> Technophobes who don't understand new technology, and who don't understand or care about HDTV, and so just buy the same DVDs they always bought.
That seems like a strangely unfriendly reduction.
Although I don't buy DVDs, I am perfectly fine watching subHD content because the visual quality is good enough and not what interests me. I also don't have a 'modern' or especially large TV (it's already too large, if anything). I care about the story. When I read a book, it is similarly of no significant importance to me whether I'm reading from an old paperback or a new hardcover, or an e-reader. As long as the text is legible (book's not deteriorated and the font's not too small), I don't care.
This is not technophobia, it is merely the absence of technophilia.
That seems like a strangely unfriendly reduction.
Although I don't buy DVDs, I am perfectly fine watching subHD content because the visual quality is good enough and not what interests me. I also don't have a 'modern' or especially large TV (it's already too large, if anything). I care about the story. When I read a book, it is similarly of no significant importance to me whether I'm reading from an old paperback or a new hardcover, or an e-reader. As long as the text is legible (book's not deteriorated and the font's not too small), I don't care.
This is not technophobia, it is merely the absence of technophilia.