i'd put my money on the fact that if you walked down any street in the US right now and polled homes, 7/10 would not have HDTV nor even know what blu-ray/hd-dvd is...
your HDD example IS easier for people who know anything about computers...but that is far from the majority...
interesting PowerPoint presentation on HDTV and its market penetration:
http://www.hdtvforum.org/HDTV-Forum/...uroconsult.ppt http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/digitaltv.html Quote:
When Will the DTV Transition Be Complete?
Television stations serving all markets in the United States are airing digital television programming, although they still must provide analog programming until the target date set by Congress for the completion of the transition to DTV - December 31, 2006. That date may be extended, however, until most homes (85%) in an area are able to watch the DTV programming. At that point, broadcasting on the current (analog) channels will end and that spectrum will be put to other uses.
Until the transition to DTV is complete, television stations will continue broadcasting on both their digital and analog channels.
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i'm simply saying that we, as CD Freaks, are typically early adopters and we think of technology and its timeline fairly liberally...when in fact we represent 25% of the market (if that) and the ubiquity of HDTV/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD (read: 85% market penetration) won't happen for at least another year if not more...