Re: Upcoming & future Xbox 360 motherboard / chipset revisions are: Jasper, Opus and Valhalla - The Valhalla to have 65 or 45 nm combined CPU-GPU in 2009

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chrisv@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 says...
> Robert Redelmeier wrote:
> 
> >Just because HD-DVD is dead does not mean Blu-ray will thrive.
> >There is competition from upscaled DVDs:
> >
>
>http://www.economist.com/daily/columns/techview/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10610923
> 
> Seen 'em.  They suck worse that leaving the DVD alone and nost trying
> to "upsample" them.
> 
> >As always, the question will be "Is the difference worth it?"
> >Not something a techie can answer.  It depends on mass market
> >perceptions.  If Joe Sixpack can plug a [sinfully expensive] HDMI
> >cable into a decent DVD player and his HDTV and see a picture as
> >good as s/he remembers from the BigBox store Blu-ray, why would they
> >switch?  Only if the blu-ray players become really cheap, there might
> >a movie or two the SFX or other visuals will be worth the premium.
> 
> They will become cheap, HD displays are getting cheap (you can't
> hardly buy one that isn't HD any longer). 

Depends on what you mean by "HD". Full 1080i isn't common under 42" 
(just went through that - ended up with a 42" plasma).  ...not that 
there is much 1080i content.

> People will want to watch
> HD, not "upsampled DVD", on their HD displays.  It's inevitable.

The "good enough" comments were right on.  VHS was "good enough".  
I'm not convinced people will pay big bux for BluRay.  I don't think 
I will, at least a large premium. 

-- 
Keith