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RE: One has to slow down to keep pace with you.

Posted by Jazz Inmate (A) on January 18, 2008 at 17:09:31

In Reply to: One has to slow down to keep pace with you. posted by Audiophilander on January 18, 2008 at 15:31:36:

>> But unlike you I've adopted one at less expense in anticipation of a dual format solution. So, who's your daddy now? <<

Where's your dual format solution? Where's your BD collection? Where's any tangible sign you support Blu-ray in the slightest? I am well aware that you THINK you support both formats, but that's just another sign of your insanity. The fact is that you DON'T support both formats. If you intended to, well, that's neither here nor there. What's the saying--the path to hell is paved with good intentions. The fact is that you support only HD DVD.

>> There's nothing confusing about players which can handle both formats. <<

No, but there is confusion about the outcome of this little thing called a FORMAT WAR. The cost of the player is one thing (and as much as you whine about the expense of BD players, dual-format players are far more expensive). The cost of investing in discs that may go the way of the dodo at any time is quite another. Maybe you should have thought about that before adopting HD DVD.

>> Look at the various HDMI specifications designed to maximize 1080P resolution and lossless audio. How many 1.3 or 1.3a capable receivers are on the market as I write this? Most folks would find it 'confusing' buying a receiver that they assumed would be up-to-date with next generation specs only to learn that the 1.2 interface available on most current receivers doesn't provide the deep color specs and 'all important' lossless audio required for future-proof compliance. <<

Yep. Another reason consumers have been reluctant to buy in to HD technology.

>>I disagree with his (Warner Home Video President's) premise; <<

Well, gee. Whose expertise should I respect more? The president of the most successful home video division of all the studios, or some dude on a bulletin board who can't even acknowledge the importance of capacity in HD media.

>> he is assuming that the indifference is directly attributable to the availability of two formats, but one could just as easily attribute the marketing problem as coming from upconverting players which can improve standard DVD to near HD levels, or from the high price of Blu-ray hardware and HD movies (both formats) in retail stores, or all the reported glitches in hardware (mostly Blu-ray), or frequently changing HDMI specifications. <<

Consumers need a clear choice or they don't buy, and that's the bottom line. You muddy the waters and you muck up your sales.

>> The easiest solution from his standpoint is to shorten the war by exerting an in-house initiative that sides with one format and makes Warner appear the strongest studio. He has done that, and in the short term Warner can only benefit from taking the initiative, but arguably it isn't the best solution nor does it guarantee a bigger market share for Warner BD sales down the line. <<

You simply are ignoring the obvious. Warners decision gives consumers more confidence that Blu-ray is the way to go, and consumers are now more likely to buy Blu-ray. The installed base of Blu-ray players will therefore increase more quickly and sales of BDs will also grow more quickly. Warner takes a big piece of that pie.

>> Keep your pompoms dry, hotshot, and don't try calling another truce! No one around here is likely to trust anything you say until you can produce a white flag! <<

If you want to keep fighting, auph, you'll just keep losing.


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