Why are people trying to save HDDVD

[NinjaguyDan]

redisrad said:

NinjaguyDan said:
Blu-ray hasn't won yet. It no longer has a viable competitor but it has an even greater challenge ahead of it, mainstream acceptance. Right now the average consumer is satisfied with the standard DVD format and most of them look at a new format as another entertainment industry rip-off. (even worse than a Rob Schneider movie!)

"It's just another way to make me buy those 200 movies I already bought all over again for even more money."

Regardless of the Sony loyalist spin, that is the mainstream mindset and Sony has a long way to go to change it. (if ever)

they dont force you to buy the new movies over again. this has already been said that you can play dvd on you bluray player. if you want better picture quality then you can rebuy it but they force you to buy it.

BC isn't the issue, it's the perception of it being a rip-off that Sony needs to shake.

If they can bring the cost of the stand-alone machines down below $100 and content at comparable prices to that of SD-DVD then, and only then, will it gain mainstream acceptance.  I don't see that happening anytime soon so, like I said, Blu-ray hasn't won yet.