DVD's soon to be obsolete ....

[RagingInMiami]

At least according to bill gates.

http://www.corante.com/importance/archives/2004/07/14/bill_gates_dvds_soon_to_be_obsolete.php

[TyeDye75]

1. 'Internet explorer' soon to be obsolete

At least according to Mozilla Fire fox

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. I hope that Microsoft becomes obsolete via Linux!

[TyeDye75]

4. Either way.... a bit of healthy competition wouldn't go amiss

[Stop_the_War]

3. what will they be replaced with?

[drumwolf]

5. probably divX files

in the same way that mp3 and other digital file formats for music are starting to make CDs semi-obsolete.

[Stop_the_War]

11. what are divX files?

[drumwolf]

14. "divX" is the file format that most movie files on your PC come in

Have you ever downloaded a whole movie from one of the Internet file-sharing services like Kazaa or know someone who has? I'm talking about actual video files of whole entire movies that you can play on your PC. They probably are in divX format.

[beyurslf]

13. I don't know anyone who has an mp-3 collection. I keep hearing they are

the new cd....but no one seems to have them.

[drumwolf]

15. i know quite a few people with mp3 collections

In fact, I live in a house with 3 other people, and as far as I can tell I'm the only person who owns a music CD. I've never seen a CD in the house that wasn't mine, but we have a large collection of MP3's that my roommates downloaded from the Net.

I also see people listening to iPods everywhere. Their music isn't necessarily in mp3 file format specifically, but obviously it has to be in some sort of digital file format.

MP3 will not completely replace CD's, at least for a while, but they are definitely elbowing their way into the picture.

[beyurslf]

17. Ok so call me a techno-idiot. I didn't know Ipods played mp3s.

I do know some people who listen to music on those :)

[aden_nak]

6. "The internet is a fad." - Bill Gates

[Spider Jerusalem]

19. And "640K is all the RAM anyone will ever need", too.

Very prescient man, Gates.

[Misunderestimator]

7. LOL nice.... my thread has already sunk.

:)

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. I'm not even on to them yet. Still doing VHS...

He can sue me. :hi:

[realisticphish]

12. and he probably will

:D
:hi:

[jmowreader]

9. The TalkBack is a hoot

Some shit about the DVD-RAM drive--this thing Panasonic (IIRC) invented that was supposed to be the future of removable storage. The poster loved them. I had one of those fucking drives, and if you dig deep enough in the Cumberland County landfill you might find it, too. Totally worthless.

[MADem]

10. Jeez, what am ah gonna do with my EIGHT TRACK collection,

and all of these here BETA video tapes? Durn!!! Once ya get on a system, they CHANGE IT! Good thing I didn't throw out my 78 records!!

[KitchenWitch]

18. but do you have any 16 rpm records?

[CO Liberal]

16. Of Course.....

The Princess and I finally bought a DVD player two months ago.

[derby378]

20. I can possibly see USB 5.2 replacing DVDs...

...but I think DVDs will be safe for at least 10 years.