Posted by Jerk on 12/31/07 21:27

"T.B." <Partyslammer@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:47793c8e$0$5129$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> "Lloyd Parsons" wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
>> Read what I said again.
>>
>> They've got what 1 profile 1.1 standalone and the PS3 or is it 2
>> standalones that are 1.1.
>>
>> Regardless, most of the mfgs rushed 2nd gen boxes to market just short
>> of the do or die date when 1.1 had to be in them. Since then almost no
>> new boxes.
>>
>> But let's assume they finally get off their collective asses and produce
>> at least one model from each mfg that is 1.1 - when will just one of
>> them be sub-$200? I don't think I can see that far down the road from
>> where I sit.
>
> I think you're completely wrong regarding your reasoning about why blu-ray
> supposedly hasn't taken off yet. The real issue just like it was with
> standard dvds is not so much hardware prices, but software title
> availability and competitive pricing of titles. As studios really start
> getting out some big "classic" movies on either format, you'll see more
> people gravitate towards HiDef video discs. As it's been proven, short
> term "fire sales" discounting last generation players make a big splash
> for a week or two for either format, but it's individual titles that are
> strong, long term sellers like Casino Royale, The Departed or Transformers
> along with smart "classic movie" choices like Blade Runner, The Matrix and
> Close Encounters of the Third Kind that will eventually support whichever
> format is going to wind up as *the* HD disc format by 2009.
>
> T.B.

You know I'm not going out and replace hardly any of my DVD's, or even many
old VHS tapes for some movie I've seen enough times, or to many times just
to see it in this current trend generations High Def. In 5 years better High
Def will be coming out and we'll hopefully have DVD like or some kind of
portable flash ROM whatever media that can hold at least 1000GB of
data..then I'll call it Next Gen. Still Blade Runner and most old movies
will bore me because I've seen them to many times and I won't buy them.

High Def on Blue Ray or HD-DVD and broadcast just is not that great..it's a
bit better but really to me but so what. The magic for most of the old
movies is gone. I hate the feeling of buying a game or movies, playing it
and watching in then thinking..meh, why did I buy that. The older I get the
less junk I buy :)
I bet most people in the world feel that way. True Dolby or
whatever..again..who cares..THX is not cool anymore and companies are not
paying for the licensing.
Pro logic was good enough :) Stereo is still the best for Audiophiles music
lovers.

Good enough is good enough. DVD for movies is good enough for life. for me
anyway.

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