Posted by Bratboy on 03/10/06 00:54

"Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in message
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> "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.
>

LOL, can you imagine in say 10 years what it will be like trying to explain
to kids what a VHS tape was? I don't really care about HD yet figure I'll
give it 6 months to a yr after players are out before considering switching
over myself. Someone made a post saying how good HD was because you could
almost see the sweat glands on someones face.....thats just a little more
visual info than I need. DVD's still look great & some DVD players produce a
decent to really good image for me so waiting a bit wont hurt. I was just
worried that lesser titles would be ignored even more once HD DVD is out was
all. Sounds like costwise it really wont cost studios more so maybe Im
worrying about nothing.

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