content: Wow, great concise reply, I will sleep less stupid tonight.  So basically, consumers want high resolution, but companies want to piggyback ways to make money off everything and anything that comes along and ergo general shitstorm ensues.. ok..  Could it be possible.. to create a new type of patent.. whereas..if it's a technology that helps the consumer and gives them want they want (ie High Defintion Pr()n with smell-a-vision if possible (dont judge me.. it would make a killing in Japan...) then.. that technology may be freely used as free source for all companies.  The creator gets a virtual fistbump for being an awesome member of the human race and everyone is better of because of that person and we all know it... and then maybe the consumerbase wont be constantly bent over the barrel trying to follow "y'all companie's greedy basterd ways" (not you personally goat, but companies in general) and fucking up standards every 3 years to force pepele to buy new shit....?