Comments on: 93% of Americans can’t remember their non-vanity license plates (bogus), can you? http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Wayne http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638953 Wayne Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:51:07 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638953 Absolutely...it's probably close to 60% but that's still a large difference from 90%. The Ghost Rider story just proves that having competing formats is just confusing to the average consumer and most won't upgrade because of it. I love HD and was a very early DVD adopter, but I won't be upgrading to any sort of HD disc format until I see some progress towards ensuring the life of the format. I think you've stated that downloadable/on-demand type of services are probably more likely to be used in the future and I agree completely. Since I switched to Verizon Fios and have an library of shows and movies at my fingertips, I couldn't be happier. Absolutely…it’s probably close to 60% but that’s still a large difference from 90%.
The Ghost Rider story just proves that having competing formats is just confusing to the average consumer and most won’t upgrade because of it. I love HD and was a very early DVD adopter, but I won’t be upgrading to any sort of HD disc format until I see some progress towards ensuring the life of the format.
I think you’ve stated that downloadable/on-demand type of services are probably more likely to be used in the future and I agree completely.
Since I switched to Verizon Fios and have an library of shows and movies at my fingertips, I couldn’t be happier.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638950 TDavid Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:20:17 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638950 Wayne - when we bought Ghost Rider on Blu-ray at Wal-mart the cashier asked us if we were sure we had a Blu-ray player. She said a lot of people were buying Blu-ray discs and returning them because they "didn't run" in their DVD players. I don't know that I'd believe 9 of 10 people don't realize HDTVs have special requirements, but I'd believe the number is higher than 50%. Wayne - when we bought Ghost Rider on Blu-ray at Wal-mart the cashier asked us if we were sure we had a Blu-ray player. She said a lot of people were buying Blu-ray discs and returning them because they “didn’t run” in their DVD players. I don’t know that I’d believe 9 of 10 people don’t realize HDTVs have special requirements, but I’d believe the number is higher than 50%.

]]> By: Wayne http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638948 Wayne Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:07:07 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638948 "Nine out of ten consumers are confused about what HDTV actually is, with 40 percent unaware that they must have a special HDTV receiver to view high-definition programming. Even among those who own HDTV sets, 44 percent do not know that they must use a special player, such as a Blu-ray or HD DVD player, and special discs in order to view recorded movies in high definition on their sets." I found this interesting until I read: "The survey results were published Thursday by the retailer Best Buy, which said that it had polled 1,012 adults across the country." Seems like a small group to have polled to proclaim such a large statement. “Nine out of ten consumers are confused about what HDTV actually is, with 40 percent unaware that they must have a special HDTV receiver to view high-definition programming. Even among those who own HDTV sets, 44 percent do not know that they must use a special player, such as a Blu-ray or HD DVD player, and special discs in order to view recorded movies in high definition on their sets.”

I found this interesting until I read:

“The survey results were published Thursday by the retailer Best Buy, which said that it had polled 1,012 adults across the country.”

Seems like a small group to have polled to proclaim such a large statement.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638920 TDavid Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:51:24 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638920 Good use of the blackberry there, FranciscoIV. I should store my license plates in my Pocket PC. Good use of the blackberry there, FranciscoIV. I should store my license plates in my Pocket PC.

]]> By: FranciscoIV http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638919 FranciscoIV Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:48:39 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20070928/4828/#comment-638919 Let's see how many commentors don't get it... I don't even bother to remember my license plates... Too much data not enough brains... I keep all that stuff in a little encryption program on my blackberry... Let’s see how many commentors don’t get it… I don’t even bother to remember my license plates… Too much data not enough brains… I keep all that stuff in a little encryption program on my blackberry…

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