> -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Johnson > > > > Now, DVDs are going to be supplanted by the > > new blu-ray technology. So my DVD collection will become worthless.
> Why would your DVD collection be worthless when the new blu-ray > players come out they're suppose to be able to play the DVDs that > you've already recorded & or purchased. Did I miss something > somewhere on this? As far as I know there is no standard for high > density DVDs as of yet & that there will be HD-DVDs & BluRay DVDs. > See <http://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1380619> "Why > Microsoft and Intel Chose HD DVD over Blue Ray" > > Wayne D. Johnson It was more of a b*tch. Someday, DVD players "may" no longer be available (albiet, it would be many years in the future). Ask those people who invested in Edison's wax cylinders how easy it is to purchase a new player! :) I think we need to re-think the idea of DRM for the consumer. We are paying a large premium for the media which means we are in some way purchasing the rights to the contents. But once the media is gone is some way (destroyed, damaged, obsolete, etc.), we loose those rights and the media corporations will not reimburse for the loss. Maybe someone should compute how much consumers are loosing (like the movie companies do for loss due to pirates, vastly inflated $'s,IMHO) when having to replace media (I happen to like the movie Tombstone and have purchased it 3 times: once on a vhs tape that was "eaten" by my vcr, one on vhs to replace said first tape, and once on DVD). Just my 2 cents for a lazy Tuesday afternoon. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
