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High Def is going to be totally huge this year ... maybe ... possibly?
August 22, 2006

This roundup of recent quotes on high def DVD from various studio execs’ murky crystal ball just goes to show it all depends on who you ask....

“Sales of the two formats will be faster than DVD, which has been up to this point the most successful consumer electronics product launch.”
Warner Home Video senior VP of marketing management Steve Nickerson
VB, Aug. 8

“It’s still early in the life of next-generation DVD to predict. In all likelihood, adoption of next-gen DVD will be slower to market than standard-definition DVD, which was rather dramatic.”
Disney chief Bob Iger
VB, Aug. 9

“Quite frankly, I don’t believe there is a format war. The HD DVD camp hasn’t brought in enough consoles to form a beachhead. I don’t believe they intend to do so. We’ll see Blu-ray start to take hold this year.”
Fox Home Entertainment Pres. Mike Dunn
VB, July 31

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