The point is, most HDTV's in people's homes are not 1080p. Most people are still not buying 1080p, it cost's more. You guys always have a problem thinking like average people. Most people see HD and that is all they need to see. 720, 1080, the guy buying his TV at Wal-Mart doesn't care, he just wants a cheap TV.
There is no point in pouring $200 down the toliet on a soon-to-be obsolete 1080i HD DVD player, when you can pickup a PS3 for a litte more, and get a tonne more features (full 1080p HDMI 1.3, 1080P DVD upscaling, UPnP media client for movies/photos/music, games console, living room web browser and so on...).
Tell me how many people actually have 1080p sets, what would be the point of having a 1080p player if your TV is only 720p or 1080i? On top of that, if you do have a 1080p set, your TV will just deinterlace (like HD-DVD and Blu-ray players currently do) to 1080p. At that point, it comes down to if your TV or the player has the better deinterlacer, which I am sure most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference with out a side by side comparison.
Besides, if you actually needed 1080p, there is the A20/A30. The A20 can be had for around $300 now.
The A2/A3 are a great idea to get the player out on the market at a price point that more people will be willing to spend and mostly people that probably have 720p or 1080i sets. Not as big of a deal as you are making it out to be.
...the point of a 1080i player is that it goes well with the millions of 720p and 1080i sets already out there. Most people buy a set first, then start adding on later.
Sure, if you've got the cash to drop on a 1080p set and 1080p player at the same time, then go for it. Something tells me you wouldn't be in a walmart if that were so.
Do you have a 1080P TV? If so good for you. I got into HD a long time before any mutterings of 1080P, my TV works fine, so should I skip a good deal for a feature I can't take advantage of?
The average (HDTV owning) consumer owns a 720P or 1080i HDTV they can't use 1080P so why should they pay for it?
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OOO the Player is not ever 1080P? Whats the point then?
Hmm, maybe the point is that the majority (greater than 70%) of HDTVs out there are currently 720p?
The point is, most HDTV's in people's homes are not 1080p. Most people are still not buying 1080p, it cost's more. You guys always have a problem thinking like average people. Most people see HD and that is all they need to see. 720, 1080, the guy buying his TV at Wal-Mart doesn't care, he just wants a cheap TV.
There is no point in pouring $200 down the toliet on a soon-to-be obsolete 1080i HD DVD player, when you can pickup a PS3 for a litte more, and get a tonne more features (full 1080p HDMI 1.3, 1080P DVD upscaling, UPnP media client for movies/photos/music, games console, living room web browser and so on...).
Tell me how many people actually have 1080p sets, what would be the point of having a 1080p player if your TV is only 720p or 1080i? On top of that, if you do have a 1080p set, your TV will just deinterlace (like HD-DVD and Blu-ray players currently do) to 1080p. At that point, it comes down to if your TV or the player has the better deinterlacer, which I am sure most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference with out a side by side comparison.
Besides, if you actually needed 1080p, there is the A20/A30. The A20 can be had for around $300 now.
The A2/A3 are a great idea to get the player out on the market at a price point that more people will be willing to spend and mostly people that probably have 720p or 1080i sets. Not as big of a deal as you are making it out to be.
...the point of a 1080i player is that it goes well with the millions of 720p and 1080i sets already out there. Most people buy a set first, then start adding on later.
Sure, if you've got the cash to drop on a 1080p set and 1080p player at the same time, then go for it. Something tells me you wouldn't be in a walmart if that were so.
Do you have a 1080P TV? If so good for you. I got into HD a long time before any mutterings of 1080P, my TV works fine, so should I skip a good deal for a feature I can't take advantage of?
The average (HDTV owning) consumer owns a 720P or 1080i HDTV they can't use 1080P so why should they pay for it?