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wow i now realize my mistake, how wrong i was. since you said this i went
out, gee wiz no video stores carry dvd's to rent, best buy doesn't carry
them and has never, gee wizz how could i ever have thought that this
technology ever took off in the first place. </sarcasm> ok my point was
that compared to most technologies this one did take off like a bat out of
hell. And with sony/pioneer/philips pushing it i never once saw it failing
in any way/shape form. anyway back to md discussion, end this
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stainless Steel Rat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "MD-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: MD: If MDs had come out before CDs
>
> * "Matt Wall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Tue, 29 May 2001
> | I disagree 110%, compared to vhs/beta/HDTV/dang near any new product
> | projections DVD did take off like a bat out of hell.
>
> DVD-Video has been around for about five years now. Its growth has mostly
> been in the past two years. In its first two years of existence,
DVD-Video
> came >< close to failing outright. The media was expensive and
unreliable,
> the players moreso, and the selection of titles microscopic. And even
> though its growth in the past two years has been rapid, it has been very
> steady, not explosive. And it is still well behind its initial
> projections, which had DVD-Video completely replacing consumer VHS by the
> end of last year.
>
> Yes, DVD-Video has done amazingly well after a very bumpy start, much like
> CD-Audio. Yes, DVD-Video has the highest adoption rate of any new
consumer
> technology ever, after CD-Audio. In five years, DVD-Video has achieved
> market penetration almost equivalent to what CD-Audio managed in ten.
That
> is fast, but it is not as explosive as you believe or imply.
>
> | oh yeah i live in the middle of nowhere and there is 7 shops that carry
> | DVD audio recordings around me. guess what nobody is buying them.
>
> I live near the Hub of the Universe (Boston, MA) and have yet to see
> DVD-Audio anywhere other than a few specialty shops, and the selection is
> both limited and expensive. Maybe you live in one of the test market
> areas.
> --
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