[mythtv-users] TMS <-> SD deal makes LifeHacker.com

Jay R. Ashworth jra at baylink.com
Fri Aug 10 04:39:25 UTC 2007


On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 10:11:58PM -0400, Michelle Dupuis wrote:
> This is not a criticism - just an observation that the current price may be
> a deterrent to many.  Consider the initial BLUE RAY dvd drives at $3000
> each.  The price was high, and even "justified".  Sure the price came down
> over time...but the initial pricing kept the mainstream out.  As for myth,
> losing the mainstream Myth user (from EPG data) could have a serious
> negative impact...

Lousy analogy.  BluRay is a completely new thing.  The audience for SD,
while not a lock, has a *much* higher motivation to sign up.

Cheers,
-- jra
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