 Matthew W
Senior Editor
Posts: 5614
Age: 50
Loc: Spanaway, WA USA
Reg: 06-28-00
|
01-07-08 08:04 PM - Post#838483
In response to MrPorterhouse
I don't think the "war" is over either, at least not yet.
The problem with HD DVD recorders is that they are almost impossible to find (both the burners and the discs). With the advent of DVR's...are people really burning that many things anymore?
A little bit right now, but moving forward, NO, not at all. If someone needs portable storage, it'll be flash drives. Recordable disc based media is in a transition. DVD has a firm user base, but I can't see either Blu-ray or HD DVD recordable media doing much at all. As Paul said, it comes down to cost, and flash storage is cheap and reliable, and its easily re-usable. About all you'd need to do is transfer something to a hard drive, so disc based solutions just don't seem that practical. Man, does tech move fast these days!
Anyone who relies only on a hard drive and USB flash/key /pocket drives is fooling themselves if they feel that is secure storage. Yes, I do use both. However, all of my footage is shot on tape. and will be shot on tape. The master tape will always be saved, and I do make DVD backups. I've had two hard drive failures. Had the hard drive been the only home for the video files, all would now be lost.
There will always be hard copies of movies. I want a copy setting on the shelve. Something tangible. If bought and downloaded online, I will burn it to DVD for a permanent copy.
Tape will be staying around for along time. Same with some format of DVD. The few card and hard drive cameras I saw being used for ENG purposes have disappeared and replaced with reliable BetaSP or DVC Pro. Cards and hard drives are to touchy.
Sorry for hijacking the thread.
Now to the real topic. I'm glad to see Warner do this. I want to get a BR player, and now that they are floating at the $300 level it's more tempting.
I'm not going to replace my entire DVD library with BR. Most of the SD's will stay.
Matthew W - Senior Editor
|
|
