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Porn could be the key to next-generation DVD war - Yahoo! News
by Mike the Usurper at 3:10 pm EDT, Apr 6, 2007

James McQuivey, a principal analyst at technology research firm Forrester, said in the VHS-versus-Betamax war, porn provided a significant boost for the winning format.
He also noted the adult entertainment industry has often paved the way with new uses of technology -- such as streaming video on the Internet -- and said porn could help tip the scales in the current DVD format battle.
"If the porn industry wanted to break the logjam of HD-DVD and Blu-ray, it could," McQuivey said. "If they said 'We are going to go with HD-DVD' you would see a few million homes immediately go out and buy HD-DVD players. They have that power."

Sony screwed this one up last time too.

RE: Porn could be the key to next-generation DVD war - Yahoo! News
by Hijexx at 4:27 pm EDT, Apr 6, 2007

Mike the Usurper wrote:
Sony screwed this one up last time too.

I'm still a little confused. When the battle first started brewing, I heard Sony was preventing porn on BD, period. This article says the same thing, but then states that Vivid found a replicator that was unconcerned with being boycotted by the majors for pressing porn BD's. A ban and a boycott are slightly different. Is there an authoritative source on this once and for all?

I don't think porn will be a compelling unit mover this time around. Why? Because of the nature of the format. I've watched porn before. Most of those girls look ruined because that lifestyle takes a huge toll on them. Producers hide that fact with makeup and filming technique. If you increase the video resolution by a factor of six, you are really going to see how ruined these girls are. It's not attractive.