Quote Originally Posted by pixelthis
It was pretty much over for beta in the early eighties.
Sony and a few amateur videographers kept it alive, but at the last the few that were sold were superbeta and ED beta, and most sales were outside the US.
AS for audio vs video I notice that you tend to lump two different things together peruvian.
How about apples and oranges? fords and chevys?
Its a problem for audiophiles who also like video to decide how much to spend on video versus audio, but most dont think that way.
For most music is what you DL on the web, listen to on your I-pod, most arent serious listeners who just sit and listen to music like most audiphiles do.
Most would like a HT sure, who wouldnt? WE ARE A VISUAL species, for dogs its smell
(100,000 times better than humans) and bats sound.
We can watch TV all day but try to get the average person to sit and listen for just a half hour, try it.
But for the rare audiophile its a problem, I AGONIZED over getting rid of my rig and going into the compromise that was my first HT, but for most the sound from a HT is probably
better than what they're used to.
A company on this site (mangus) is selling tiny t-amp digital amps, 20 wpc feeding small speakers, trust me this type thing (digital amps) is going to be the thing for mainstream HT systems, compact and sounding pretty good.
And when a audio based company like ONKYO IS SELLING DIGITAL AMPS, well, thats the wave of the future probably, amps with discrete componets will be like turntables,
niche products for those that dont want to compromise
But I think this tread is a little offtopic.
Oh yeah, the fate of HDDVD, which is CURTAINS
I have seen stronger formats tank.
As for what you "get " if I'm right, well, its what you wont "get", an expensive doorstop
or "boatanchor"(fill with concrete, makes a great boatanchor)
And if I am wrong? No harm or foul as Blu wjll be the dominant format
While Audio and Video might be two different things, they work together quite often. Apples and Oranges might taste different, but they also have a lot in common: both fruits, both grow on trees, both round, both can be used to make drinks, both have seeds inside, etc etc etc. I grouped audio and video together because I was in A/V club...ok!