Extra costs a worry for next-gen DVD adoption
Consumers about to face a confusing and expensive choice between two conflicting standards for high-definition DVDs will need to upgrade their cables if they want to enjoy all the benefits of the new movie players. Not a big deal, but cables are not that cheap for high quality ones.
“Our findings are not encouraging about the consumer adoption of HD DVD and Blu-ray early on,” McNealy added in a note. He said some high-definition TV sets may be incompatible with copy protection on the HD DVD and Blu-ray players. Analyst Richard Doherty of Envisioneering said most stereo systems are not up to the full home-theater sound capabilities of HD DVD and Blu-ray. Both analysts said both new players will likely require consumers to buy new cables, which are not inexpensive.
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