I hope Kevin is right -- for a couple of reasons: 1. Before Christmas, I was browsing through a Bed, Bath, and Beyond catalogue and came across an item called a "VCR 2 PC." Apparently, it converts taped shows to electronic files, something that sounds really desirable to me since I've been needing to do something with my tape collection.
However, since I wasn't planning to have any spare time for such a project for a year, I talked myself into not getting the VCR 2 PC. But then BB&B ran a 20% off online coupon -- and I'm a sucker for coupons. So, I went to the BB&B website looking for the VCR 2 PC. When I couldn't find it, I thought it was sold out. But then I clicked on "clearance" -- and there it was -- marked down from $200 to $150 and with a 20% off coupon and free shipping. So, I feel like I got a bargain, I think. Except it will still be a year before I get around to using it. Just curious. Anyone have any experience with such a device? 2. Last night I should have checked before I tried to make a DVD of the Vienna Philharmonic for my mother. My DVD recorder kept saying there was no disc in the machine. Now, I'll have to investigate why it didn't work. I really hate DVD technology: I don't understand it (especially when I look at the files online), and I've never had a DVD player -- or burner -- that lasted more than about a year and a half. Melissa P. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: VHS is Dead Will Blu-Ray really dominate the market? Picture quality not withstanding, I hope not. My admittedly optimistic prediction is that hard-drive technology will continue to improve (read: smaller sized drives capable of holding increased amounts of data) and drop in price. I'd like to think we will transition to a society of easy and affordable downloads as opposed to another clunky format that has to be stored on a shelf, only to be replaced by the next format. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
