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| pbj:
LOL WTF? DVDs are routinely cited as one of the fastest consumer adaptations of new technology. |
| vwalbridge:
--- Quote from: pbj on January 08, 2016, 01:00:30 pm ---LOL WTF? DVDs are routinely cited as one of the fastest consumer adaptations of new technology. --- End quote --- +1. In fact, it's generally agreed that DVDs were the last successful consumer product to come out of CES. |
| jtslade:
DVD was expensive as hell in 1997. I think my store demo unit pioneer player (there were two players available locally) was like $800 or so. And how many people remember watching twister like a hundred times.. It was worlds better than VHS and had terrific sound and picture but yes it was home theater nuts who drove it along. Even the divx failure didn't keep it down.. I think if s killer game or two comes out then it will move it along and the Oculus Rift 1.5 or "S" or lite version is say in the $450 range and comes with said game then it has a shot. Oh and some incredible VR porn apps will basically make the thing sell well.. Porn sells everything. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
| vwalbridge:
--- Quote from: jtslade on January 08, 2016, 01:51:12 pm ---DVD was expensive as hell in 1997. I think my store demo unit pioneer player (there were two players available locally) was like $800 or so. --- End quote --- True. in 1997 they were $800 - $1000. But by the end of 2000 they were under $100 and by 2003, you could get one for under 50 bucks. So the price was always falling and quick. This was KEY and the manufactures knew it. A new piece of technology needs to execute at least 2 things: 1. It needs to solve a problem 2. It needs to be affordable. ... (3. If it doesn't satisfy the 2 above, then it had better be damn entertaining) The verdict is still out for Oculus on #3, because it sure doesn't meet the criteria for 1 and 2. Especially for an accessory. |
| dkersten:
Yeah, I was in the "business" back in the mid 90's and the adoption was not that graceful. Aside from the resolution of DVD's compared to VHS (480 lines to ~240-300 with no degradation over time), the hardware for DVD was prohibitively expensive and the features were considered "only useful for Porn". It's easy to look back 20 years later and say it was a no brainer... Betamax was a no brainer but VHS won. All I'm saying is don't rule out VR because you think it is too expensive and has no practical purpose. Unless 3D holographic displays come out soon, VR might very well end up being the next step in display technology... Now that it is seeing some attention (and R&D money) it could easily explode. |
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