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Originally Posted by reapersaurus
It seems obvious to me that a device who's sole function is to play HD-DVD's (this hda0 or whatever you're calling it) should be counted as a HDDVD player.
Similarly, using common sense as the decider, a device who's prime function is to play console games (PS3) should not be counted as a BR player.
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Well, the issue is standalone versus non-standalone players. Toshiba standalones outsell bd standalones. The hda0 cannot just be hooked up to your TV and play movies. It has to either be hooked up to the 360, or it has to be linked into a laptop. The ps3 however can be hooked up to your TV and play movies, but it is a game console. If you want to look at standalone only, you don't count the hda0 (which hd-dvd hadn't until recently). If you want to count all players, then you can count the hda0, but you also count the ps3 as well.
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Furthermore, I think you all should be embarrassed at the pathetic rate of adoption of this technology.
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Why should we be embarrassed? We're enjoying movies in HD. Also, when dvd started out, it didn't need brand new hardware to enjoy it. You hooked it up to your TV and it worked. With HD, you need to have an HDTV, and if you want advanced audio codecs, an hdmi receiver. The rate of adoption considering the population of people that have hdtv's and know what they are doing with it is actually on a good increase.
Most studios see HDM as a growth market, and that's why you are seeing lots of new releases all being put out on HDM. There's nothing at all to be "embarrassed" about there, from either hd-dvd or blu-ray fans.