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Posted by Jay G. on 06/19/06 01:46
On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:17:38 -0400, Derek Janssen wrote:
> Jay G. wrote:
>>>
>>>>HD DVD and Blu-Ray aren't "sort of better." They provide up to a 6x
>>>>increase in resolution, with built-in progressive storage of the image for
>>>>better quality.
>>>
>>>Geek talk. 99.9% of the buying public won't know at all and will care even
>>>less.
>>
>> Most of the advantages of DVD over VHS is "geek talk" when written out.
>
> What, you mean, like "Never having to fast-forward or rewind again", or
> "Indestructible", or "Not worrying about the machine eating the tape"?
Okay, those features aren't so geek sounding, and are familiar to anyone
who owns a CD. However, I do have to take issue with "indestructible."
DVDs don't wear out like tapes, but tapes were a bit more hardy of a
transport system when dealing with actual people. I think Blockbuster was
able to get more rents out of a tape on average than DVDs. And you didn't
have to worry about a thumbprint ruining your viewing of a VHS.
>> However, the public knew better image and sound when they saw and heard it
>
> Well, actually, no, they didn't:
> The tech-geeks were the ones saying "Look at the clarity on 'Interview
> With the Vampire!'...Just imagine how Twister will sound on your home
> theater system!'"--
> While the public were the ones saying "So, 'It's laserdisc but it's
> not', what's the deal here?...Why aren't we just buying laserdisc? 0_o??"
Even an idiot knows why they weren't buying laserdiscs. The discs were
huge, 12", and didn't even hold a whole movie. You'd have to flip or
switch discs multiple times to watch a whole film. Plus, they cost a
premium. DVDs only cost fractionally more than VHS when it first came out,
and quickly came down to matching prices for new releases.
Honestly though, I'd think most people would reply "yes," if you asked them
if DVD looked and sounded better than VHS.
> (Now the "shelf" thing? ...
What shelf thing? Who said anything about shelves?
> Having every movie come out at "sale" price was also a helpful
> thunderbolt for VHS survivors.) :)
VHS had the same sell-through price, or less, at least for films. In fact,
they were initially cheaper, although they came out 3 months after the DVD
due to rental pricing on VHS.
-Jay
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