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DVD Boxsets...why is there no consitency?

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Harry Potter:

Anyone not wanting their DVDs in anticipation of BluRay can send them to me.  ;D

I'll suffer the lower resolution.

Lutus:

I remember watching the original Star Wars on Laserdisc at some guys house who had a projector in his living room.  That was unheard of back in the day.  (yes, they were rich) :applaud:

shardian:

well...to tell the truth I wish I would've bought widescreen at least.  ;D

DaveMMR:


--- Quote from: Lutus on October 03, 2006, 11:57:28 am ---How many years was it between laserdisc and DVD?

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Laserdisc players came out around 1978.  They didn't really die until the late 90's/early 00's when DVD really took off.  From Wikipedia:


--- Quote ---The last two titles released in North America were Paramount's Sleepy Hollow and Bringing Out the Dead in 2000. A dozen or so more titles continued to be released in Japan until the end of 2001. The last Japanese-released LD-format movie title was Tokyo Raiders.
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Don't forget there was some competition with VCDs during Laserdiscs lifespan.  Though, admittably, it's an unfair comparison with DVDs since Laserdisc had a more dedicated and smaller following.

Regular ole DVDs will probably be around for a long time.

On topic with pointdablame's remark: Yes, I hated having to mail away for the non-head box for Season Six of the Simpsons.  The head boxes are cool, I suppose, but they do not mesh well with the rest of the boxes on my DVD rack.

JoeJoe97:


--- Quote from: severdhed on October 03, 2006, 09:47:03 am ---These shows werent filmed in hi-def, there is no reason to get bluray or hddvd versions.

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TV is filmed at a much higher quality then it is broadcast.  I certainly agree with your point that it is not needed to get HD or bluray, but if they want to release higher quality they likely can.

Also, the real reason to avoid Bluray/HD-DVD has not been stated in this thread.  A little thing called HDMI.  This is written into the specs for both, but not implemented on either the discs or the players yet.  If it does get enabled, you would need a TV with HDMI to play the videos with it enabled. 

The point for the media companies to start using this tag is that your TV would become a secure communications channel.  There would be no way to pickup the signal in between your TV and the player.  This closes the "analog hole" which can currently be used for recording. 

The great point for you is you need a new TV because they are worried your going to steal the thing you just bought.  Now there is always the chance either the media companies will never enable this option, but really with thier track record who puts faith in that.

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