Cheryl Youse wrote:
> I was in Best Buy the other day and noticed some of the DVDs are
> listing HD
> on the packaging. Does anyone know if the DVDs we are currently
> collecting
> will still be playable or will they have to be replaced in a new HD
> format?
> What about the dvd players? That would seriously cut back on my DVD
> purchases. (I own 3 at the moment in my collection and will stop
> there if
> they will be obsolete in a couple of years.)
>
As I understand things, in a couple of years broadcasters will be
required to transmit in a digital format, which will include switching
to the hd standard. Current standard television sets have a width to
height radio of 4:3, while hd is 16:9, the same as a movie screen. If
you watch a movie that has NOT been formatted to fit the tv screen, you
will see black bars at the top and bottom. I don't think our dvd players
or VCRs will be rendered obsolete in 2009, but the industry will be
moving in that direction. My prediction is that we will see more things
in the new format, and less in the old.
Some of us oldsters remember when color television was new. At first,
only a few stations in the country were broadcasting in color (there
were actually several competing systems then), and few sets that could
receive color. Eventually, though, everyone got things worked out so
that stations that were broadcasting in color could still be seen by
those of us with black and white sets. Eventually, it got to the point
where finding a b/w set, other than a few portables, was almost
impossible. Why? Everyone wants color. Even the personal sets, those
with 2" screens, are color now.
--
David Lininger, kb0zke,
MS/HS librarian
Hickory County R-1 Schools
Urbana, MO 65767
417-993-4226
tss003 at tnp dot more dot net
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