Posted by Derek Janssen on 06/18/06 21:17

Jay G. wrote:
>>
>>>HD DVD and Blu-Ray aren't "sort of better." They provide up to a 6x
>>>increase in resolution, with built-in progressive storage of the image for
>>>better quality.
>>
>>Geek talk. 99.9% of the buying public won't know at all and will care even
>>less.
>
> Most of the advantages of DVD over VHS is "geek talk" when written out.

What, you mean, like "Never having to fast-forward or rewind again", or
"Indestructible", or "Not worrying about the machine eating the tape"?

> However, the public knew better image and sound when they saw and heard it

Well, actually, no, they didn't:
The tech-geeks were the ones saying "Look at the clarity on 'Interview
With the Vampire!'...Just imagine how Twister will sound on your home
theater system!'"--
While the public were the ones saying "So, 'It's laserdisc but it's
not', what's the deal here?...Why aren't we just buying laserdisc? 0_o??"

(Now the "shelf" thing?--You had to start owning them for that to hook
you for life.
Having every movie come out at "sale" price was also a helpful
thunderbolt for VHS survivors.) :)

Derek Janssen (it was just DIFFERENT back then, okay?)
ejanss@comcast.net

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