Posted by AZ Nomad on 03/09/06 19:34

On Thu, 9 Mar 2006 13:26:37 -0600, Jay G. <"Jay "@tmbg.org> wrote:


>On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 12:55:07 GMT, Dragon wrote:
>>
>> i do agree, older movies are hard to get now on dvd and unless the quality
>> is watchable they never see the light of day. Lets hope that hddvd is only
>> limited to new movies rather than re issueing old stuff, i dont mind paying
>> extra for a new movie with hd but would still like to see old movie released
>> in normal dvd quality so when get the benefit and those who dont have hd tvs
>> or players

>Older films will be released on HD. However, they still will be released
>on DVD as well. DVD is too large a market for anyone to ignore, and most
>films being released on DVD nowadays are mastered in HD anyway.

How long were laserdisk players made once dvd arrived? 3 years?
I'd expect dvd players to vanish in not much longer, perhaps 4 or 5 years.

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