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I first heard that DVD was coming in 1996. I remember reading a survey of E-Town folks about if they would buy into DVD, and they all seemed to be against it.
I was excitted by the idea and even though I didn't know much about the home theater world (never got into laser disc) it was easy to see that what was going on was simple; the majority of these people seemed to feel "invested" in laser discs and felt like they were somehow being done a disservice by "having" to buy something new. So the majority realy were opposed to it (didn't matter that it theoretically had the potential to be better than what they had).
There was some strong, and I mean nasty, opposition to the coming DVD in late 1996 and early 1997. But I didn't let that sway me. I read as much as I could about it, and I just "knew" that it was going to be bigger than laser disc ever was.
I bought my first player (Toshiba SD-3006?) online for $600-something in March of 1997. When I received the player it was still weeks before the first software titles were being released. The first movie I watch on DVD was Goldeneye.
It's weird to think that there are lots of people here that don't know what it was like to wonder when studios like Paramount would "announce". Rember the joy at hearing stuff like "Fox announced!!". By "announce" I am referring to announcing suport for the DVD format.
Divx (spit) was a scare. I did my best to tell everyone I knew how lame it was and to instead buy into "open DVD". Finding out about it's death was a moment of shear joy.
Wow, what a long way we have come. I'm sitting here and looking at the Extended Editions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers (looking like old, leather-bound books) which are "bookended" by two collectable statues made specifically for the DVD collector's gift set.
I eagerly look forward to "the next big step up" which is, of course, HD-DVD. You can be sure that I'll buy into that as soon as it comes out. It's weird to think that in a year or two (maybe three) I'll have a few HD-DVDs and be anxiously awaiting when some other studios will be announcing support for the format. And of course HD-DVD, like DVD, will have it's detractors at first. But this time it will be the people that feel "invested" in DVD, and resent the idea of "upgrading" to a new format. I can't wait.
I was excitted by the idea and even though I didn't know much about the home theater world (never got into laser disc) it was easy to see that what was going on was simple; the majority of these people seemed to feel "invested" in laser discs and felt like they were somehow being done a disservice by "having" to buy something new. So the majority realy were opposed to it (didn't matter that it theoretically had the potential to be better than what they had).
There was some strong, and I mean nasty, opposition to the coming DVD in late 1996 and early 1997. But I didn't let that sway me. I read as much as I could about it, and I just "knew" that it was going to be bigger than laser disc ever was.
I bought my first player (Toshiba SD-3006?) online for $600-something in March of 1997. When I received the player it was still weeks before the first software titles were being released. The first movie I watch on DVD was Goldeneye.
It's weird to think that there are lots of people here that don't know what it was like to wonder when studios like Paramount would "announce". Rember the joy at hearing stuff like "Fox announced!!". By "announce" I am referring to announcing suport for the DVD format.
Divx (spit) was a scare. I did my best to tell everyone I knew how lame it was and to instead buy into "open DVD". Finding out about it's death was a moment of shear joy.
Wow, what a long way we have come. I'm sitting here and looking at the Extended Editions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers (looking like old, leather-bound books) which are "bookended" by two collectable statues made specifically for the DVD collector's gift set.
I eagerly look forward to "the next big step up" which is, of course, HD-DVD. You can be sure that I'll buy into that as soon as it comes out. It's weird to think that in a year or two (maybe three) I'll have a few HD-DVDs and be anxiously awaiting when some other studios will be announcing support for the format. And of course HD-DVD, like DVD, will have it's detractors at first. But this time it will be the people that feel "invested" in DVD, and resent the idea of "upgrading" to a new format. I can't wait.