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I don't think it is an issue of intelligence. . . .

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In Reply to: RE: The funny thing about intelligence... posted by Jazz Inmate on June 14, 2007 at 11:00:16

Rather, it is an issue of ignorance. They are simply ignorant of the new hi-def video formats.

Duilawyer is right, the sample is skewed.

So are the postings in this forum. Most if not all who post here are either audio- and/or videophiles. Frankly, I can't believe no one knows about HD-DVD vs. blu-ray. However, the average Joe who watches SDTV and has a DVD player is often clueless. And frankly, I surmise that many plasma, LCD, and DLP owners are also clueless. It takes years for a new format (audio or video) to gain critical mass. And some (SACD, DVD-A, etc.) never do.

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of course it isn't, and let's face it: the average consumer isn't paying any attention to these formats - Jazz Inmate 15:12:42 06/14/07 (6)
I don't see how you can say the sample is skewed without evidence. It could be skewed. For all you or DUI know, there could be a HIGHER ratio of people who bought the HD-DVD version without realizing it would not play in their disc machine than the Amazon posts would indicate. Sure, there could be a lower ratio, but without any evidence we're in no position to make that claim either way. One thing you can not ignore is that this is a serious problem and that HD-DVD, by nature of its name, is confusing to consumers.
At least with SA-CD you had hybrids that could play in any CD player.
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Edits: 06/14/07
- thank you for explaining the strange sales ranks on Amazon - Ole Lund Christensen 13:03:24 06/19/07 (1)
  as you can see on the link, HD DVD has only one title in top 200.
  Blue Ray have 7 title in top 200.
  
  If the sales of Planet earth were to HD DVD fans, they would also buy other titles.
  - http://www.hdgamedb.com/amazon/rank.aspx?0502C7783361487A91A0F27DDEFB7649 (Open in New Window)
  - What also hurts HD-DVD is Blu-Ray is more likely to have blockbuster hits... - oscar 14:35:19 06/21/07 (0)
    if only because of the Studio support.
- You still had issues with the unsuspecting buying single layer SACDs. - oscar 18:33:08 06/14/07 (3)
  At least (sometimes) there was an attempt put decent warnings on the packaging.
  - of course - Jazz Inmate 19:23:17 06/14/07 (2)
    but at least the developers of sacd properly thought through the problem and built a way around it into the format, even if it wasn't always utilized.
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    "I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
    - In the end, it was no match for the convenience of Ipod and MP3. - oscar 21:13:13 06/14/07 (1)
      Heck, even CD looks like a dying breed.
      - yeah, let's hope the same fate doesn't befall blu-ray NT - Jazz Inmate 21:35:05 06/14/07 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: In the end, it was no match for the convenience of Ipod and MP3. posted by oscar on June 14, 2007 at 21:13:13
        
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