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Posted by Kevin Gerbil on 06/08/06 11:24
Ridwan Hughes wrote:
> In article <1149690777.688586.305730@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> drytherain2002@yahoo.co.uk says...
> >
> > POD {=D2=BF=D3} wrote:
> >
> > >format wars are decided by the pioneers who spend =A3500
> > > on a machine, people with 42" glass plasmas and DTS home cinema.
> >
> > 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.
That didn't stop DVD though, did it? I wonder if the turning over sides
thing, plus 12" discs had more to do with it.
With DVD the small size, plus easy ordering and shipping on the net
probably won people over more than the early adopters with their flash
systems. And I talk as someone who paid for £350 for my first DVD
player...which is still going.
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