Lately, a lot of folks have been talking about how new video formats will soon be replacing DVDs and I'm not too excited about it. Well, HD-DVDs are okay because according to Shivram (one of my tech gurus), we'll still be able to play old DVDs. But, I'm not enjoying the speculation that people will start downloading movies from programs like iTunes and be able to use a contraption that hooks up to your tv and your computer to watch a movie. That sounds like too much work for me. Yes, it means you don't have to wait to go to the store to purchase the DVD or wait for netflix to ship it to you, but downloading and connecting cords from a computer to a TV and then dealing with any complications that arise is just unnecessary. It's so simple to open up a DVD case and pop it in the DVD player and start the movie!!
It feels like we JUST got DVD technology! I got my first DVD player in 1999 and since then I've built up quite an impressive collection from almost every season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the special edition of Pulp Fiction to the limited release (before it goes into the "Disney Vault") of The Little Mermaid. Some might argue that numerous DVDs take up space but I like my collection! Its displayed as proudly as my book collection! I like my DVD cases - they're nice and shiny and full of cool graphics! Well, I like all the cases except Season 6 of The Simpsons - that one's annoying since it doesn't line up on the shelf with the others. I'll admit, I was slow to jump on the DVD bangwagon for fear of letting go of my VHS tapes, and it took me a while to accept iPod and digital music, but enough is enough. I'm not going to blame the companies who come out with this technology - I'm going to blame the techno geeks who rush out to purchase the latest, most up-to-date technology. They're the ones who eat up the new stuff and make it popular and thus, force all of us to adapt. Well, not this chick - I'm sticking with my good old-fashioned DVDs. Humph!
3 comments:
Ack, what's the Disney vault? I LOVE the Little Mermaid! Should I buy a copy now for my unborn children?
Buying DVDs is overrated. I keep losing them. I used to buy one every Tuesday but then i lost most of them in the Frat house.
The Disney Vault is something they use to scare you into buying movies like "Dumbo" or "Beauty and the Beast" before they take them off the market for a few years. I used to get nervous and beg my mom to buy me all the movies (in VHS at the time) before they went into the scary Disney Vault. Then I grew up and realized its a tactic they use to sell more movies and merchandise. This way, in 15 years, they can re-introduce the film and make tons more money off of its re-release.
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