HD DVD Players are a unique phenomenon in the home theater niche. The reason for that is pretty simply, but to really understand its uniqueness you would have to know what occurred in the late 70’s and early 80’s with Beta and VHS cassette video tapes. See, in the world of home electronics, we have become accustomed to a certain level of regular evolution. The PlayStation was replaced by the PlayStation 2 or 3. The Nintendo was replaced by the Super Nintendo. CRT tube type television were replaced by LCD and plasma televisions. This is the nature of home electronics. Bigger, better, brighter, louder are all features that many home consumers chase and look at acquire.

The HDTV revolution has changed the consumer landscape all right, but the real benefits of this advanced technology is evident in the near future in the coming years as more and more accepted and established. For half a century television entertainment that was pretty much the same thing that affects the video and audio capabilities. There has been some progress towards, inter alia, large TV and VHS recorder / player, but basically the displayExperience was unchanged.