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RE: Some is, some is not.

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In Reply to: RE: Some is, some is not. posted by Jack G on October 21, 2007 at 07:40:43

I know it's a pain. That's why eventually you will want to install a router and have your computer and all electronics hooked up to your network. It sounds complicated but it's pretty easy and cheap. But I agree with you. It's not intuitive and there is a disconnect in the way these young engineers are designing their products compared to the way older generations think of consumer electronics.

The downloadable music industry sprouted up overnight and destroyed the record labels in much the same way. Ten years ago, my brother who is nine years younger than me said matter-of-factly that everyone will soon be downloading their music online. I didn't believe him, and I still don't get my music that way, but he was right in terms of the general public. Times are changing.

Regarding your observations about the BD players, I think it's amazing that anyone is even buying those machines. Yes, there are a lot of returns, I'm sure. You have to really understand home theater just to set up and operate all this gear nowadays, and the fact that HDMI is in a state of flux is going to cause some real issues with some people. You don't know for sure that Blu-ray is the issue and reason for those returns. What is for sure is that there is much misinformation and confusion about the formats.

If many BD players are being returned as open box models, that means Blu-ray has generated a great deal of interest among consumers and that many BD players are being sold. It's still early in the game and I think rollout is going pretty smoothly.
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