Hello!
Hope your spring is going well. We are having a late season here in Atlanta but the flowers have finally kicked in.
While things look good on the surface for HD video and audio it doesn’t bode well behind the scenes. Voom is gone. More than just a service VOOM represented the potential world of HDTV and the fact that it could not get the subscribers is foreboding. I continue to service HDTVs that do not have HD signals feeding them and most of these folks still don’t care. I am a supporter of Blu-ray for HD DVD, they resolved the problems accept for one biggy; the capitol expense of retooling the manufacturing plants which is where Toshiba has created a welcome audience with the bean counters of the industry. What we do know historically is we will need MORE space and therefore Blu-ray should win yet Sony is now discussing cooperation to avoid a two format war. CD sales have picked up while HD audio sales plummet and to make matters worse the record companies are now pushing the new dual disc and it appears to be a hit. Will HD audio get lost in the background if it not already? The question is can we draw any parallels between HD audio, HDTV and the upcoming HD DVD format? Will enough consumers care?
Please provide your feedback on this thread
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1917
Were you a VOOM subscriber? Bye Bye VOOM
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1901
HD NEWS
Sony is in hot water to the tune of 90 million...
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1850
...and the above tale is full of plots and intrigue
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1852
Speaking of Sony check this one about Blu-ray
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1905
Chuck said he was committed...
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1841
...but in less than two weeks it’s official
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1880
CD sales appear to be bouncing back while HD audio sales decline..
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1831
adding another nail to that coffin is the new dual disc format.
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1830
Swanni Predicts: CNN to Launch HDTV Channel in 2005?
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1837
PRODUCTS
Sony: KDS-70CQ006 Qualia SXRD RPTV
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1914
Before you buy an RCA DTC210 for a 1080I application...
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1893
SOFTWARE
Now Playing for your HD System! is here to help
with your entertainment time and dollar
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewforum.php?f=38
HD GAMING
Four racing wheels have been reviewed and another arriving later in the week
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewforum.php?f=67
SYSTEM CALIBRATION
New threads posted to assist you with your display
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1849
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1844
http://www.hdlibrary.com/viewtopic.php?t=1846
That is all for April and may the HD gods be with you!
