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Posted by kim on 01/22/07 15:13
"Danny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Skipai Otter" <skipaiotter@fishbones.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > That and I don't like what they said about this new generation not
lasting
> > as long as dvd. You know, I just want a nice long media format that
will
> > be here just as long as VHS was. As in 20-30 years. Not some stupid
5-10
> > years mark.. But if Sony wins out, we get a new format everytime a
> > Playstation comes out so... x.x
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> Personally I don't have a problem with new formats having a shorter life
> span providing what comes along offers a significant improvement over what
> it's replacing. And when I say 'improvement', I mean in terms of storage
> capacity, picture or audio quality - not fancy bells and whistles that no
> one really needs. The last thing we need is a format that lasts as long as
> VHS did - that, to me, is a dead format that would hold back technological
> advancement. I'd like to think in 30 years, we'll be looking at solid
state
> holographic movies! lol
What's the point of a technologically advanced format if you can't buy the
particular titles you want? I buy a format to watch a programme, I don't buy
a programme to watch a format.
(kim)
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