Posted by Tarkus on 01/25/08 05:32

Chris F wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:27:42 -0800, Tarkus
> <karnevil9@atlantabraves.net> wrote:
>
>> Iridium wrote:
>>> Bingo. I might get a PS3 in the future if they ever get round to releasing
>>> any good games - then Blu Ray will win for me I guess. If I don't, I
>>> probably won't buy a dedicated player for either seen as none-HD/BR DVDs
>>> will be around forever (well, a good 10 years) anyway.
>> Neither will SD DVDs nor any other format that comes along. So I guess
>> you just do without when it comes to home theater?
>
> i think you struggled to read his post.
>
> SD DVD will be around for years to come yet, many years.
>
> do you really think that if hd-dvd or bluray finally 'wins', movie
> companies are instantly going to stop producing DVDs?

No, just like they didn't stop producing VHS for quite some time after
the advent of SD DVDs. That didn't make SD DVDs any less viable.

My point was that if you're waiting for a permanent format, you'll be
waiting forever. Enjoy the current technology and then move on when
something better comes along. It's not like we're talking about
mortgage prices.

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