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In Reply to: RE: But The Next Big Thing is already clearly on the horizon, isn't it? posted by Bhasi on August 13, 2009 at 08:51:43
But when LD was the big thing I knew DVD was coming along so I waited it out. Not when it came to a nice small disc however, I paid out huge money (to me) for my first DVD player. Discs don't seem last century to me, but then I'm old (45) and like something in my hands. I grew up with a TT and big black shiny records. The thought of having a PC in my room is hard to fathom for me, as is downloading a movie. I guess one can rent via your cable supplier, yes? HD available for that?
I'm old school I guess. When I want to watch a movie I drive to Blockbuster and look at the shelves. I own a total of maybe 25 (SD only) movies, so I'm not the BD collection (or any movie format collection ever in my life) kinda guy. I'm not at all a buyer, as once I've seen a movie I rarely watch it again (heck, I only rent about once every 2-4 weeks).
Still, I do see your point, trust me. Particularly for those who live on a PC. Personally I get paid to sit at one all day long. I have emails to answer when I get home, some mild surfing and I'm done as far as PC's are concerned. Will I eventually have one in my room?, maybe, who knows.
Well, I'm 53 and I love 'legacy' formats like 78s, LPs, reel-to-reel and cassettes as much as the next man or woman, mainly because I've accumulated the different types of software and they're kind of a record of my life and the years before.
But I find it weird to have this new format marketed 'at' me whilst commonsense tells me it's almost a legacy format already. Some of the low prices (like Wendell's player, above) certainly make it tempting but I really don't want yet another box to dust (or, rather, not dust) if I can help it.
And surely PC technology can only integrate better into the home in the near future? I, too, like the tactile and visual aspects of handling a physical medium but I suspect such pleasures will be priced out of the market by the combination of electronic transactions and near-instant gratification that downloads provide.
Or am I getting ahead of myself?
I want to see the movies I love in teh highest resolution possible, in the best format for sound and image.
I want to play them when I want to play them. No muss or fuss.
I don't buy many movies anymore, DVD or BD. I collect mostly foreign, art, classic, rare, indie, ballet, eepra, music, dance. These are things are very rare or beloved favorites I will watch many times. if it's readilt available from Netflic, and I like it but am not passionate about it, I don't buy it.
However, I can assure you that The Searchers frex, is a far superior experience via BD on the HDTV than it is on standard DVD. I have some DVDs that I doubt will ever be on BD. So it's cool to have a machine that converts well. But if I love it, I want to see it in the best possible format. It'll be a while before BD is surpassed on my display.
There's just an awful lot I like to watch not available for download.
I just can't imagine waiting for a new format because of the sake of a couple hundred dollars (or less), and thus not fully enjoying my system right now. Will I buy into a PC based format in the future, if that's the way the world turns I guess so. Personally I have no problem driving to the video store and don't really need the instant access.
Are you right about BD being obsolete before it hits mass popularity, perhaps yes. But I think my purchase was worth it for me (important) regardless. Trust me, I'm not saying your message is not right, just it's not for me (yet?). :)
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