Comments on: DVD players now surpass VCRs in US homes http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/20/dvd-players-now-surpass-vcrs-in-us-homes/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 07 Sep 2008 23:41:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ratboy http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/20/dvd-players-now-surpass-vcrs-in-us-homes/#comment-700456 Ratboy Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:23:55 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/20/dvd-players-now-surpass-vcrs-in-us-homes/#comment-700456 Wow, thanks for the excellent information! Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

]]> By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/20/dvd-players-now-surpass-vcrs-in-us-homes/#comment-103201 discreet_chaos Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:49:21 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/20/dvd-players-now-surpass-vcrs-in-us-homes/#comment-103201 I wonder how many of those DVD players are multiple-use machines, such as a computer or a gaming console? I'm sure if you count every DVD-capable device in most tech-savvy homes, you'd come-up with more than enough to counteract most home's single VCR and the often older people's, who only have the one device. I wonder how many of those DVD players are multiple-use machines, such as a computer or a gaming console? I’m sure if you count every DVD-capable device in most tech-savvy homes, you’d come-up with more than enough to counteract most home’s single VCR and the often older people’s, who only have the one device.

]]> By: Tim http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/20/dvd-players-now-surpass-vcrs-in-us-homes/#comment-103135 Tim Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:50:10 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/20/dvd-players-now-surpass-vcrs-in-us-homes/#comment-103135 What about the number of DVD-RW/DVD+RW recorders and PVRs vs. VCRs? A DVD allows you to watch what someone else recorded, but doesn't provide true time-shifting like a VCR. Although I sort of agree with Mark Cuban that we may never download complete movies over the Internet, I do believe there's a time coming where Tivo-like devices become cheap, especially if someone with a tuner card decides to use the ATSC Content Identification frames to pick off shows, rather than someone's time-based guides which often get messed over by networks (of course the content providers might not fill in those frames?) What about the number of DVD-RW/DVD+RW recorders and PVRs vs. VCRs? A DVD allows you to watch what someone else recorded, but doesn’t provide true time-shifting like a VCR.

Although I sort of agree with Mark Cuban that we may never download complete movies over the Internet, I do believe there’s a time coming where Tivo-like devices become cheap, especially if someone with a tuner card decides to use the ATSC Content Identification frames to pick off shows, rather than someone’s time-based guides which often get messed over by networks (of course the content providers might not fill in those frames?)

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