| Consumers too are becoming more demanding. | | | | analysts already see the market being ripe |
| The trend of watching movies at home is | | | | for the introduction of these HD DVDs, which |
| picking up worldwide. This is a factor | | | | could become the standard for home video. |
| driving the home theater sales up. Home | | | | Another thing that the high definition DVD |
| theater systems are continually evolving with | | | | players have done is to drive the high |
| one constant factor; the manufacturers are | | | | definition TV market. After all, that is |
| never content with what they have achieved. | | | | where you are going to view your favorite |
| This augurs well for the future of high | | | | flicks. The displays as they are known are |
| definition DVD players.The rapid pace of | | | | already there. You have a plasma, rear |
| technology has seen us graduate from the VHS | | | | projection, LCD, front projection, and what |
| to laser disc, and then finally to the DVD. | | | | not. What is needed is the HD, with the |
| DVDs are convenient and affordable, offering | | | | content encoded in it for lighting up the |
| quality output. It is remarkable how these | | | | eager pixels of these high definition |
| small pieces of plastic have revolutionized | | | | television sets.HD content is already |
| the home theater market. One thing to be | | | | available in the form of the D-VHS. But it is |
| noted here is that even with your latest high | | | | based on an awkward tape format, which |
| definition DVD player, you watch movies which | | | | requires expensive hardware and software. |
| have been encoded on standard DVDs, which | | | | Moreover, the entire system is |
| leaves scope for further improvement. What we | | | | under-supported. What we want is an HD video |
| mean to say is the next logical step would be | | | | disc, with all the convenience of a DVD, plus |
| the development of high definition DVDs or | | | | higher quality image output. |
| HDs as they are termed.HD DVDsIndustry | | | | |