It isn't DRM that is killing them and Sound quality isn't the only thing that made CD's popular.
AACS is less restrictive than CSS yet DVDs became very popular long before CSS was ever cracked.
MP3 has worse sound quality than CDs yet iPods are more popular. LP were replaced with cassettes not CDs and some people still use LPs because of the ability to mix the records at clubs and parties. (Usability not quality)
The real problem with Hi-Def dvd standards is that they don't offer anything more than DVD other than quality and a cool menu. There are no more convenient than DVDs and offer only a few more features.
They will not become more popular than DVD until they are the same price which we all know is a long time and by then downloadable content will be easier/cheaper.
That being said I don't want to have to wait 2-5 years to watch HD movies, I want to watch them NOW!
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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It isn't DRM that is killing them and Sound quality isn't the only thing that made CD's popular.
AACS is less restrictive than CSS yet DVDs became very popular long before CSS was ever cracked.
MP3 has worse sound quality than CDs yet iPods are more popular. LP were replaced with cassettes not CDs and some people still use LPs because of the ability to mix the records at clubs and parties. (Usability not quality)
The real problem with Hi-Def dvd standards is that they don't offer anything more than DVD other than quality and a cool menu. There are no more convenient than DVDs and offer only a few more features.
They will not become more popular than DVD until they are the same price which we all know is a long time and by then downloadable content will be easier/cheaper.
That being said I don't want to have to wait 2-5 years to watch HD movies, I want to watch them NOW!