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DVD Lifetime?
kurandoinu:
--- Quote from: Mele on August 17, 2009, 07:19:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: darklight7 on August 17, 2009, 05:27:01 PM ---however about the market life of dvd i don't think it'll die anytime soon not unless blueray becomes affordable at a reasonable price
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The transition between VHS and DVD was a lot different from DVD to BD, since it was really analog to digital, but since DVDs are still a digital format, they're likely to not be phased out as quickly. There's going to be a niche for DVDs for a long time.
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VHS wasn't phased out that quickly though. I actually went out to buy a VCR DVD combi just this year as I felt a little lost without my video player!
Mele:
--- Quote from: kurandoinu on August 17, 2009, 07:23:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mele on August 17, 2009, 07:19:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: darklight7 on August 17, 2009, 05:27:01 PM ---however about the market life of dvd i don't think it'll die anytime soon not unless blueray becomes affordable at a reasonable price
--- End quote ---
The transition between VHS and DVD was a lot different from DVD to BD, since it was really analog to digital, but since DVDs are still a digital format, they're likely to not be phased out as quickly. There's going to be a niche for DVDs for a long time.
--- End quote ---
VHS wasn't phased out that quickly though. I actually went out to buy a VCR DVD combi just this year as I felt a little lost without my video player!
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The transition between VHS to DVD and DVD to BD is still completely different. I was more emphasizing that DVDs are still digital and the media comes in the same physical format, so it's not as dramatic of a switch.
I would tend to disagree though. At least around here, not long after DVDs became the acknowledged modern technology, it was pretty difficult to acquire VHS tapes.
kurandoinu:
--- Quote from: Mele on August 17, 2009, 08:44:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: kurandoinu on August 17, 2009, 07:23:45 PM ---
--- Quote from: Mele on August 17, 2009, 07:19:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: darklight7 on August 17, 2009, 05:27:01 PM ---however about the market life of dvd i don't think it'll die anytime soon not unless blueray becomes affordable at a reasonable price
--- End quote ---
The transition between VHS and DVD was a lot different from DVD to BD, since it was really analog to digital, but since DVDs are still a digital format, they're likely to not be phased out as quickly. There's going to be a niche for DVDs for a long time.
--- End quote ---
VHS wasn't phased out that quickly though. I actually went out to buy a VCR DVD combi just this year as I felt a little lost without my video player!
--- End quote ---
The transition between VHS to DVD and DVD to BD is still completely different. I was more emphasizing that DVDs are still digital and the media comes in the same physical format, so it's not as dramatic of a switch.
I would tend to disagree though. At least around here, not long after DVDs became the acknowledged modern technology, it was pretty difficult to acquire VHS tapes.
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You can still buy a hell of a lot of cheap VHS over here now. Ha ha
fohfoh:
One forgets Mr VCD and laser disc. There was a lot of stuff in between before the actual transition.
Xtras:
--- Quote from: fohfoh on August 18, 2009, 12:07:07 PM ---One forgets Mr VCD and laser disc. There was a lot of stuff in between before the actual transition.
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yeah, but with VCD, people got tired of getting up and changing discs partway through the movie. Laserdiscs were just too big to be stored without being a joke. Not to mention both of them had pretty short lifespans if I could remember.
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