"Doug Jacobs" <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com> wrote in message 
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> In alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 Angel <Angela7422@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Honestly, I don't care if any system has HD or not.  Not trying to start 
>> a
>> flame war or anything, just sharing my opinion.
>
> That may be your opinion now.  But do you plan on buying a new TV within
> the next 5-7 years?  If so, chances are you'll be buying a HDTV.  Like it
> or not, the industry is moving to HD.  The mandatory switchover was
> supposed to have happend in 2006, but that's been bumped back a bit.  In
> the meantime, however, the TV manufacturers have been pushing HD into
> newer and cheaper sets.  I predict that within a year or two, it'll be
> nearly impossible to get a TV over 20" that ISN'T compatible with at least
> one HD format.
>

Actually digital is the main format. HD is a subset of that.