Study on HDTV owners... Happy with DVD players?

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People Happy With DVD, Not Likely To Switch to Hi-Def, Says Study

Relatively few consumers are planning to make the transition from DVDs to high-definition HD DVD or Blu-ray, according to a survey by NPD Group. The researchers said that among owners of HDTV sets, seven out of 10 say they see no need to purchase high-definition players, maintaining that they are satisfied with the quality of their current players. "one of the main challenges for the next-generation" format, NPD Group senior entertainment industry analyst Russ Crupnick told Bloomberg News, "is you have a product out there that is pretty darn good in consumers' eyes."

 

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Seems interesting to me. For all the arguements that are thrown around that in 2 or 3 years HD will be big, and that's why the HD consoles will start dominating then, this doesn't seem to bode well. If HD owners now, the early adopters, are happy with DVD players, why should one think that HD owners in the future will be any faster to upgrade?

 

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