VCR still better investment than DVD?
Posted by Andy [IP: 161.184.158.113] on August 30, 1999 at 19:08:22
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In Reply to: VCR still better investment than DVD? posted by Jason on August 30, 1999 at 18:05:26:
The blunt truth of the matter is,
a/v gear of any kind is not an
'investment', it is lost money, period.To constantly wait or be in fear of
the next big thing rendering your
current a/v purchase obselete is
pointless. The only certain thing
is that you are depriving yourself of
the best technology has to offer now.
The fact of the matter is, formats
will have shorter lifespans. As A/V
technology is now entering the digital
domain, 'the curve is steepening'. DVD
in it's current iteration will be
replaced by a shorter wavelength
laser based disc aka HD-DVD. But this
is at least five years out, if not
ten before consumer gear and software
becomes available. In the meanwhile
you have DVD, which currently i wouldn't
classify as unstable at all. Close to
3 million players shipped in two years
and pushing several 'k' titles. Plus
current DVD is capable of progessive
scan images which will provide a
second higher resolution life to the
format that bridges the gap between
DVD and HD-DVD. Am i glad i bought into Laserdisc
for 10 years before DVD? Hell yes.
Am i bummed out because now i am
buying into DVD and my poor laser's
are a dying format? Hell no, see
there's that decade of A/V nirvana
that laser provided. Will i be upset
when HD-DVD displaces DVD inevitably?
Hell no. Will i rebuy all the faves and
classics on HD-DVD, hell yeah! It's
all about the movies. So my suggestion is this, buy a DVD
player. DVD players are quite
reasonably priced now and deals
on software abound, esp. online.
You will get at least 5-10 yrs out
of format, also any future HD-DVD
player will be backwards compatible
with DVD software.
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