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film11 · Post by **film11** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:16 pm

Doug, have to disagree about better technology winning out. For example, Beta provided superior video than VHS, but VHS was cheaper. (Even now, most professional tape archives still use Beta). I find that it is more about promotion, branding, and price. For the majority of consumers, quality is secondary.

zuuser1 · Post by **zuuser1** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:44 pm

This is all fine and dandy, but which one is the best decision to buy?

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:20 pm

3 months ago I would have said Blu-ray... Today it appears HD DVD is leading but this is only if entry level blu-ray players don't reach the $300. Can't help but expect that by Xmas both will have $300 entry level players and maybe a little less than that!

Doug, have to disagree about better technology winning out... For the majority of consumers, quality is secondary.

After 25 years I fully agree. Otherwise I agree with everything else Doug said.

whatchel1 · Post by **whatchel1** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:30 pm

film11 wrote:Doug, have to disagree about better technology winning out. For example, Beta provided superior video than VHS, but VHS was cheaper. (Even now, most professional tape archives still use Beta). I find that it is more about promotion, branding, and price. For the majority of consumers, quality is secondary.

Beta is almost gone in pro tape archives now as well. Sony Hasn't supported Beta for about 2 years now. It is getting very hard to find parts to repair the machines ( no matter what company made it) now. As far as the reason VHS won out over beta for CE a lot of it had to do with features and Sony not allowing companies to produce the VCR's until too late.