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Post #64838

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Windexed
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The OOT on DVD - then what?
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16-Sep-2004, 7:57 PM
Good points, Buddy-x-wing. I think the OT should be released in whatever format and/or current standard is considered to be the most reasonable for your average viewer at any given time. Right now, dvd is the most reasonable format. There are 100's of millions of dvd players out there, the quality of the presentation is currently top-notch, and they don't deteriorate over time. DVD is the current standard, and it is reasonable that your if average person wished to see a movie on dvd, and the movie was available, that they would be able to view it. And at any time, as DVDs don't degrade.

VHS and laserdisc are no longer reasonable. Not only do you have an availability problem since the originals versions of the OT have not been in production for years, but you also have a derioration problem. VHS tapes and laserdisc players degrade over time, and there are only incredibly limited quanties left. However, I also don't believe that the OT should necessarily be put on HD-DVD/Blu-ray and their successors until those formats become the new standard, not technology-wise, but consumer-wise.

Sorry if that was confusing.