cds were adopted due to no rewinding and instant skipping to a song, not because of the sound quality increase
dvds were adopted due to no rewinding, instant skipping to scenes, commentary tracks, and extra features (deleted scenes, alt endings, etc), not because of the video/sound quality increase
similiarly, consumers adopted the INFERIOR sound quality of mp3s over cds due to the functionality benefits of mp3s over cds
so consumers will accept LESSER quality if better features
notice sacds, dvd-audio haven't caught on because all they do is increase quality while giving no huge benefits to the consumers
and hddvd/bluray are similiar and thus won't catch on until basically even pricing with dvd players (ie
Bets:Missed by 420k I bet leo-j vg$500 that wii will sell 31 million by 7/31/08. Sorry, I don't think he has enough vg$ to make it with all of u that wish you could. Hit, with room to spare I bet kingofwale a 1-week ban that wii Americas ltd sales>360 Americas ltd sales as of the numbers for week ending 7/05/08 (using vgchartz homepage #s)
Predictions:
Wii will sell 18-20mil by 12/31/07 CHECKWii will sell 45mil+ WW by 12/31/08Wii will surpass PS2 sales WW by 11/17/11 (5yr anniversary)Wii Fit will hit 12mil sales in 2009MKWii+SSBB+Wii Fit+SMG > 50 mil sales by 2010 > gta4+mgs+gt5+ff13+haze+lbp
