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Posted by Goro on 11/18/05 15:43
elrous0@pop.uky.edu wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/bwgty
>
> It's funny to think this was all-too-typical of laserdisc fans'
> predictions for DVD at the time. I still remember arguing in 1997 with
> alt.video.laserdisc denizens who would claim "DVD's are too fragile to
> rent" and "No way they'll stay this cheap" (this was when DVD's
> *AVERAGED* $25 a disc and $15 discs were unheard of).
>
> Of course, I've been wrong myself sometimes. I never expected HDTV's to
> catch on as fast as they have. And even I was surprised how quickly and
> thoroughly DVD's caught on with the general public.
>
> -Eric
Of course many of those that proclaimed that they digital artifacts
were awful and prefered the look of LDs to them and who proclaim that
audio on LD is better likely STILL collect and watch LDs. I know I
unloaded a whole hell of a lot of them.
To be fair, many early DVDs that I saw DIDN'T look that good. Even
worse was seeing it in a poorly calibrated tv at (say) Best Buy.
Of course now with HDTVs, LDs are even more obsolete as (i don't think)
there's no such thing as an anamorphic LD.
-goro-
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