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Posted by Otis Bricker on 06/20/06 13:03
Derek Janssen <ejanss@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in
news:4qWdnZlRUtNmHwrZnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d@comcast.com:
> Maybe HD's are a little "neater" than DVD's, but they ain't the quantum
> leap to make us turn against DVD's like a pack of jackals--
> Remember CD's and vinyl, or word processors and typewriters: To become
> a "replacement" technology, the new gizmo has to make you *LOATHE AND
> DESPISE* the old technology...
>
>
It took 7 years for CDs to reach 25% of US households. I still remember the
debates among audiophiles on the sound quality of CDs being inferior to
Vinyl. It took a while for recording engineers to learn how to deal with
the medium. Early recordings were poorly equalized since most were done
with the expectation of of RIAA curve.
It took years for DVD to out pace VHS in sales. Even now, I think more
homes have VHS than DVD.
I think we tend to shrink this time in memory so that it only seems as if
it happened 'overnight'.
TV broadcasts in the US are due to switch soon. This will increase the
awareness of the quality difference. Having seen a DVD/HD comparision on a
1080 monitor, I will say it was not DAY/NIGHT but it was a BIG difference.
I will not be replacing my cheap DVD until I can get one of the newer
formats. HVD anyone?
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