Really?

Could record your shows longer? No.
Devices were cheaper? No.
Had more shows to watch? No.

Guess the only thing going for it was a few extra lines of resolution... Hmm.

4-6 hour TV recording won that battle with the common user.

If its easy to use and adopt,
If it is accepted "everywhere" for trade,
and if it serves a common need to the majority of prospective adopters.

Then it wins.

As far as bitcoin vs litecoin speculative value just remember that the customers adopters perspective becomes the reality.