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Pornography has long helped drive the adoption of new technology, from the printing press to the videocassette. Now pornographic movie studios are staying ahead of the curve by releasing high-definition DVDs.

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VulgarCelebrity7
Jan. 22, 2007, 12:41 p.m.
There's nothing quite like being able to spot venereal warts from 10 feet away from your television.
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LuisR
Jan. 22, 2007, 12:41 p.m.
If that is what will get more people to adopt the new Blu-Ray technology, then we're more screwed up as a society than people are aware of...

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  ybdogsct
  Jan. 22, 2007, 1:10 p.m.
  Actually, it's happened before. The porn industry is credited by many to have played a major role in the domination of VHS over Betamax, even though Betamax was technologically (both in video and audio) superior.
  A report on NPR found that Sony refused to license the Betamax technology to porn studios. The porn industry flocked to the VHS standard. Now, most people believe that the porn industry would be a minor player in the world of video entertainment. But the report found that the porn industry actually grosses more ($13 billion) than all the major Hollywood Studios combined. I have friends who work for Fox, Universal Studios, and Disney who can verify this figure and conclusion is accurate. It was a gross miscalculation that cost Sony the video format war years ago. It seems again that the porn industry is lining up against Sony (Blu Ray this time).
  
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    random1734
    Jan. 22, 2007, 6:33 p.m.
    ybdogsct,
    Your figures are correct. I live in the port capitol of the world (The San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles). It is funny, but you really don't notice them being here. They tend to be in nondescrpt warehouses in various parts of the valley. But they make billions of dollars. It is a very poor idea on Sony's part to dismiss them. They hold a lot of power at this point in the situation.
    I remeber that there were a few machines that would do both beta and vhs but very soon vhs won out completly. Beta (while better visualy) fell by the wayside.
    It would appear that Blu-ray High Def is going to do the same thing. It is interesting to watch the last of the dodo birds as it goes into extinction.
    
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      ybdogsct
      Jan. 23, 2007, 12:11 a.m.
      Agreed Random1734. There are other factors too. Apparently, Sony was counting on the integration of Blu-Ray into their new PS3 to increase market saturation for Blu-Ray.
      Sony sold the new PS3s at a loss in order to accomplish two things: (1) corner the videogame market as the previous-generation playstation systems had done and (2) in order to achieve market saturation for Blu-Ray. Sony then planned to recover their losses through (1) selling video game titles, (2) selling Blu-Ray discs, and (3) licensing Blu-Ray to the now-saturated Blu-Ray/PS3 market.
      Unfortunately, complications from integrating Blu-Ray into PS3 prevented Sony from manufacturing enough PS3s to meet the demand last Christmas. So, not only did Sony lose money by selling PS3s under cost, but they didn't even achieve the market saturation they needed to recover their costs. Now, the XBox 360 is offering hd-dvd support and it outsold the PS3 by more than a 2:1 margin over the holidays.
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  Neophile
  Jan. 22, 2007, 4:11 p.m.
  Pornography has always been at the forefront of new technologies. From the camera to the motion picture to the internet.
  
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    Bacalao
    Jan. 23, 2007, 7:18 a.m.
    Brother you are so right. If it wasnt for porn we would still be using BBS's instead of the internet.
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Goppy
Jan. 22, 2007, 12:59 p.m.
What a dumb story.

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  TednGilbertAZ
  Jan. 22, 2007, 5:02 p.m.
  well, it comes from the NY Times... what else would you expect?
  
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    ybdogsct
    Jan. 23, 2007, 12:13 a.m.
    Yes, what would you expect from the most decorated and highly-regarded newspaper in the country? What would you expect from the newspaper whose Pulitzers (the most of any newspaper) outnumbers those of Fox News, the New York Post, the WSJ, and the Economist combined.
    I'm sure the Arizona Republic is a much more reliable news source...
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Sandmn
Jan. 22, 2007, 4:43 p.m.
neo:I am a little worried about you neo. This is not your typical article. I see the humor of it, but I still think it's too far beneath you. But, again, it is funny. I know this story was posted because of the technologies used, right?

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  Neophile
  Jan. 22, 2007, 5:26 p.m.
  Personally I enjoy stories about early adopters (in this case the pornography industry) of technologies tackling challenges that other later adopters will be facing soon. They're taking the risks and learning to solve problems that all film-makers will deal with as they enter the HD age. It is fortunate for everyone that their product is profitable enough that they can afford to take those risks.
  
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    PinkyPie
    Jan. 23, 2007, 1:37 a.m.
    As much as I hate to admit it, Neo I think you are correct here. Porn is a huge industry, like it or not, and is not to be ignored in this regard.
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NoSpinDave
Jan. 22, 2007, 5:26 p.m.
Now we should be proud of the porn-scum industry Neo? Lame.

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  Bacalao
  Jan. 23, 2007, 7:21 a.m.
  not proud per-se. I would rather be er ummm thankful in a way. As Neo says they are taking all the risk in advance so mainstream media can learn from their mistakes.
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mamasan
Jan. 22, 2007, 9:17 p.m.
Never underestimate the power of a million horny guys.

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    mamasan
    Jan. 22, 2007, 11:21 p.m.
    If you had taken the time to read the story you would know the power I refer too.
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Sandmn
Jan. 24, 2007, 12:34 p.m.
use a lube.
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Sandmn
Jan. 24, 2007, 12:38 p.m.
I think some have missed the point. Big money induces big discoveries for other causes. In this case, porn is big business, and in its ventures to produce better quality for its products, it leads us to better uses for their discoveries. Did I say that right? Oh well, I've learned a few new things from researching the topic. Woohoo!
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