DVD's obsolete in 10 years?

"Sabineellen" wrote in message
...

Gates is absolutely right that DVDs are ridiculous in that they scratch
easily
and are too easily damaged. Nanotech is around the corner. Within 10 years
we'll probably have more durable media.

I agree...I can't believe how much money I've got sunk in DVD movies and any
that have been
played more than 10 times seem to develop problems (and that doesn't even
address that about
1/3 of them (that I've bought) are bad when new. I even gave up on getting
a good copy of the
"Concert for George" and accepted the least bad one I could find (and that
is $30). Flash memory
might be a nice substitute when the density/price ratio gets more favorable.

Also, spintronics (devices based on electron spin rather than charge) is in
its infancy. Who knows
what new things might come from that.

"Sabineellen" wrote in message
...

Gates is absolutely right that DVDs are ridiculous in that they scratch
easily
and are too easily damaged. Nanotech is around the corner. Within 10 years
we'll probably have more durable media.

I agree...I can't believe how much money I've got sunk in DVD movies and any
that have been
played more than 10 times seem to develop problems (and that doesn't even
address that about
1/3 of them (that I've bought) are bad when new. I even gave up on getting
a good copy of the
"Concert for George" and accepted the least bad one I could find (and that
is $30). Flash memory
might be a nice substitute when the density/price ratio gets more favorable.

Also, spintronics (devices based on electron spin rather than charge) is in
its infancy. Who knows
what new things might come from that.

Alan Browne climbed onto an orange
crate and shouted:


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...yle_germany_us

Ho hum. Most computer technologies are obsolete within 10 years.
Anybody out there still using 5-1/4" floppy drives or 386-class
processors?

There are a few exceptions, e.g., hard drives basically work the same
as 20 years ago even though they are bigger and faster.

Not that Bill is always right...

Even a blind pig can find its slop.


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(seen on a bumper sticker)

George wrote:

"Sabineellen" wrote in message
...

Gates is absolutely right that DVDs are ridiculous in that they scratch

easily

and are too easily damaged. Nanotech is around the corner. Within 10 years
we'll probably have more durable media.


I agree...I can't believe how much money I've got sunk in DVD movies and any
that have been
played more than 10 times seem to develop problems (and that doesn't even
address that about


Hmm. You must be real mean to your DVD's. I've never had a new
one do anything wrong. Some rentals skip or freeze, but a quick
wipedown with a kleenex fixes that.

I even bought a few used DVD's from the rental store and they are
fine.


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"Alan Browne" wrote in message
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...yle_germany_us

Not that Bill is always right...

Nobody is. However, this time he just might be. I find the damned things
to be unreliable. I have two DVD players and a DVD reader/burner in my
computer. All three are fussy. We now ALWAYS rent movies on VHS, when we
have that choice. I have stopped using writeable DVDs as backups for my
computer files. Far too many that I have burned have turned into coasters.

I know all about treating them with TLC. None of that helps very much,
although I have been able to watch a movie or two from failed, rented DVDs
by wiping God knows what off of the discs.

We rent movies from three different stores and I have taken the time to ask
the sales clerks about their experiences with customers and DVDs and all
report the same thing: DVDs are a pain in the arse for customers and rental
concerns alike. This technology is just too "fussy." Good riddance to DVDs
and thank you Mr. Gates if you can give us some affordable alternatives.

In article ,
says...
Gates is absolutely right that DVDs are ridiculous in that they scratch easily
and are too easily damaged. Nanotech is around the corner. Within 10 years
we'll probably have more durable media.

Yes we'll probably have better, more durable media in ten years. That's
inevitable. Are DVDs more prone to scratching and data errors than CDs?
Conventional wisdom says yes, my experience with Netflix DVDs says no.

In article ,
says...
Gates is absolutely right that DVDs are ridiculous in that they scratch easily
and are too easily damaged. Nanotech is around the corner. Within 10 years
we'll probably have more durable media.

Yes we'll probably have better, more durable media in ten years. That's
inevitable. Are DVDs more prone to scratching and data errors than CDs?
Conventional wisdom says yes, my experience with Netflix DVDs says no.

In article ,
says...
We rent movies from three different stores and I have taken the time to ask
the sales clerks about their experiences with customers and DVDs and all
report the same thing: DVDs are a pain in the arse for customers and rental
concerns alike. This technology is just too "fussy." Good riddance to DVDs

You must be cursed with messy fingers or shoddy equipment. Even my $79
Sony DVD player handles scratched DVDs from Blockbuster, Netflix and
others without incident.

In article ,
says...
We rent movies from three different stores and I have taken the time to ask
the sales clerks about their experiences with customers and DVDs and all
report the same thing: DVDs are a pain in the arse for customers and rental
concerns alike. This technology is just too "fussy." Good riddance to DVDs

You must be cursed with messy fingers or shoddy equipment. Even my $79
Sony DVD player handles scratched DVDs from Blockbuster, Netflix and
others without incident.

In article ,
says...
We rent movies from three different stores and I have taken the time to ask
the sales clerks about their experiences with customers and DVDs and all
report the same thing: DVDs are a pain in the arse for customers and rental
concerns alike. This technology is just too "fussy." Good riddance to DVDs

You must be cursed with messy fingers or shoddy equipment. Even my $79
Sony DVD player handles scratched DVDs from Blockbuster, Netflix and
others without incident.