God, this site is funny:

http://www.starwarsruinedmylife.com/

I meant relatively speaking in regards to HD-DVD. The fact is it still took years before it reached mainstream status. Now my argument was in relation to any proposed HD-DVD box set of Star Wars. My point was that it will take HD-DVD a lot longer to reach mainstream status than it took DVD, perhaps 2-3 times as long, for the reasons I mention in my previous post. So any HD-DVD of Star Wars is a long time coming.

I have to agree with, Terrell, on this one.

The reason is that the DVD media being digital, and offers considerably better image and sound compared to VHS, which HD-DVD won´t do in the same degree. Furthermore, the consumer has been spending a lot of money exchanging their old VHS collection out with DVDs, and are not likely to do it again.

Also, the expected prices of either HD-DVD or Blu-ray disc will surely be a lot higher than the DVD today. More than most of us are willing to pay.

Of course, the early adopters will always be around to buy new stuff, but for the average cunsumer many years will pass before moving on to a new format - given this will be a succes. And that no one knows as we speak.

I 100% disagree. To the general public, it doesn't make a difference.

Terell makes some good points about HD-DVD. There is now winning format yet, and unlike the jump from VHS to DVD, a standard set will not really benefit from jumping from DVD to HD-DVD. J6P will have to buy the player AND a TV. DVD will be around for a while longer. Hopefully the studios will just make 3 versions of new releases: OAR, chop job and HD for those that have the equipment. BUT even if they did this, I am sure that certain films would be held back until certain penetration plateaus are reached to maximize sales.

I'm usually one of the first adopters. But for HD-DVD, I'm going to wait until I'm pretty sure which format will be the one to succeed, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray! Hopefully these dimwits will come together and develop one format. That would certainly help hi-def DVD come to the market faster.

The reason it will take HD-DVD longer to become mainstream, is because you have to have an HD-TV to use, and it will have to be a large screen to realy push HD-DVD to its fullest.

I have 32 inch HDTV, not bad, but I am not sure how much better HD-DVD will be on it.

I think the anticipated demand for the SW DVDs is high. It will break all sales records.

That's why I said, most homes in America don't have an HDTV.

Even if HD DVD took off fast, I still don't think Lucas would jump right in. We're just now getting Star Wars on regular DVD and we're 7 years in.

I seem to recall reading once that Lucas didn't like the fact that his movies being released on VHS helped the still young VCR market to take off. Possibly because he didn't get a cut. Probably the same reason these DVDs took so long.