Posted by Allan on 09/02/05 04:20

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:55:22 -0600, 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.
>
>> 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.


Rentals are certainly abused... why? No idea... it amazes me the way
folks seem to enjoy running discs over carpet.

Me. I only have rented games... (same treatment... maybe worse)...
but to call the playback of rental DVD "worse picture" that VHS is
silly.

Now.. "renting thousands" of DVD's... damn man... got to try Movie
networks!






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because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

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