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Americans �clueless� about Blu-ray
Tim Ingham Jun 6 2008, 11:53am
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USA: Only 45 per cent of HDTV owners in territory know what a Blu-Ray disc is
A new nationwide US survey has concluded that less than half of high-definition television owners in the know what a Blu-Ray disc is.
According to CNet, that's an improvement over a year ago, up from the 35 per cent of HDTV owners who recognised the format in June 2007.
To read more, visit PC Retail's sister site, MCV.
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“Clueless anyway”
Posted by: Onside - Jun 7, 12:27pm
Agree ?
However, it must be admitted that the choice of name does not convey what it is all about.
“Re: Clueless anyway”
Posted by: Words of wisdom - Jun 7, 1:36pm
The name says it all really.
B drive.
First we had the CD, then the DVD, then HD and BD. erm.... which is better than "C then D", H or B?
B makes me think of things like B list celebrities, B movies, B exams grades, B side (wasn't there once a radio disk jockey who played the B side of a top ten hit. Then everybody rushed out to buy the "b side record" only to find they already had bought the A side one (the same one)?)
Heaven forbid, even the B drive - a drive which never existed except for geeks who would tell you it was the same as the A drive..... Only different........ Sort of...........
B is for :-
Big Brother
B Side
B List
B Movie
Banana Boat
Blue Peter and sticky back plastic
British
Bertie Bassett
“Re: Clueless anyway”
Posted by: Mark Magill - Oct 28, 9:41am
Blu-Ray? Well... I have been around the tech trades for a number of years, but Blu-Ray is not something that seems to have generated a big wake of attention. I noticed it when it came out, heard it was something like the "ultimate" in high-resolution, but like the average consumer more or less "wrote it off" as the latest thing that would not play in my DVD player and wanted me to buy something new. :)
Now Blu-Ray movies have been around for some time since this article first appeard. DVD's still reign supreme at just about any rental location here in Oregon, at least.
If Blu-Ray movies are to become as big as DVDs are, some serious education of the public as to why they should buy Yet Another Movie Player will be needed.
Mark