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No you don't. DomA Send a noteboard - 30/03/2012 01:40:57 PM
The only thing I still buy on DVD is old Doctor Who DVD releases since the picture quality sucks anyway.

The switch from video cassette to DVD wasn't nearly recent enough to make me want to switch to Blu-Rays already. Especially since I don't give a toss about the improved image quality - never had any complaints with DVDs.


Betecam is the professional "cousin" of betamax. It's never gone away, it rapidly became the standard for news cameras, then overcame the better but far more expensive and cumbersome formats used in editing/boradcast markets, then it was when it went digital that standard really took off, and in its latest incarnation it's a dominant HD format, used even in digital cinema. Same size of tape as the consummer betamax of old (really different recording systems, though, but all from the same company).

Blu Ray is here to stay a while. Alas in a way, because its rather disappointing compared to full uncompressed HD, but even for the really good consummer grade TVs and screens, it's good enough (in a professional screening room, the difference between BR and the original source is rather unmistakable). There's still room for much technical improvement in the home market for it to catch up to the quality of the HD sources, but there's no way the MPAA and co. would even support the introduction of something better much better than BR on the consummer market in a foreseeable future.
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It really looks like no one watches Mad Men based on the absence of discussion. - 27/03/2012 02:44:01 PM 853 Views
I've only watched the first two series. - 27/03/2012 05:42:47 PM 497 Views
I intend to, at some point. Though as Stephen notes, the DVDs are expensive. *NM* - 27/03/2012 06:13:04 PM 226 Views
People buy DVDs? I thought everything was streaming or Blu-Ray now. - 27/03/2012 06:15:07 PM 542 Views
Also, I think they're streaming on Netflix *NM* - 27/03/2012 06:18:12 PM 271 Views
I'm still hoping Blu-Ray will go the way of the betacam. - 28/03/2012 10:38:22 PM 608 Views
It won't. - 29/03/2012 01:29:52 AM 545 Views
I don't watch my DVDs on a TV. *NM* - 30/03/2012 08:52:27 PM 244 Views
That's sad. - 30/03/2012 11:39:31 PM 626 Views
Re: That's sad. - 31/03/2012 01:14:52 AM 729 Views
Yes, I just assumed 1080p. - 31/03/2012 05:55:13 AM 528 Views
What type of monitor are you using? - 31/03/2012 05:11:38 AM 630 Views
I also refused to take this step for a long time - 29/03/2012 03:46:59 PM 667 Views
No you don't. - 30/03/2012 01:40:57 PM 777 Views
Oh well. You knew what I meant. - 30/03/2012 08:55:10 PM 502 Views
Re: Oh well. You knew what I meant. - 31/03/2012 12:40:43 AM 615 Views
It was Mad Men being Mad Men, albeit funnier than usual. - 27/03/2012 11:07:18 PM 595 Views
That's true. - 28/03/2012 12:00:36 AM 581 Views
I'm not surprised about the ratings. - 28/03/2012 01:18:34 AM 581 Views
I do - 28/03/2012 12:51:11 AM 681 Views
I've only checked out the first couple of episodes. - 28/03/2012 05:30:25 AM 601 Views
I watched the pilot. - 28/03/2012 02:04:17 PM 649 Views
I've chosen to watch the much inferior Pan Am. Hey, at least they're hot. *NM* - 29/03/2012 10:06:48 PM 270 Views
Totally. *NM* - 30/03/2012 08:55:47 PM 239 Views
Word. *NM* - 30/03/2012 09:34:31 PM 237 Views
Didn't they cancel that show after 3 episodes or something? *NM* - 30/03/2012 11:40:57 PM 230 Views
Not quite, but it does appear to be cancelled - 31/03/2012 05:06:45 AM 732 Views
Aw. Oh well. It wasn't exactly the best show ever, granted. *NM* - 31/03/2012 02:00:06 PM 240 Views
A while before X-mas, one of the leads... - 31/03/2012 03:38:33 PM 646 Views
Re: A while before X-mas, one of the leads... - 31/03/2012 04:31:16 PM 679 Views

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