I think it's foolish to think HDTV will fail. HDTV capable sets make up a huge percentage of TVs for sale at stores, so even if it takes a long time, eventually those people's sets will break, and they will have HD capable sets. Tie that in with the fact that the standard def OTA broadcasts will be ending and you don't have a choice.
I am a definite skeptic when it comes to the American market embracing new hardware as a whole, but HDTV is a no brainer. The NTSC standard is horrible, this is a change that everyone wants, price being the only major factor. The price continues to drop.
It's not a matter of if it will make it, just when.
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I think it's foolish to think HDTV will fail. HDTV capable sets make up a huge percentage of TVs for sale at stores, so even if it takes a long time, eventually those people's sets will break, and they will have HD capable sets. Tie that in with the fact that the standard def OTA broadcasts will be ending and you don't have a choice.
I am a definite skeptic when it comes to the American market embracing new hardware as a whole, but HDTV is a no brainer. The NTSC standard is horrible, this is a change that everyone wants, price being the only major factor. The price continues to drop.
It's not a matter of if it will make it, just when.