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To: Guy Gordon who wrote (1815)	2/4/2000 1:43:00 PM
From: mauser96	Respond to of 10713

I have no idea how far along various competitors are with blue laser research. The ones with the best research are probably keeping very quiet about it. For HDTV movies, first we need HDTV and none of the networks or cable people seem to be interested. The average TV is on something like 7 hours a day already,and providers see no reason why they should spend money for HDTV which is unlikely to improve this figure. Superior TV is in our interest as viewers, but that doesn't mean it's to the interest of your local TV station. It looks like they are doing the minimum they are forced to do by law. For a blue laser to be useful for HDTV consumer use it will have to be cheap and reliable, so both the blue laser and real consumer need for it are fairly far off. Actually, I'm far more enthusiastic about other potential SiC uses.