On 21/09/10 19:44, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 01:38:51AM +0200, Klistvud wrote: >> Dne, 17. 09. 2010 23:33:00 je Aaron Toponce napisal(a): >>> That is, if Blu-ray is here to stay. >>> >> I wouldn't count on that. The useful lifespan of each subsequent >> media support has been steadily decreasing since at least the advent >> of celluloid film. Vinyl records lasted for, give or take, 7 or 8 >> decades. > Not true. They are still the preferred choice amongst serious audiophiles. > True, but how many companies still press LPs? More than piano roll manufacturers? I did hear that there is at least 2 LP makers - though I wouldn't expect the number to increase anytime soon. Whereas CDs are still manufactured by.... no one (?) Ditto floppy disks. (and crts).
Given the amount of time and money being sunk into higher storage capacity mediums I'd expect to see blu-ray replaced within 5 years (if not earlier). I've still got rolls of Super8 - but it's no longer manufactured either. Cheers -- *In case you never receive this mail, please notify me immediately* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4c988003.7030...@gmail.com
