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POSTED BY: Howard
UPDATED: Thursday, October 27, 2005 22:50
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I'm not talking about what the producers want to do with the format, I'm talking about what people are willing to fork over money for. Why would anyone pay money to get better picture quality on a TV where they can't tell a difference? If they wanted to Silverbit editions DVDs would be selling a lot better than they are.
Yes, HD will be a nice niche market for hollywood, but I don't see it becoming the medium of choice.
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Does anyone here remember Divx?
Not the Mpeg4 video codec, but the thing it was mockingly named after (IIRC)? This sounds just exactly like it.
If you don't remember it, there's a good reason - it disappeared almost overnight because it was such an anti-consumer pain in the ass. I wouldn't count the new round of format wars over until it's played out a bit. If two formats are introduced and one punishes legitimate users and the other doesn't, the one that doesn't will win. If the only choice is annoying crap, it'll fail. DVD already exists and if the anointed "replacement" is annoying, DVD will stay on top.
On edit: clearly a couple people do remember it, and I didn't read the thread carefully enough. Pardon me. I stand by what I say & agree with the others.
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As long as there are Chinese it will not be an issue. If there is one thing they are good at, it's breaking encryption/protection schemes.
As soon as it comes out these guys will defeat it. Maybe even before it comes out.
http://www.dvdidle.net/dvd-region-free.htm
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SD is a max of 10MEG of video
an HD broadcast is 27Meg of video
BLU-RAY is needed to fit HD movies onto
a disc.
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Yes it was FOX/NEWS CORP who were pushers
of DIVX and now they want to get that in
via the backdoor. So after a few years
they'll start charging for viewings of
discs you already own beyond a number of
plays.
SD DVD has a limited intended life-span.
SONY murdered LASERDISC in the run up to DVD
because they can't stand competition.
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nice link but you are missing the point.
"renewable security" instead of Region coding
is designed precisely to stop that.
Region coding is easy to bust but "renewable
security" won't be.
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Both front projectors and rear projection
sets as well as panel screens are very
popular already and they will show the
improvement.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Howard:
Are you using a PC or MAC to type on this
post?
My point is the day you bring home a PC
you cannot use it until you register with
Microsoft. You have to click "I AGREE" if you
click "I DISAGREE" you can't use your PC.
Hi, Howard? Just need to point out a few things.
1) You're stupid. Fear! Control! Goverment and the man are out to steal your tv and your brainwaves! Oh noes!
2) The I AGREE ot I DISAGREE is just the End User Lisence Agreement(EULA). Not registration. Not activation.
3) You do not have to register Windows to use it. merely activate it. This means that you do not have to volunteer any personal information to use Windows, merely a working product key. Which can be worked around if you know what you're doing.
4) I bet you're the kind of person that freaked out when they wanted to take your tapes away, aren't you?
5) The average consumer is too retarded to plug in a regular VCR, much less a DVD-player. Even more less one that requires a telephone jack. I'm so not worried about this for a second. But then, I don't wear tin-foil hats to keep the government aliens from reading my thoughts. After all, I'm one of those government aliens. My thoughts are safe.
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Something to think about, Sony developed the BetaMax too...
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is it me or is the solution to this possible problem easy as pie, don't plug in the phone/hig-speed jack? y can't u do that?
"mine is an evil laugh"
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