Comments on: In Vegas, it's all about CEXXX

Porn industry's love affair with technology on full display at Adult Entertainment Expo at CES.

[markdoiron]

Interesting by its Omission

interesting by its omission: hd-dvd and blu-ray. this could be a bad omen for both those technologies.

the article mentions the lead the porn industry has set for delivery of video content on the internet, but fails to mention they were also the driving force behind in-home video tapes and dvd's. for those who think this might be a minor blip on the continued drive to high def video delivery by one of those two formats: i think the porn industry i seeking a better way via the internet. a way that will be "good enough, soon enough". a way that will negatively impact both hd-dvd or blu-ray.

mark d.

[Earl Benser]

Not really.....

.... the porn folks don't drive technology, they just use it when it's a
means toward profit. And the porn folks won't care about HD-DVD
or Blu-Ray until there is a significant 'customer' base - then they
use whatever is available. Even then, they may stay with DVD's
because DVD's are cheap, and there is no aspect of porn
production that needs even DVD quality.

The porn folk aren't a driving force for anything. Sure, they do a
large volume, but have no ability to

[val31]

agreed

i agree. the internet is more widely used for pornography than dvds and video tapes...

[susanentice]

Bad omen for hd-dvd and blu-ray

Mark -
I want to thank you for pointing out that internet delivery of HD is happening now - no need to wait for the battle over physical media format to play out. Although there will always be those who like tactile interaction with their video content, we know that most will gravitate to this new way to access unlimited amounts of HD content due to its convenience and low cost.