I think you are missing one of the main factors behind the adoption of HD in North America right now. In the US in 2009, analog television will be shutdown. Already, its nearly impossible to buy even a 20-27" CRT television for a comparable price to the save 720p flatpanel set. Its so serious that the US government is even subsidizing cable boxes for consumers.
Flatpanels are just cheaper to mass-produce, and therefore there will be a lot americans buying 720p televisions in the next 1-3 years. They will want the latest in living room computers for their families.
As techno-philes, you and I tend to be a bit more thoughtful of the technology we adopt, but for the average consumer it boils down to "my ps2 or xbox look like crap on my new tv".
None of this goes any length to convince you that LPB is going to be a big seller (its unrelated really), I just wanted to comment on your thoughts regarding HD adoption over the course of this generation.
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I think you are missing one of the main factors behind the adoption of HD in North America right now. In the US in 2009, analog television will be shutdown. Already, its nearly impossible to buy even a 20-27" CRT television for a comparable price to the save 720p flatpanel set. Its so serious that the US government is even subsidizing cable boxes for consumers.
Flatpanels are just cheaper to mass-produce, and therefore there will be a lot americans buying 720p televisions in the next 1-3 years. They will want the latest in living room computers for their families.
As techno-philes, you and I tend to be a bit more thoughtful of the technology we adopt, but for the average consumer it boils down to "my ps2 or xbox look like crap on my new tv".
None of this goes any length to convince you that LPB is going to be a big seller (its unrelated really), I just wanted to comment on your thoughts regarding HD adoption over the course of this generation.