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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 1107 Views
I've only watched the first two series. - 27/03/2012 05:42:47 PM 766 Views
I intend to, at some point. Though as Stephen notes, the DVDs are expensive. *NM* - 27/03/2012 06:13:04 PM 336 Views
People buy DVDs? I thought everything was streaming or Blu-Ray now. - 27/03/2012 06:15:07 PM 786 Views
Also, I think they're streaming on Netflix *NM* - 27/03/2012 06:18:12 PM 374 Views
I'm still hoping Blu-Ray will go the way of the betacam. - 28/03/2012 10:38:22 PM 840 Views
It won't. - 29/03/2012 01:29:52 AM 810 Views
I don't watch my DVDs on a TV. *NM* - 30/03/2012 08:52:27 PM 344 Views
That's sad. - 30/03/2012 11:39:31 PM 894 Views
Re: That's sad. - 31/03/2012 01:14:52 AM 1031 Views
Yes, I just assumed 1080p. - 31/03/2012 05:55:13 AM 774 Views
What type of monitor are you using? - 31/03/2012 05:11:38 AM 905 Views
I also refused to take this step for a long time - 29/03/2012 03:46:59 PM 909 Views
No you don't. - 30/03/2012 01:40:57 PM 1052 Views
Oh well. You knew what I meant. - 30/03/2012 08:55:10 PM 769 Views
Re: Oh well. You knew what I meant. - 31/03/2012 12:40:43 AM 882 Views
It was Mad Men being Mad Men, albeit funnier than usual. - 27/03/2012 11:07:18 PM 878 Views
That's true. - 28/03/2012 12:00:36 AM 860 Views
I'm not surprised about the ratings. - 28/03/2012 01:18:34 AM 829 Views
I do - 28/03/2012 12:51:11 AM 942 Views
I've only checked out the first couple of episodes. - 28/03/2012 05:30:25 AM 900 Views
I watched the pilot. - 28/03/2012 02:04:17 PM 952 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 397 Views
Totally. *NM* - 30/03/2012 08:55:47 PM 348 Views
Word. *NM* - 30/03/2012 09:34:31 PM 342 Views
Didn't they cancel that show after 3 episodes or something? *NM* - 30/03/2012 11:40:57 PM 340 Views
Not quite, but it does appear to be cancelled - 31/03/2012 05:06:45 AM 1006 Views
Aw. Oh well. It wasn't exactly the best show ever, granted. *NM* - 31/03/2012 02:00:06 PM 353 Views
A while before X-mas, one of the leads... - 31/03/2012 03:38:33 PM 927 Views
Re: A while before X-mas, one of the leads... - 31/03/2012 04:31:16 PM 949 Views

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