In Reply to: I don't think it is an issue of intelligence. . . . posted by townsend on June 14, 2007 at 14:57:39:
I don't see how you can say the sample is skewed without evidence. It could be skewed. For all you or DUI know, there could be a HIGHER ratio of people who bought the HD-DVD version without realizing it would not play in their disc machine than the Amazon posts would indicate. Sure, there could be a lower ratio, but without any evidence we're in no position to make that claim either way. One thing you can not ignore is that this is a serious problem and that HD-DVD, by nature of its name, is confusing to consumers.At least with SA-CD you had hybrids that could play in any CD player.
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Follow Ups
- of course it isn't, and let's face it: the average consumer isn't paying any attention to these formats - Jazz Inmate 15:12:42 06/14/07 (6)
- thank you for explaining the strange sales ranks on Amazon - Ole Lund Christensen 13:03:24 06/19/07 (1)
- What also hurts HD-DVD is Blu-Ray is more likely to have blockbuster hits... - oscar 14:35:19 06/21/07 (0)
- You still had issues with the unsuspecting buying single layer SACDs. - oscar 18:33:08 06/14/07 (3)
- of course - Jazz Inmate 19:23:17 06/14/07 (2)
- In the end, it was no match for the convenience of Ipod and MP3. - oscar 21:13:13 06/14/07 (1)
- yeah, let's hope the same fate doesn't befall blu-ray NT - Jazz Inmate 21:35:05 06/14/07 (0)