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TWICE: Do you think IP-connected TVs will blunt Blu-ray before it has a chance to establish itself in the mass market?
Jeannette Howe, Specialty Electronics Nationwide: No way! For the first time we have a software medium that is relatively ubiquitous. Discs can be played in your office, on the airplane, in your home, in your car: everywhere. Plenty of people take pleasure in going to the video store and browsing shelves of new releases. Baby boomers, particularly those not as computer savvy, enjoy owning retail products rather than virtual products.
Personally, I am very exited about IP-connected TVs - I want to see everything from the kitchen appliances, sprinklers, security to energy management networked - but I don't think the everyday consumer in all markets is ready for my vision of the future just yet. My mother will never download a movie.
Rick Souder, Crutchfield: I believe most customers will...