Posted by Pope Will at 192.30.226.29 on September 10, 2001 at 15:12:13:
In Reply to: What in the world are you talking about? posted by Golgothan on September 10, 2001 at 12:56:41:
Thanks. It was from a friend who works in dubbing and in film production here in Toronto that I heard a) recordable DVD machines will not play the collection of DVDs we may be compiling right now, and b) Lucas has very recently - in discussion of the pending Phantom Menace DVD - that he can't justify releasing the original Trilogy until more machines are sold.
My comment about the special edition of Dogma being a safe buy is that I predict DVDs will continue and R-DVD will have to adapt itself due to public outcry. I don't claim to understand about how the "writing" of the RDVD program is not compatible with playing of a regular DVD. But aparently this is a problem. I expect and hope that RDVD will not take off until it can accomodate DVD. That's all I meant.
: : Any thoughts on George Lucas stating that not enough DVD machines have been sold to warrant release of the Original Trilogy?
: When did he say that? If he said it back when DVDs first came out, I can understand, but if he said that now, he's an ass.
special edition on the way.
: : Now that looks like a worthwhile investment.
: Once again, what? I re-read this paragraph a few times, and I'm still not sure what you're getting at.
: : But how long will it be before all DVDs become paper weights thanks to RDVD? Anybody know?
: They won't. Just as your CD collection did not become trash when recordable CDs came out, your DVDs will still work even though some people can burn their own. DVDs will become paper weights thanks to the video format that will replace DVDs 20 or 30 years down the line. Even the next video format (HDVD, set to debut in a few years) will still be compatible with old DVDs. You have nothing to worry about.