Posted by Justin on 01/17/63 11:49

Roy L Fuchs wrote on [Mon, 05 Jun 2006 07:32:56 GMT]:
> On Sun, 04 Jun 2006 21:53:26 -0500, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> Gave
> us:
>
>>The benefits of DVD over VHS were far greater than the benefits of HD
>>over DVD. Laserdiscs were always a small market, were too big and bulky,
>>and were around in a market where rental was the norm. Now that people
>>buy TV series within months of the finale, and movies within a couple
>>weeks of it leaving the theatre, the benefits of HD are still very
>>small.
>
> If an HD title hit the streets in the same "two week" time frame as
> a regular DVD release, I am quite sure that the form factor will be
> popular.
>
> Given the choice, from what I have seen of standard DVD performance
> on my HD HDMI set, I would take the HD release any day. The
> difference is significant enough for that to be my choice, so I am
> sure it will be for any other true videophile type as well. For the
> same price.

> So, any dope with a decent sized library of discs and an HD monitor
> will take note of the difference.

Again, most people don't have a HD TV set, either. Most of the people I
have talked to don't really want one either.


> The format will make inroads, and will displace DVD as a result.

It will take a very long time.

> Even though I formally stated that DVD will last for another twenty
> years or so, I am not still convinced that is true. I now feel that
> high resolution imagery is enough of a change to kill off the poorer
> format.

Maybe. Not in the next 10 years.

Look at CDs, they've outlasted all sorts of comeptitors.

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