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I'm not buying into either one.

DVDs upscaled to 720p look surprisingly good on my 106" screen. So I think it's safe to assume that the average consumer with a 32" or 40" set and a lower income is quite happy with standard DVD when confronted with the alternative of paying $3000 or more for a new 1080p set and $1000 for a new player - all to play 150 mediocre overpriced titles.

Yes, I'm interested in higher-resolution video. But I'm sitting this format war out until a single standard is declared, until we move beyond the problem-plagued first generation players, and until decent titles become available at reasonable prices. I'm not about to buy a $1000 player, that will be bettered in a couple of years by a new $150 version, to play a $30 copy of "The Fifth Element". And in a couple of years, I'm sure you'll be able to buy a 1080p projectors for less than $1000, just like 720p projectors today.

Unfortunately, since it makes so much sense to wait, both formats will likely fail to become the new standard just as DVD-A and SACD failed to become the new audio standard.

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