@zeromous, Excuse you? Since when have I even used the word 'redneck', that is a degrading term and I believe it is simply not needed in this discussion.
I think this quote from Gizmodo is a good example of how some consumers are confused by Blu-Ray:
"So, Mark, this would replace a dvd...so I would need a new player? I had heard about it at best buy yesterday and did not understand. Are there blue ray tvs? or is that a whole other thing? Mom"
It is an issue that consumers are not understanding Blu-Ray and HDTV as a whole (something highlighted by many news outlets over the past year or so). Also, everything I mentioned is an issue and each thing takes away some possible customers. I remember a survey from last year and it found that a very large number of those who owned a HDTV did not have it hooked up to a HD source - obviously consumer education is an issue, why do you think companies like Apple make money when they simplify things?
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Excuse you? Since when have I even used the word 'redneck', that is a degrading term and I believe it is simply not needed in this discussion.
I think this quote from Gizmodo is a good example of how some consumers are confused by Blu-Ray:
"So, Mark, this would replace a dvd...so I would need a new player? I had heard about it at best buy yesterday and did not understand. Are there blue ray tvs? or is that a whole other thing? Mom"
Source: Gizmodo
It is an issue that consumers are not understanding Blu-Ray and HDTV as a whole (something highlighted by many news outlets over the past year or so). Also, everything I mentioned is an issue and each thing takes away some possible customers. I remember a survey from last year and it found that a very large number of those who owned a HDTV did not have it hooked up to a HD source - obviously consumer education is an issue, why do you think companies like Apple make money when they simplify things?