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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
I would hope so - let's keep this heat of technology moving
besides, the answers in the question. obsolete implies that there is something better - don't we want something better? Artie "Alan Browne" wrote in message . .. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...yle_germany_us Not that Bill is always right... -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
Alan Browne wrote:
George wrote: "Sabineellen" wrote in message ... Gates is absolutely right that DVDs are ridiculous in that they scratch easily and are too easily damaged. Nanotech is around the corner. Within 10 years we'll probably have more durable media. I agree...I can't believe how much money I've got sunk in DVD movies and any that have been played more than 10 times seem to develop problems (and that doesn't even address that about Hmm. You must be real mean to your DVD's. I've never had a new one do anything wrong. Some rentals skip or freeze, but a quick wipedown with a kleenex fixes that. I even bought a few used DVD's from the rental store and they are fine. I rented 2 scratched beyond repair DVDs the same night. I check them a lot closer nowadays but in my 20 or whatever years of renting tapes I never had one that wasn't at least playable. Greg -- Destroy your safe and happy lives Before it is too late The battles we fought were long and hard Just not to be consumed by rock'n'roll |
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
Alan Browne wrote:
George wrote: "Sabineellen" wrote in message ... Gates is absolutely right that DVDs are ridiculous in that they scratch easily and are too easily damaged. Nanotech is around the corner. Within 10 years we'll probably have more durable media. I agree...I can't believe how much money I've got sunk in DVD movies and any that have been played more than 10 times seem to develop problems (and that doesn't even address that about Hmm. You must be real mean to your DVD's. I've never had a new one do anything wrong. Some rentals skip or freeze, but a quick wipedown with a kleenex fixes that. I even bought a few used DVD's from the rental store and they are fine. I rented 2 scratched beyond repair DVDs the same night. I check them a lot closer nowadays but in my 20 or whatever years of renting tapes I never had one that wasn't at least playable. Greg -- Destroy your safe and happy lives Before it is too late The battles we fought were long and hard Just not to be consumed by rock'n'roll |
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
I rented 2 scratched beyond repair DVDs the same night. I check them a lot closer nowadays but in my 20 or whatever years of renting tapes I never had one that wasn't at least playable. Greg I wonder if Gates ever rented DVDs. |
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
hmm buy cheap. buy twice?
it used to be a truism especially when kit modifications could be measured by the decade Now, and in electronic-digital kit, IMHO it does not hold purely because the rate of improvement and innovation can be measured in months Artie "Big Bill" wrote in message ... On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:06:40 -0400, "Charles Schuler" wrote: "Alan Browne" wrote in message ... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...fp/afplifestyl e_germany_us Not that Bill is always right... Nobody is. However, this time he just might be. I find the damned things to be unreliable. I have two DVD players and a DVD reader/burner in my computer. All three are fussy. We now ALWAYS rent movies on VHS, when we have that choice. I have stopped using writeable DVDs as backups for my computer files. Far too many that I have burned have turned into coasters. I know all about treating them with TLC. None of that helps very much, although I have been able to watch a movie or two from failed, rented DVDs by wiping God knows what off of the discs. We rent movies from three different stores and I have taken the time to ask the sales clerks about their experiences with customers and DVDs and all report the same thing: DVDs are a pain in the arse for customers and rental concerns alike. This technology is just too "fussy." Good riddance to DVDs and thank you Mr. Gates if you can give us some affordable alternatives. Interestingly, I've been under the same sort of curse (for different things, though). Im my case, it seems that the less expensive solutions just don't work; latest case in point, when I decided to get a solution for converting the output from a VCR to digital so I could run it through Studio, I tried several PCI card devices. They all resolutely refused to work. So I got a Dazzle 150, and it worked right off. As for burning my DVDs, I use a Sony DRU 510a, and it runs through any disks I can put through it (even Fry's GQ stuff), and my friends have no problem reading them in either their computers or set-tops. I have a Sony set-top (I forget the model), and it reads everything Blockbuster throws at it. Bt, like I said, if I try to 'cheap out' and save a few bucks, it just doesn't work for me. Bill Funk Change "g" to "a" |
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
G.T. wrote:
I rented 2 scratched beyond repair DVDs the same night. I check them a lot closer nowadays but in my 20 or whatever years of renting tapes I never had one that wasn't at least playable. I've rented tapes that were mangled. I've never had a DVD that couldn't be played (although some had to be pulled and cleaned in mid stream). The rental shop owner tells me that DVD's often have to be sent out for surface repair (polishing, I guess). I treat DVD's the away I've always treated my CD's: carefully. Some DVD's I've rented looked like some kids had run them over the floor after a trip through some sticky food.... but after a polish they played. These incidences have also lowered over the past year or so ... I suspect the store owner has figured out who is abusing his DVD's and has read them the riot act. -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
G.T. wrote:
I rented 2 scratched beyond repair DVDs the same night. I check them a lot closer nowadays but in my 20 or whatever years of renting tapes I never had one that wasn't at least playable. I've rented tapes that were mangled. I've never had a DVD that couldn't be played (although some had to be pulled and cleaned in mid stream). The rental shop owner tells me that DVD's often have to be sent out for surface repair (polishing, I guess). I treat DVD's the away I've always treated my CD's: carefully. Some DVD's I've rented looked like some kids had run them over the floor after a trip through some sticky food.... but after a polish they played. These incidences have also lowered over the past year or so ... I suspect the store owner has figured out who is abusing his DVD's and has read them the riot act. -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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DVD's obsolete in 10 years?
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:12:36 GMT, "Arte Phacting"
wrote: hmm buy cheap. buy twice? Not anymore. :-) I've learned to not buy cheap in the first place. In my experience, it's less expensive to buy more expensive in the first place; replacement is not the only cost of ownership. it used to be a truism especially when kit modifications could be measured by the decade Now, and in electronic-digital kit, IMHO it does not hold purely because the rate of improvement and innovation can be measured in months While largely true, the original device still does what it did when bought, even after a few cycles of 'improvements'. If the original still serves the needs, there's not much reason to buy newer. Artie Bill Funk Change "g" to "a" |
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