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DVD, not the saviour of video games! (movies yes, videogames no)
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how much does DVD-R cost?
... rec audio opinion steve...@beethoven.cs.colostate.edu (william stevenson) writes: For those of us with moderate equipment, does DVD really offer anything worth the cost? To me it appears another way of getting the consumer train moving to buy something new, yet not necessarily that much better.

DIVX Picture quality is much better then dvd.
Mike Kirkland n...@email.here comp sys ibm pc games war-historical On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:26:52 -0400, Giftzwerg <giftzwerg...@hotmail.com> wrote: Where his silly "movie:wargame" analogy really blows up in his face is when someone trivially argues, "Why does a DVD that only entertains me for two hours cost a

Why does a DVD burner cost so much?
Tinklemagoo tinklema...@ntlworld.com alt comp periphs cdr Lite-On are releasing DVD burners later in the year then watch the price of DVD burners fall :-)

We have to forget DTS CD? Forget DVD-A in its current form
Does it matter? Does DVD-RW matter to the movie studios? No. Will it matter to me if they actually manage to delay DVD-RW for computers? Yes. I would buy a DVD-RAM except I am a little worried it will end up like Beta VCRs. In addition to all the reasons you mentioned I think there is much less demand for

DIVX Picture quality is much better then dvd.
Nintendo's president has announced that Nintendo does not plan to support online gaming, for they feel it is unprofitable. .... And if you are interested in these things, you will see how much of a ripoff Gamecube is. Gamecube system $200 Broadband adapter $60 CD/DVD player $150 DD5.1 3D sound not possible Hard

Why do DVD movies cost so much less than computer wargames?
Shay Gordon-Brown sha...@uq.net.au aus tv buffy David Sauer wrote: On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:53:47 +1000, "Prodigy" <Prodigy...@aol.com> wrote: Does anyone in here know how much Season 1 will cost on DVD? Aus (R4) is a rip-off for DVDs. The local distributors don't deserve our money. If your DVD player can play

Why does a DVD cost more than a video?
But your DVD drive is very most certainly not going to give you a working life of 13.6 years, much less 687. So the longevity of the media, for video work, As DVD+R is far more compatible than DVD-RW or DVD-RAM. But that's a straw man, and you certainly know it. Every current drive that does DVD+RW does DVD+R.

DIVX Picture quality is much better then dvd.
But so does DVD, and it has the added advantages over Divx of being cheaper, more universal, and containing more features. I find it hard to believe that someone who I don't really feel "threatened" -- I don't think DVD suffers much due to it and I don't feel my investment in software or players is at risk.

DVD is not replacing LD
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how much does DVD-R cost?
^_^; ] [2.7] How does DVD compare to laserdisc? ] ] This is a dangerous question to answer, given the legions of laserdisc ] fanatics who would rather have .... Most movies on DVD cost less than on LD, ] except when priced for rental. ] ] There are concerns that regional coding (see 1.10) and Macrovision ] copy

DVD-lab - good or bad?
Why bother with the A06 when the new LG 4040B does everything the Pioneer does (-R, +R) and in addition does DVD-RAM for data backup. At least as reliable as the Pioneers and much more reliable than the Sonys. The price of the A06 will need to drop to about $250 for me to continue installing them in client

how much does DVD-R cost?
Not only does DVD-A have to get real NEW music albums recorded and engineered from the ground up for 24/96 5.1 from the technological standpoint. I think I would rather buy a new car than buy a surround system that costs as much as one. If the electronics industry and music industry expects DVD-A and SACD to

Economics of Production: Was- Re: Playstation....Worth it?
The higher resolution and clarity make widescreen and DVD the perfect combination. They also realize that it would cost more to manufacture a DVD with both I just got a DVD for Christmas and was comparing the widescreen DVD of Matrix to the VHS tape to see how much extra picture I was getting with the DVD.

DIVX Picture quality is much better then dvd.
Why is it that a DIVX movie is of better quality than dvd? Does dvd compress the data to fit all the features brahhahahahahahahahahah (sorry could not help myself) at the cost of poor quality pictures?? I am sure glad I bought myself a DIVX player. My DIVX player will play DVD and DIVX movies.

Philips DVDR 880 or 890
Ups the cost by how much? I say again, what are the intrinsic design differences between DVD and CDs? It's mostly the laser. The basic design and concept But lets be realistic here, what exactly does DVD offer to improve gameplay? Extra storage is nice, but I don't think having to swap disks will destroy games.

how much does DVD-R cost?
DVD-ROM cost around RM 1200 these days... and comes with decoder card + drive + software... And if wait until Microfest, Microfair whatever, maybe can get at RM 999. Saw that in last year's. ------------------------------------------------------ *** ...and the daffodils looks lovely tonight.

N64 or PXS?
David Sauer dsa...@ozemail.com.au aus tv buffy On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 21:53:47 +1000, "Prodigy" <Prodigy...@aol.com> wrote: Does anyone in here know how much Season 1 will cost on DVD? Aus (R4) is a rip-off for DVDs. The local distributors don't deserve our money. If your DVD player can play overseas DVDs,

Why does a DVD cost more than a video?
For those of us with moderate equipment, does DVD really offer anything worth the cost? If the medium will not allow you to record (ever I assume) and your HT electronics are inexpensive To me it appears another way of getting the consumer train moving to buy something new, yet not necessarily that much better.

DVD is needed and soon!
Go try to buy "The Lion King" on DVD right now. Let me know how it goes. It has not yet been released. When it is released, its cost will be what the market will Does CD technology benefit consumers? Does DVD technology benefit consumers? YES? Then corporate control of distribution benefits consumers as well.