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In lugnet.starwars, Chris Norman writes:
> First off, there was an announcement about a month ago, saying that
> Lucasfilm had finally felt the pressure from the fans and were going to
> start work on the trilogy DVD and EP1 DVD.
Wow... I hope so.
> If you are waiting to buy a DVD... all I can say is WHY? If you watch a lot
> of movies, you are missing a LOT when viewing them on VHS. Granted, in order
> to get the full effect of a DVD player you NEED to have a receiver that does
> Dolby Digital playback. But Sony has a HomeTheater in a Box that includes a
> DVD and it is like $699 (check out this monthes issue of HomeTheater
> Magazine.)
IMO DVD is cool technology, but I won't a player until it becomes neccesary
(ie: VHS dies.) The reason is DVD movies typically cost $5-$10 more than VHS,
and I don't see much difference in visual quality. My former roomate had a
complete setup, with a big screen TV and a Dolby Digitial capable reciever,
but aside from the quality of the surround sound I didn't notice any
difference between DVD and VHS films. It can be said that DVDs are like audio
CDs were so many years ago, which is true. You can skip between scenes like
tracks and you don't need to fast forward or rewind. However, unlike most
audio tracks, movie scenes are meant to be watched in a certain sequence,
which makes skipping between scenes more of a "nice thing" instead of a
neccesity.
The other obvious bonus to DVDs is they don't wear out as easily as VHS tapes
do. But who watches a movie more than once in a while? (other than the SW
films... :) I have VHS tapes that I've had for over 10 years that are just
now starting to wear out. They're all movies I don't watch anymore (except on
occasion.) Plus, with the advent of MP4 and other video codecs, the computer
is becoming a more likely source of future movie watching. IMO CDs and DVDs
will die, replaced by ROM "sticks" with MP3s or MP4s. I think this will occur
before 2005 which is the earliest "official" estimate I've heard from
Lucasfilm about the release of the SW DVDs. However, if they come out before
then, or VHS dies, I will step up and buy a DVD setup.
>
> I know, buying this set up would mean less Lego purchases, but, you may
> never want to go to the movies again, with a decent HT system in your house!
>
> Chris
>
> Sorry for the continuation of the off topic post.
Now, hopefully replies will be redirected to lugnet.off-topic... :)
-Bryan
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