say "brodcast in HD". Didn't know what it was then but I know just a little more now. Video games really have not come that far, they just look better now. I remember high speed internet was 300kps which is faster than most peoples speed now.

[The Don]

Originally Posted by Weez_Dawg

I remember 10 years ago, and I have to say that we have come along way in some aspects, but in others we are at a stand still. My bestfriend used to work at BB back then and would always tell me about HDTV's and such and on regular TV channels it would say "brodcast in HD". Didn't know what it was then but I know just a little more now. Video games really have not come that far, they just look better now. I remember high speed internet was 300kps which is faster than most peoples speed now.

alot of people I know own dsl and aren't even big on computers...it's just become a standard because they have kids or need it for one reason or another without tying up the phone line...

we have stood still in some respects, but something like HDTV has come a long way as it was over 30,000.00 to own a HDTV when it 1st came out and now it's almost the standard...

it would be kind of hard to change-over to a completely new format since this has never been done since the creation of the television, they have only upped broadcast quality and flat-screen...etc. etc.

not a whole entire new format....so this should take about 10 years or so to be the standard...