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If they were to do something that foolish I'm sure a lot of folks would steer clear.

I never said someone getting into DVD in 2000 was an early adopter. I didn't get into it until mid '98, and I consider that early because I didn't know anyone else that had a player, or really even knew much about it at the time. C'mon, how many people were buying HDTV's in 2000 or earlier...

Maybe it's been around in the lab for 20 years, but that has nothing to do with consumer level product priced under $10,000. I most certainly do consider someone that bought an HDTV in 2000 an "early adopter". Most people didn't even have DVD players then! OTA HD broadcasts didn't start until...

As I said earlier I can't imagine the studios shutting out all the early HDTV adopters, the very people likely to buy into HD-DVD at or near launch. I'm sure there will be some sort of solution made available for those set owners, one which doesn't involve downconverting the 720p/1080i signal...

I can't imagine the studios disenfranchising the millions of pre-2004 HDTV/FP owners by not providing an analog component solution. Somebody will come up with some type of converter/adapter or something I'm sure.

I am fortunate that I just bought my first HDTV in October, and it has an HDMI input and a built-in ATSC tuner. So my display is capable. I'm not sure I'll be able to NOT buy in. I love HD, my DVD's have definately lost their luster because of it. If, say, Fox were to announce "True Lies" as...