HD DVD - Are you interested?
We all remember that glorious day. The day when we bought our first DVD. That shiny disc. Those neat extra's. It was a glorious time, and we wasted none of it kicking VHS where it belonged - the Bin Of Shame.
And let's face it, it hasn't been THAT long since we all bought that first DVD, and already some poncey upstart is telling us that this brilliant piece of innovative, revolutionary technology is, in fact - shit. That the REAL way forward is HD DVD.
What I don't get is - honestly, what REAL difference is it going to make? Better sound and picture quality than DVD's? Remember the old ads that came out for DVD's? "The sound is infinitely clearer.." Oh yeah? So what's HD DVD then? Infinity plus one?
And so the storage space is bigger. So what? Dunno about you guys, but I'm happy with two disc sets and 6 disc boxsets. One - it looks cool, and two - you feel you're getting that requisite bang for your buck.
The Curmudgeon is not convinced, and I (vainly) hope HD DVD is going to go the way of the Laser Disc and be for "buy everything" fan boys only.
Any thoughts?
3 comments:
Good point (and nice use of a Simpson's title too..)
You see what they've brought out now? Texas Chainsaw Massacre on HD DVD.
Um.. isn't it SUPPOSED to look grainy?
I actually think HD TV is going to happen big time over in the UK. SKY TV are certainly pushing it to the moon, at any rate.
What I'm worried about is that they start releasing new movies with the best extras on Blu-Ray or whatever, and the bog standard DVD gets the proverbial shaft.
I'd heard that about DVD's self-destructing as well. What a horrible thought.
I have no problem with a new format in 10-15 years though. Just not before then...
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