blu-ray is nothing compared to dvd
dvd offered INCREASED FUNCTIONALITY over the vhs...no more rewinding, chapter skipping, deleted scenes, commentaries, etc
general consumers don't usually care about QUALITY of picture or sound...they care about functionality
mp3s sound worse than cds but are more functional than cds
most people buy hdtvs because they are BIG (the 60+" dlps) or because they are FLAT (plasma/lcd)...this is backed up by the slow adoption rate and the fact that >50% of hdtv owners don't even hook up hd content to their tv
people can keep saying that hd matters to consumers, but the average consumer like my sis-in-law can't even tell the difference between sd and hd
25% of all HDTV owners think they are watching HD content when they aren't
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
