The Future of DVD?

what ever it is i aint changing my dvds to what ever they come out with next unless it is really fuuckin cool

Next will be smaller dvds..........like the little 3" discs. They will play in your current dvd player but it will allow dvd players to be made smaller thus cheaper.

After that.......probably some sort of info. storing device........like memory sticks or something. I can't see these taking off though because they would cost more to produce than dvds do. The players would also have to be fitted with hard drives to read the info. on the memory stick....ofcourse making them more expensive.

I think dvds are here to stay for atleast the next 25 years..........they may be made smaller as I mentioned but the actual format will still be here. Who knows what will be after that. 25 years ago people were still watching Beta Max, VHS was the new technological breakthrough......people would have never dreamed of personal computers, MP3s, compact discs, dvds,etc.

The dvd will be around for more than 12 years

I wouldn't bet on that.

I think it has at least 20 years

Pretty soon we'll have little micro chips that we put into little machine that fit into the palm of are hand.You turn it on and a hologram will appear and youll have your movie 😖hock:

Originally posted by SlipknoT
I think it has at least 20 years

That would be nice... but there's already formats that exist that are "supperior" to dvd. Smaller discs and such. They won't hit mainstream for quite a while, but 20 years is a big long.

Originally posted by SlipknoT
I think it has at least 20 years

I wish that were true. There's just a natural progression. Like Beta to VHS, Laserdisc to DVD, then after the whole HD-DVD and Blu-Ray DVD formats come and go, there'll be something totally out of this world in home entertainment.

The thing is, as obsolete as VHS are, they are still made for newer movies. People still own laserdiscs, too. Availability is the issue, and will be the same problem for current DVD's in about 10 years.

I still think theres gonna be microchips.

confused1 I didnt make this thread? But it might not have 20 years but it still has a little while

Super VHS might come into fassion or something.

There's already D-VHS, with a high definition transfer. It's limited to very few movies, and cost twice as much as an average DVD.

beta kicked ass.

i love the beta max. on the beta i watched my first ever horror movie

does anyone still own a beta max?

i do, with the remote with a cord attached. nice silver casing on the system and a whole 10 bete videos.

friday the 13th part 3
nightmare on elm street-dream warriors
survive( i think its called that, its about an airplane that crashes in the snow, and they start eating each other)
and the rest of the movies i forget the names off, but i had some comedys.

I really dont want to replace my dvd collection any time soon

nor do i, i wont untill it is completly outdated

God, most people are sick of re-buying their VHS videos on DVD. It's going to get REALLY annoying when everyone's favourite collections become obsolete every so often.

Yeah, natural progression yada yada yada - but at what cost? This natural progression could in fact send more and more people down the piracy route.

Think about it, would you continually buy the latest version of a movie, despite owning a legal copy, possible even a couple? Wouldn't you get tired of constantly updating and paying 3X plus, for essentially the same movie? Over and over again?

I know which route I'd prefer............

When DVD's sale for about $3 on store it kinda hints you that DVD most likely will fade in the next 5 years.

Yea I argee that it would be round but it will be geting very small.Smaller then it is.Like the other stuff that keeps geting thinner or smaller by the second!JM

Im gonna be so ***** off when I have to replace my dvds