As I predicted more than a year and a half ago, high-definition DVDs have flopped. That’s the premature but likely accurate conclusion of this editorial, which echoes some of my (18-month-old) comments and adds a few more nails.
As a relatively new co-owner of an HD television, I can relate particularly well to these points: that DVDs that aren’t high-definition still look spectacular on the new set, and that standard-definition television looks terrible. That gives customers a hint of the potential but also throws cold water on their enthusiasm for new technology:
“[M]any Americans are underwhelmed or feel like they got burned by HDTV. The last thing they’re going to do is rush out and buy the next greatest thing.”
Perspective and the Past