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<DIV>Thanks for your comment. I'm sure "optical" will be around for a
while, but will DVD+R, DVD-R, HD DVD, or a blue laser DVD be the best format to
use for my brother-in-law's old wedding tapes which are on Beta?</DIV>
<DIV>I'm glad someone at Imation recognizes there is a point of
consumer resistance. But they'll hire a psychologist to figure out how to
overcome that resistance. </DIV>
<DIV>I like to rant about format wars because I've lived through many. I'm
also opposed to the use of psychological manipulation in the marketplace to
promote herd procurement. I'm a conservative, so I think these "marketing"
techniques should only be applied to other countries. America is good for
you!!! Ask your doctor!</DIV>
<DIV>I forget that many members of the Groop are involved in marketing.</DIV>
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<A title=CrazySketchbook@aol.com
href="mailto:CrazySketchbook@aol.com">CrazySketchbook@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=groop@groo.com
href="mailto:groop@groo.com">groop@groo.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:59 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Groop] Comic Formats</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/25/04 5:44:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:ephillip@worldnet.att.net">ephillip@worldnet.att.net</A>
writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial> It worked for movies since I own 2000 Beta tapes, 200 VHS
tapes, and 20<BR>DVDs which will also be obsolete in a couple
years.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
<DIV>Yes, except the formats are (for the time being) sticking to optical...
which means that they will generally be backwards-compatible. I once
talked to one of the research scientists at Imation in Minnesota, who was
showing me the new blue-disc technology and things like that. He
mentioned that lack of backwards-compatibility has actually been a factor that
discourages consumers from buying into a new format, at times hurting the
company moreso than helping it with re-packaging old products. I know
I've passed up the opportunity to buy some movies I enjoy on VHS in DVD,
simply because there are more brand-new DVDs that aren't available in any
previous format that I want.</DIV>
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