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Posted by Ridwan Hughes on 06/08/06 05:33
In article <1149690777.688586.305730@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
drytherain2002@yahoo.co.uk says...
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> POD {=D2=BF=D3} wrote:
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> >format wars are decided by the pioneers who spend =A3500
> > on a machine, people with 42" glass plasmas and DTS home cinema.
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> Why didn't Laserdisc take over from VHS then?
It was/is seen as a playback only medium because Laserdisc recorders were
as rare as rocking horse shit and cost a fortune.
> There was a good article on the Video Business website, saying HD has
> come too soon, and there's a real fear that most punters will just
> stick with DVD, leaving HD a ghetto for spods - and there's just not
> enough money in that - the business wants the people in the street.
In some ways I think HD is a bit early, DVD recorders have only recently
within the last year come down to VHS recorder prices and people are
still getting to grips with that, now there's new formats it's just going
to cause more confusion to the people they want to sell it to, the people
that through mass buying will overall get the prices down.
Sure I'd love a HD setup but the cost is going to horrific, at least with
DVD technology prices came down relatively quickly and I can't see that
happening as fast with HD technology.
> Should I beat up anyone I see with an I-Pod?
That goes without question ;)
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Rid
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