Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2001 09:10:28 +0100 From: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com>, "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org>, "Konstantinos Konstantinidis" <kkonstan@duth.gr>, <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Brad Knowles" <brad.knowles@skynet.be> Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <a05101026b83779f8efda@[10.0.1.16]> In-Reply-To: <01b801c17fb8$70c36c50$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk><000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a0 0000a@atkielski.com><3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr><005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$ 0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org> <006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a05101004b8373f5230e8@[10.0.1.16]> <00d901c17fa0$9d81f800$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a0510100bb8375314d283@[10.0.1.16]> <013e01c17fad$059cb3b0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <a05101018b837656c1f03@[10.0.1.16]> <01b801c17fb8$70c36c50$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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At 8:17 AM +0100 on 2001/12/08, Anthony Atkielski wrote: >> The inner and outer diameter of the discs. > > Why are these compromises? With respect to what? They were arbitrary choices. Any arbitrary choice is going to be a compromise. If you don't know the details of the arbitrary choices that were made and why, then you should just admit your ignorance. >> The type and color of laser used to read the >> data. The fact that CDs are one-sided only, >> when they could easily have been two-sided. > > Same questions as above. Same answer as above. >> No, they succeeded because they were good >> enough, and everyone in the industry got together >> and agreed that this is what they would >> push. > > No, they succeeded on their own. DVDs, for example, took off faster than > the industry anticipated--no pushing required. When there's only one type of hammer available, it doesn't take a lot of work to sell it to the people who need to nail two boards together. >> It was a fait accompli -- the market never had >> a chance to make a decision, because there was >> never any competing products that were made available >> at the time. > > Phonograph records and tape competed with audio CDs. VHS tape and laser > discs competed with DVDs. Not true. Both CDs and DVDs offered features that were inherent in the new physical form, and not available with the earlier forms of media. If Divx had been released earlier, it might have taken off. To make a proper comparison, you have to compare two (or more) competing technologies that are introduced at roughly the same time -- such as Beta vs. VHS, DVD Audio vs. SA-CD, DVD-RW vs. DVD+RW, etc.... > You are incorrect on both points. U-Matic is inferior to broadcast > standards, and prosumer cameras can easily meet broadcast standards, and > have been able to do so for quite some time. Nope. Although they may have the resolution necessary, even the best prosumer cameras are still 4:2:2, whereas broadcast standards require 4:4:4. It's not that most people can actually see the difference, but it's there. -- Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles@skynet.be> H4sICIFgXzsCA2RtYS1zaWcAPVHLbsMwDDvXX0H0kkvbfxiwVw8FCmzAzqqj1F4dy7CdBfn7 Kc6wmyGRFEnvvxiWQoCvqI7RSWTcfGXQNqCUAnfIU+AT8OZ/GCNjRVlH0bKpguJkxiITZqes MxwpSucyDJzXxQEUe/ihgXqJXUXwD9ajB6NHonLmNrUSK9nacHQnH097szO74xFXqtlbT3il wMsBz5cnfCR5cEmci0Rj9u/jqBbPeES1I4PeFBXPUIT1XDSOuutFXylzrQvGyboWstCoQZyP dxX4dLx0eauFe1x9puhoi0Ao1omEJo+BZ6XLVNaVpWiKekxN0VK2VMpmAy+Bk7ZV4SO+p1L/ uErNRS/qH2iFU+iNOtbcmVt9N16lfF7tLv9FXNj8AiyNcOi1AQAA To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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