A lot of movies may not make the trasition to a new format. There are thousands of movies available on VHS that have yet to make it to DVD, and there are a whole bunch of movies that were released theatrically that aren't available in any home video format. Even when a new format debuts in several years, it will take years beyond that before the format becomes so widespread that it limits the availability of the current DVD format. DVDs will be good enough for a large segment of the population for a long time to come. If the new technology doesn't offer a tangible upgrade (and a low price), people, by and large, won't make the jump (just as they aren't in any great numbers for HD-TV. HD-TV is still a niche product due to cost AND the fact that, to a large number of people, there's nothing wrong with the current picture).
I figure these high-def blue laser DVD players will be backwards compatible. Otherwise it will take me a while before I convert over.
Actually they are. The majority of video transfers on DVDs these days comes from brand new high definition masters. They simply downconvert them to a lower resolution. Every movie I own on DVD and have watched on an HD channel on TV has shown at least a marginal increase in picture quality. I remember Forrest Gump looking 10 times better in HD since the DVD was plagued with edge enhancement. High definition has twice the resolution of DVDs, so a difference will always be noticable. That being said, the leap in quality from DVD to HD-DVD won't be as dramatic as the one from VHS to DVD, so I wouldn't be surprised at all if DVD was still the dominant format 10 years from now.
I'm not too worried about new technology coming around to replace DVDs. I figure that when a new technology does come around, they will include DVD playability along with it. (Example: DVD/VHS players) My only issue with DVDs are their durability. I've already had a couple DVDs getting scratched to the point they're just big coasters now.
Yeah, though if you take care of them, that shouldn't be a problem (I've gotten some from the store, though, that came pre-scratched, but I was able to return them for a good one).
I read that as sarcastic. There's no reason to be upset that I beat you to the Mallrats joke. Of course, I didn't read your post correctly. I thought it said you heard of discs getting scratched, not that you had them. How do you scratch them up?
I scratched my Shrek: Special Edition when I packed it up during a cross-state move. I'm glad you read it as sarcasm since I made a pact with myself that I'd never use the rolleyes smiley. I'll get you next time on a Kevin Smith reference! Actually, I think I'm going to stop using smilies all together...they seem too fem. for my taste...
One of the radio stations in my buiding has 2 CD players that are called "CD-Carts". Imagine an oversized floppy disk. Basically the casing is exactly like a floppy disk and all you have to do is put the CD in. You can store the CD in the casing and it dramatically cuts down on the chance of scratching the CD. To play the CD all you do is pop in and there it goes. I wish they had made DVD's like that.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! Major League is out on DVD!!! I am buying that the first chance I get. ML and ML2 are all-time classics. My list would have to be: 1. Billy Madison 2. Happy Gilmore 3. Major League/Major League 2 4. Spaceballs 5. Bunch of ties
All I spotted was more of Will Ferrell streaking and additional dialogue for Andy Dick. So basically, more ass and Dick. Not exactly the uncut footage I was hoping for.
Just bought the Farscape Season 1 Box Set. 90 bucks on Barnesandnoble.com. Best deal on the internet that I could find.
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