Fair enough. Working in the electronics biz, new technologies are typically driven by the oddest factors. Ever since Sony and Mitsubishi launched their "Full HD" or "True HD" advertizing campaigns, the demand for 1080p has gone through the roof. Of all of the HDTVs that our company sells (a small-ish, privately owned, commissioned based business), I would say 75% of them are 40" or larger 1080p, while most of the are 32" LCDs. Only a small percentage of shoppers ("value" shoppers, or cheap-asses) don't go 1080p. Anyway, the 1080p hype is in full-force. Most consumers believe that it's only "real" HD if it's 1080p, and most of us in the industry are going to run with it. Also, though people on forums can speculate all they want, the hard sales numbers for our company indicate that BD players and media are another rage. Everyone wants one, but few people are biting at the price. Although, I'm certain places like the big blue tag and the electrical plug have different figures.
I know the kind of place you work at. I tend to drool a lot every time I visit one. Honestly, if my TV kicked the bucket I'd buy a 1080p in a heartbeat. But even being an engineer, married to an engineer, who one day dreams of retiring and sending his kids to college; even I can't afford to buy a new TV and player every 5 years. I refuse to have to upgrade my TV just to keep up. It's like having to buy a new car every time they fill the potholes.
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