Posted by GMAN on 09/02/05 03:22

In article <bl2112-0B0F13.20552201092005@news.uswest.net>, Black Locust <bl2112@hotmail.com> wrote:
>In article <1125582410.614883.91220@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
> electrictroy@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> VHS= ~30 years; Vinyl LPs---> CDs= ~40 years ; Also, DVDs aren't
>> exactly young. It's now 10 years!
>
>2007 will be DVDs 10 anniversery.
>

They were out in test markets as early as late 1995

>> The reason I don't like renting DVDs is the playback problems...
>> scratches, skipping, distorted picture... a DVD rental ends up having a
>> worse picture than a VHS rental.
>
>After renting thousands of DVDs over the last 6 years, I can safely say
>all of the above is FALSE information. You sir, need to either learn how
>to properly clean a rental DVD(a relatively simple task) or get a better
>player.
>
>> troy
>>

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