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"The great blessing of DVDs is also the great curse of DVDs."

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clarkjohnsen

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"The spectrum of movies available on the big screen grows ever narrower and narrower. The big screen is for big audiences, the little for little. In that respect, the great blessing of DVDs is also the great curse of DVDs."

Duncan Shepherd on DVDs (Open in New Window)

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great curse of DVDs is the junk materials they make them with. - mwseik 22:33:42 07/02/06 (1)
And still the biggest problems with dvd's is that they are not worth the material they are made with. What junk they are selling these days. Even after 2 viewings, some of my dvd's are starting to have digital breakdowns. The industry bitches they are getting ripped off by copy cats and yet they refuse to do anything about ripping off the consumer with their junk materials they use to make dvd's.
- I hadn't heard this before. With a technology so similar to CD... - clarkjohnsen 08:14:04 07/05/06 (0)
  ...shouldn't we also have heard of CDs breaking down after several plays?
  I dunno...
  clark
Unfortunately the article has little substance - Analog Scott 08:49:13 06/17/06 (0)
The pathology of films over the years is documented. While cause and effect can be argued at least there is actual figures out there upon which one could make an argument. You have to really know what is going on before you can begin to lament it.
Well... clark... - Victor Khomenko 08:06:06 06/17/06 (7)
There is no question it is happening, but without a doubt commiserating among the likely-minded ain't gonna change it one iota, so why even bother? The enemy is US, and it is US who is not spending our money on those films... but I am repeating the long-known fact.
Water under the bridge... like so many other things in life.
But much more to the point... why would he watch it on a small screen in his living room? Surely there is something in between, or he simply wished to make it as painful as possible, now that he could not get what he really wanted?
Why not bridge the gap and buy that 80" projector screen? Not as good as the movie theater, I will grant you that... but a WHOLE lot better than that "small screen".
- "You ain't gonna change it one iota." So what *am* I gonna change? Prolly not much. So what? nt - clarkjohnsen 08:08:37 06/17/06 (6)
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  - That was the unimportant part of my post - Victor Khomenko 08:12:36 06/17/06 (5)
    Do you have any view on the important one?
    - "Do you have any view on the important one?" Projectors are nice, but... - clarkjohnsen 08:18:42 06/17/06 (4)
      ...they don't a theatre make. It's not all about size, Victor.
      clark
      - I respectfully disagree - Corndog71 13:39:39 07/06/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: "Do you have any view on the important one?" Projectors are nice, but... posted by clarkjohnsen on June 17, 2006 at 08:18:42:
        
        Since I got my projector I have a much harder time justifying going out to see a movie. It's just so much easier to enjoy it at home. And while my audio set-up is still a work in progress, it can handle the job better than most cinemas.
        
        Rob C
        The world was made for people not cursed with self-awareness
        
        Then you don't live in a town with decent projection. nt - clarkjohnsen 13:19:18 07/07/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: I respectfully disagree posted by Corndog71 on July 6, 2006 at 13:39:39:
        
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      - An uncooperative witness, your Honor! - Victor Khomenko 08:23:57 06/17/06 (1)
        
        In Reply to: "Do you have any view on the important one?" Projectors are nice, but... posted by clarkjohnsen on June 17, 2006 at 08:18:42:
        
        I didn't say they were theaters, I said one could do a whole lot better than watch on a small screen, and in particular a reviwer!
        
        That statement is innocuous to the point of unimpeachable. In other words, a truism. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:30:18 06/17/06 (0)
        
        In Reply to: An uncooperative witness, your Honor! posted by Victor Khomenko on June 17, 2006 at 08:23:57:
        
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