Posted by Joshua Zyber on 03/10/06 00:02

"AZ Nomad" <aznomad@PmunOgeBOX.com> wrote in message
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> 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.

Laserdisc players were a niche market that never achieved wide
acceptance. DVD players, on the other hand, are found in most homes. A
better comparison is to ask how long it took VCRs to disappear once DVD
players were available. Oh wait, they still make those.

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