Mr. Toad wrote:DVD was a major improvement over VHS. To me replacing Star Wars for $60 was worth it. To do the same for the improvement of HDDVD over DVD. Again, I will be able to see the difference but will it improve my viewing experience to the same degree of DVD over VHS. Nope.
Which is the major reason I am NOT buying the current incarnation of Star Wars on DVD. I will wait until I have an HD-TV and the blu-ray/HD wars are settled and only then will I get Star Wars on HD-DVD. Until then I can enjoy my VHS classic versions.
But considering you had to wait years until Lucas considered the user base big enough to release the Original Trilogy on DVD (and even The Phantom Menace which had VHS only release first) how long to you think it will be until the Bearded One considers HD-DVD and/or Blu Ray will have enough market penetration? Expect it to be twice as long as the normal DVD take-up, if not longer.
Also, remember Disney sells a lot of its discs to CHILDREN. Children who often watch on a DVD player and TV in their bedrooms. To expect every house not only to upgrade their primarily video equipment, but also their secondary equipment anytime soon is rather optimistic. Disney will be producing normal DVDs for the next 10+ years.
I don't think we are going to buy anymore new technology for home use except for a 5.1 system I am not really one of those people that will rush out and spend a horrendous amount of money on something that might be as useless as the laser disc player. And how much does each blue ray disc cost anyways. A lot of us here are not made of money. if you have the money to spend on all these new and extravagant things than good for you.
JP_S wrote:This is something you cannot stop.
Too many companies are putting money into this.
Have any of you guys seen HDTV?
A mate of mine has a CRT Projector. He showed me a part of Lord of the Rings (Return of the King) first from DVD then from a HD broadcast.
The HD was razor sharp. When you have seen the difference you want to go to that next level.
JVC already has invented a format which has both the HiDef movie and the 'standard' DVD format.
Players will probably be pretty expensive as were DVD players at first. Also manufacturers will probably make HiDef DVD players to support all formats DVD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD) or at least one of both new formats.
They have to make them downwards compatible.
And you don't need to replace ALL your DVD's. I will not do that either, only movies I really like will be replaced by a improved version.
Then again this new format is great for us, consumers, because this will make more possible. Games can be visually better without changing a disc whilst playing.
Thank God for progress.
It doesn't matter how many resources companies throw into this phenomenon. The fact of the matter is that many households in America/Canada/The Rest of the World have just settled in with DVD and probably will not accept a new format so early. Change is indeed inevitable, but I doubt it's going to come so early. Everybody wants to settle into a format before having to change.
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Jayden wrote:
It doesn't matter how many resources companies throw into this phenomenon. The fact of the matter is that many households in America/Canada/The Rest of the World have just settled in with DVD and probably will not accept a new format so early. Change is indeed inevitable, but I doubt it's going to come so early. Everybody wants to settle into a format before having to change.
Found this article about how Sony and Toshiba are discussing a compromise between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. If they work things out, there won't be a format war and consumers will get the best of both technologies. http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asa ... 20135.html
