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Posted by kim on 10/23/06 13:56
"Gaz" <gazter@msn.com> wrote in message
news:4q3uepFl5pnoU1@individual.net...
>
> "tekki" <news@dvdlibrary.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:d42dnWgCYvviP6HYRVnyiw@bt.com...
> > toshiba hd-e1 to launch in uk november
> > hd dvd is the only next gen dvd, so, cheaper to produce... why do we
want
> > bluray at inflated prices? how can samsung say they will win the format
> > war
> > when their bluray player is nearly twice the price of the toshiba hd-dvd
> > player... and what are they offering for the extra money??.. oh, I
know...
> > a
> > bit more disc space (needed to house the extra capacity used by inferior
> > mpeg 2 video codec), and 1080p, wow, how many people in the uk actually
> > have
> > a 1080p screen!!
>
> You need to look at things over the long term, technology changes very
> quickly. We have an explosion of hd televisions over the last twelve
months,
> which are now the price of sd screens the same time the year before.
>
> The dvd format, as a mass market product only hit the big time post
yr2000,
> and it has at least another five years of life left in it.
>
> The post dvd companies will be anticipating (or hoping) for a ten year
> turnaround on the new formats.
>
> In five years time 720p will be standard for new tv purchases, and 1080p
> will be common...
>
> I suspect that neither hddvd or blueray are going to take off for a few
> years yet, as the mass market wont be able to tell the difference, between
> them and DVD.
There won't be a market for pre-recorded videos in few years time which is
why they're trying to flog us HD now.
(kim)
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