Completely wrong. That sounds like an uninformed consumer and the next phase of HD DVD supporters settlling for good enough. Not saying you are "settling" but your comment on upscaling equalling quality of actual 1080p is so far from true

http://other.toonguru.com/hd/SDHD_001.jpg

This is a comparison of upscaled to 1080p vs BD

I would be just as happy with the former as the latter.

You both missed the point of my example.  My example was simply to demonstrate that the likelyhood of their "survey" being correct was about 50%. 

700 people surveyed is hardly indicative of anything.  The fact that the survey was right is due more random chance than anything else. 

In short: small data sets used to represent much larger populations are often rife with problems. There are countless examples of this.  Look some up

I think it ended this close because after Toshiba threw in the towel player and media prices dropped dramatically so many people jumped onto the chance to get it even though the format was dead.

I understand why too. A dedicated HD-DVD player which upscaled DVDs for like $50 and movies for like $5. Even with no future support there was massive reasons to buy anyways.

just cause they stopped making them, doesnt mean they wont sell em. and please, no more stats. i thought i saw the last of it when i graduated high school >.>

your source xbot

Guess you never had a job then... because even as a crew member the managers love to use statistics. "The average customer wait should be 1 minute" - McDonalds cashier... and do you actually believe things that have been sitting on shelves for over 16 months is actually selling enough to get any type of % increase?

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/05/circuit-city-quietly-accepting-hd-dvd-player-trade-ins/

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/03/07/futureshop-offers-100-off-blu-ray-players-with-hd-dvd-trade-in/

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/03/19/best-buy-offers-50-gift-card-for-hd-dvd-player-purchase-or-trade-in/

http://www.tvsnob.com/archives/016956.php

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/29/german-retailer-discounting-sony-bdp-s300-for-hd-dvd-player-trad/

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/sony-switzerland-offers-hd-dvd-rebate-for-blu/5311

http://www.pcworld.com/article/163688/warner_offers_hd_dvd_disc_bailout.html

That can't be right... only way that figure could be possible is if HD-DVD was included with the 360... and it's not!

With the advent of streaming video on demand, especially now with the inclusion of 1080p video via DirecTV and Fios, among other companies, Blu-Ray might be going the way of Betamax and Mini-Disc within the next couple of years.

IS some idiot counting all 360s as "machine that can play HD-DVD"?