vynil is better than any other source for music....but.

daxiang

a 4 cylinder car is good enough for some people
bugdet airplane seats are good enough

i don't know where you are going with this. As long as there is progression people will want to progress.
As for your cd analogy, cd sales are dropping because it is simply easier to buy mp3s or pirate them.

says who?

stop tryin to be hardcorez

Of course kowenicki would be at the helm of this thread. >_>

This same argument is getting so old.

Why do we even bring this up anymore? The only people that want DD to be big are Sony haters. >_

You have a lot more faith in the movie studios than I do.  I believe they did what was right for them... consolidate their HD efforts behind one product line, and give customers a clear choice to further the market.  I don't think they care if the consumer wastes money or is frustrated by having to make uncomfortable choices... unless it impedes their ability to make sales.

I would sale they saw a schism in the market that was hurting their business, and they took the steps to fix it.

Is anyone reading my posts?

click on the link in the OP to get to Softpedia. And then where they say "inside sources" click on that link. The link this article is referring to is talking about strong sales, not format death.

your right, it was more an accident that it helped the end user out, and was the same thing for them poorly worded on my part

1. I think DD is going to be big, not because I'm wild about it, but because it's becoming a practical option via cable and satellite TV.  Particularly the later where infrastructure to the consumer doesn't have to be rebuilt, just put up new feeds and satellites (yeah, it's expensive, but nothing like running FIOS).

2. No one here was arguing that DD was going to kill Blu-ray, just that Blu-ray would have to share the market with DD.  Unless I missed a post somewhere.

3. Joe consumer with an HDTV and satellite TV or cable doesn't give a flip about how this affects Sony.  He/she just wants a nice looking picture on his/her sparkling new TV.  Yeah, some people might bandwagon on this thread to jump in and say "DD rules and will kill Blu-ray", but most posters here are simply discussing the pros and cons of each tech.

Now that I re-read your wording, you didn't actually say that the movie studios were trying to protect consumers, just that they ended up doing what was right for consumers.  You were actually right... my bad. 

i wouldnt be too worried. here in america and maybe the rest of the world, were making our way into new techonolgy with transition to dtv and hdtv prices dropping. more people are wanting HD making people buy blu ray players/ps3 to watch the only HD format left, blu ray.