Home Video Asylum

TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Home Theater systems and more.

I think there's a pretty big difference though.

VHS to DVD was a gigantic step forward in audio and video quality. I bought in early because of this (first player was ~$900). IMO DVD to BD is not all that substantial in comparison.
-VHS: Tapes were poor audio and visual quality. Tapes wore out after repeated playings, and were fairly large/clumsy.
-DVD: Good audio and video. Discs do not wear out. Nice and compact.
-BD: Better audio and video depends on what type of display one has. IME the difference is mostly noticeable on a higher end display, and mostly so only on larger units. It's not as substantial an improvement to my eyes, not compared to VHS/DVD.
Add to that VHS players were around for many years before people had to start replacing it with DVD's. Basically a generation. My parents bought our first family VHS player in the 1980's, maybe even late 70's. ~20 years later DVD's, OK. Now BD comes in only 10 years later. Many people have just bought into DVD in the last couple years. I've a hard time seeing it being a big success. We'll see.


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