I just finished the last 3 minutes of the interview and Andy's answer is exactly what I was wanting to warn against.
It's absolutely the scariest argument (current studio backing) that can be made on behalf of any format. If the consumers don't get to decide which format is best for them, and that decision is instead made by movie studios, we are clearing jeapordizing the end user experience. That's a path we should all hope to avoid.
Brian
Also, that this dangerous argument is the stand out key to Blue Ray's success is a fairly loud admission of an inferior technology. I don't necessarily know if that will bear out to be true, but it sure points to that.
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Just a follow up on my lengthy post.
I just finished the last 3 minutes of the interview and Andy's answer is exactly what I was wanting to warn against.
It's absolutely the scariest argument (current studio backing) that can be made on behalf of any format. If the consumers don't get to decide which format is best for them, and that decision is instead made by movie studios, we are clearing jeapordizing the end user experience. That's a path we should all hope to avoid.
Brian
Also, that this dangerous argument is the stand out key to Blue Ray's success is a fairly loud admission of an inferior technology. I don't necessarily know if that will bear out to be true, but it sure points to that.