hi def discs reach major milestone

[navychop]

Not.

"...during the first six months of the year, consumers bought more Blu-ray and HD DVD discs than half inch videotapes for the first time in history."

How disheartening. I didn't know measurable numbers of VHS tapes were still sold.

More here.

 

[meStevo]

The last VHS tape I purchased was The Titanic, while I was in college in 1998. I then went home and watched it, was the first time i'd ever seen it.

The only other VHS tapes I still have are mostly gifts... Down Periscope, a season of South Park, Magnolia, and Akira.

Akira on DVD sucks compared to the VHS version, the US DVD release was redubbed, so the things I remember about it, like Tetsuo yelling his brother's name, sound way different.

My fiancee has boxes of VHS tapes still. She was so into some of her programs (Pretender, Charmed, Dark Angel, and some Invisible Man thing that is not out on DVD, I think Viper too) that she even re-taped them back onto VHS in the order that they aired.

 

[CochiseGuy]

I'm waiting for the Sony Press Release -

"Format War Over! It's now safe to sell your VHS Tape Deck!" declares Sony VP, adding later in his prepared comments: "If consumers had listened to us 25 years ago, they would have never bought into that failed format".

:tux:

 

[navychop]

:haha:haha:haha

 

[SKrueger]

I didn't know measurable numbers of VHS tapes were still sold.

It actually amazes me that so many retailers, who are always crying about shelf space, still carry VHS at all.

 

[diogen]

"If consumers had listened to us 25 years ago, they would have never bought into that failed format".

That was enough for a daily dose of laugh...

Diogen.

 

[vurbano]

Not.

"...during the first six months of the year, consumers bought more Blu-ray and HD DVD discs than half inch videotapes for the first time in history."

How disheartening. I didn't know measurable numbers of VHS tapes were still sold.

More here.

What the f*ck did you expect? A comparison to DVD sales? HD wouldnt even be visible on a graph comparing the two.

 

[navychop]

Yet the format competition will be decided at the 1% or 2% level. Or so it seems.

 

[vurbano]

Yet the format competition will be decided at the 1% or 2% level. Or so it seems.

I doubt it. This will go on a long time IMO.

 

[navychop]

Yesterday, I would have disagreed with you. Today, I'm not so sure.