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DVDs - how long until they're obsolete?
pault2006
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I was telling someone about a 14" CRT TV with DVD player for £50 or £60 in Tesco and they mentioned about the future and Blu-Ray players coming out.
How long do you think DVDs have got left - what with the appearance of Blu-Ray players and Blu-Ray and HD-DVD drives on laptops/desktop PCs?
I hope they'll still be around in 5 years time.
How long do you think DVDs have got left - what with the appearance of Blu-Ray players and Blu-Ray and HD-DVD drives on laptops/desktop PCs?
I hope they'll still be around in 5 years time.
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If you are considering buying a DVD player then it's getting to the point that a HD player (all play DVD's and upscale by design) is viable, not at the supermarket price level but certainly at the good quality level.
That was a given.
DVD has years left yet and may never be beaten by the HD formats as they are now.
There is no certainty that one or the other will be the de facto format.
If both survive people will stick with dvd.
To enjoy HD you need an HD tv.
Many wont bother until there are plenty of HD channels to watch.
While the quality of standard def is so poor on lcd and plasma sets many wont bother to switch just yet
Standard def is NOT "Poor" on LCD/Plasma, get up to date- a decent set with a decent upscaler SD is superb!:D
Why do people buy DVD's when the rental model works so well right now, I really don't think the market will change that much since IP delivery is rental by another name and buying is still buying.
People will still want movies in the best possible audio and video quality and watch them as much as they want for one simple payment. The IP (VOD) delivery system will be DRM ridden and pay to watch everytime not to mention limiting the extras and audio tracks.
It'll be a god send for some and irrelevant to others, the basic business models of owning and renting will probably remain barring.
DVD will remain as the entry level format for watching films cheaply, and High Def optical media will allow your HDTV to do the very thing its designed for.
Every home will have room for a DVD shelf and a High Def shelf (IMO).
No one can claim the UK SD digital broadcasts are good quality, no amount of cash spent on scaling/de-interlacing hardware will resolve a 544*576 2.5mbt digital broadcast to the extent it looks good on a decent sized HD flat panel.
There are certainly digital channels that are better than others but none really match the average quality of a DVD but HD blows DVD out of the water, it may not be good enough for some to justify the cost (hardware and media) of an upgrade but that's a different argument about personal finance and needs not that technology.
I'd say the lack of availability of CRT's along with the smaller physical profile of flat panels has far more to do with their high sales than the content available for them ....
Exactly, HD display purchases has less to do with wanting to watch or understanding HD requirments than many would want to believe.
Flat panels dominate the high street and prices have collapsed hand in hand with CRT apathy both in terms of profit, stock storage and consumer interest.