Posted by Archimedes' Lever on 08/07/07 08:03

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 02:02:48 GMT, glenzabr@xmission.nospam.com (GMAN)
wrote:

>In article <slrnfatad9.45h.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net>, AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote:
>>On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:46:21 -0700, Spurious Response
>> <SpuriousResponse@cleansignal.org> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:25:00 GMT, AZ Nomad
>>><aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote:
>>
>>>>On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:39:39 -0000, Doug Jacobs <djacobs@shell.rawbw.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I just heard that this November Paramount is going to be re-releasing the
>>>>>first season of the original Star Trek series remastered in HD for the
>>>>>low-low price of $217.99:
>>>>
>>>>>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Paramount/Disc_Announcements/Paramoun
>>t_Unveils_Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series_HD_DVD_Details/815
>>>>
>>>>>Are they crazy? I know that HD is supposed to be 6x the resolution of
>>>>>standard DVD, but 6x the price as well?!
>>>>
>>>>DVD was 6x the price of VHS with players 10x the price. I guess it'll never
>> catch on.
>>
>>
>>> Bullshit. Platoon DVD was $20. Platoon VHS was $99.
>>
>>What planet are you from?
>>
>>Tapes typically sell for under $10-15. Are you quoting rental media
>>prices?
>>
>
>What he was meaning was that at the time Platoon was release all you could get
>was the DVD version at retail pricing, the VHS tape was only available at
>first at rental store pricing.


Idiot. There was no such thing as DVD when Platoon was released.

The Laser Disc was cheaper than the VHS product though, and the LD was
far superior, and the tapes were all fast reproduced on a wall of 25
tapes, and being recorded at 4 or 6 x. BIG quality hit!

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