Lower Rez & Cheaper HD DVD last gasp?

[Shadowself]

I believe the title to this article pretty much says it all.

Cheaper (in all connotations of the word) very, very rarely wins.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070219-8882.html

[bluearth]

Originally Posted by builty

How big a difference is there between 9 gig low bit rate VC1 versus upscaled DVD?

Sounds like a triumph of mediocrity.

My thoughts exactly

[d0uble0se7en]

Originally Posted by Shadowself

I believe the title to this article pretty much says it all.

Cheaper (in all connotations of the word) very, very rarely wins.

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070219-8882.html

Well even though I disagree about your theory on cheap products...this is by far the dumbest thing i've read in my time on this site. wow. not only would it fail to attract everyone who hasn't adopted HD DVD yet, but it would really piss off those who have!

[Blackraven]

Originally Posted by d0uble0se7en

Well even though I disagree about your theory on cheap products...this is by far the dumbest thing i've read in my time on this site. wow. not only would it fail to attract everyone who hasn't adopted HD DVD yet, but it would really piss off those who have!

I agree.

I mean, downscaling the native resolution from 1080p to 720p. A major step backwards?!?!?!?

No thanks.