[mythtvnz] HD

[Steven Ellis]

Steve Hodge wrote:
> On 9/5/06, Mike Dilger <mike@mikedilger.com> wrote:
>> HD is taking a long time, because of the chicken-and-egg problem ("well
>> no one has HD ready hardware".... "well no one has HD media to show
>> us").   That doesn't mean HD won't happen, but just that it won't switch
>> over as quickly as you might think.
>
> That's why I think it'll be driven by HD-DVD/Bluray in this country.
> People will buy HD equipment because the movies are available. And so
> the chicken and egg problem goes away for the broadcasters.

People aren't buying normal TVs any more. Almost everyone wants a HD set
and then is shocked at how bad SkyTV looks on it :)

Steve