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08-18-1999, 10:23 PM

I am willing to pay extra for better sight and sound. Even if todays DVDs do not play in the upcomming HD player I will be in line to get one why because it will be better damn it, or it had better be

I do not see a format war because I feel that HD-DVD will be a better more desirable system. VHS/Beta and DVD/Divx provided nearly the same content with similar picture and sound properties one format was *for the most part* identical to the other. Divx created a format war because it gave us less and the studios and lawyers more. HD-DVD is designed to give us, the videophiles more and what is wrong with getting more?.

Many of us bought Laserdisc because it offered better sound and picture than VHS. We all have dumped VHS and Laserdisc in favor of DVD. Shure there were some pains looking at our Laserdisc and VHS collection and thinking "Damn now I have to replace everything I own with DVD." Ok anyone who is unhappy or feels cheated that they had to purchase the Ghostbusters DVD to replace your VHS or Laserdisc version raise your hand.

Do any of you truely believe that when the Star Wars Trillogy is finaly released with commentaries, special effect footage, production photos, etc that we will ever look at our VHS and Laserdisc versions of Star Wars again????? I won't and I am always glad to have my favorite movies on the best medium I can get my hands on. I think most of us feel the same way. Is it insanity? Yea probably but you know what I am not going to suffer from my insanity I will enjoy every minute of it.

HD-DVD might make us grumble but not for long and every one of us will lap it up, and in the end be all the happier.

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***1138*** · 08-18-1999, 10:30 PM

Well, it isn't so much the insanity as it is the, well, you know, the $$.

It hurts the wallet being a tech junkie.

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http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/3924/

08-21-1999, 06:43 AM

I don't see why HD-DVD wouldn't be backwards compatable. After all DVD players play CDs, right? As I understand it, S-VHS players will play back VHS (not that this is relevant in any way other than New tech playing old tech).
The industry has begun to put a real effort into supporting DVD, I don't think they will want to turn on customers so soon. Look at what happened to minidisc cds.
It may end up like the gold cd, but I hope not. You don't see every cd with a golden twin.

08-18-1999, 10:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
David Brown Eyes	HD-DVD Bring it on!!!!!!! I am willing to pay extra for better sight and sound. Even if todays DVDs do not play in the upcomming HD player I will be in line to get one why because it will be better damn it, or it had better be I do not see a format war because I feel that HD-DVD will be a better more desirable system. VHS/Beta and DVD/Divx provided nearly the same content with similar picture and sound properties one format was for the most part identical to the other. Divx created a format war because it gave us less and the studios and lawyers more. HD-DVD is designed to give us, the videophiles more and what is wrong with getting more?. Many of us bought Laserdisc because it offered better sound and picture than VHS. We all have dumped VHS and Laserdisc in favor of DVD. Shure there were some pains looking at our Laserdisc and VHS collection and thinking "Damn now I have to replace everything I own with DVD." Ok anyone who is unhappy or feels cheated that they had to purchase the Ghostbusters DVD to replace your VHS or Laserdisc version raise your hand. Do any of you truely believe that when the Star Wars Trillogy is finaly released with commentaries, special effect footage, production photos, etc that we will ever look at our VHS and Laserdisc versions of Star Wars again????? I won't and I am always glad to have my favorite movies on the best medium I can get my hands on. I think most of us feel the same way. Is it insanity? Yea probably but you know what I am not going to suffer from my insanity I will enjoy every minute of it. HD-DVD might make us grumble but not for long and every one of us will lap it up, and in the end be all the happier. ------------------ Istagi Feather Head *Moderator of the Now Playing Forum* DDS-351

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08-18-1999, 10:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
*1138* Producer/Admin Careful, or I'll ban myself... Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Well, it isn't so much the insanity as it is the, well, you know, the $$. It hurts the wallet being a tech junkie. ------------------ Floyd is pink. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/3924/

08-21-1999, 06:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
heyeron	I don't see why HD-DVD wouldn't be backwards compatable. After all DVD players play CDs, right? As I understand it, S-VHS players will play back VHS (not that this is relevant in any way other than New tech playing old tech). The industry has begun to put a real effort into supporting DVD, I don't think they will want to turn on customers so soon. Look at what happened to minidisc cds. It may end up like the gold cd, but I hope not. You don't see every cd with a golden twin.