Is it true that DVD's will soon be replaced by another format?

I heard a rumor about DVD's being replaced, because it was so easy for pirates to copy them, and because movie theaters are losing profits on new movies. Is there really a new format coming out?Is it true that DVD's will soon be replaced by another format?
The multimedia industry is *trying* to replace them with something new--either HD-DVD or Blu-ray. Is it going to work? I'm not so sure about that...



Nobody wants to buy a new player. DVD's are very popular and are already entrenched in millions of homes. Also, many people have bought a lot of DVD's. If given a choice, I think people will continue to purchase DVD's even when new products are available.



One respondand writes "everything is going digital." DVD's already are digital.
Yes I think everthing is going digital.Is it true that DVD's will soon be replaced by another format?
I havent heard that. I doubt it, because there would be lots of protests from people that have older dvd players that cannot adjust to any new formats.
Well there is two newer forms of DVD format. One is HD DVD and thee other is called blue ray. Blue ray is the same format being used on the new ps3 games!Is it true that DVD's will soon be replaced by another format?
Yes, there are already two competing formats: Blu-Ray by Sony and HD-DVD by Panasonic. Other manufacturers will of course adopt one of these formats, but ultimately one will win out.



These will become much more popular as the price drops on the machines (which are now $700 - $1000). I remember when DVD players were that much, now you can get one for $29 at Wal-Mart.



The big advantage is these new format are much higher resolution than DVD and work well with new HD TV's.



And then 10 years after that, another format will emerge and so on.
hd dvds would be next I suppose...you can't even play those on a normal dvd player..I rented a dvd I couldn't play on any system recently...da vinci code..ps2 wouldnt do it...my dvd player --%26gt; nothing...I traded the disc for a new one and the same thing happened...finally I got my computer to play the disc by using power dvd...
I think you may be referring to the blu ray disk no?

http://www.blu-ray.com/info/
yes

hd dvd's or blueray

two new formats
I certainly HOPE not !! I have too big a library to ever consider changing.



HD-DVD or this silly "blu-ray" may have higher resolution... but I would HOPE the manufacturers would be wise enough to allow the current DVD to play on new machines.
not anytime soon, no... but eventually, it will happen, and then DVD will still hang on for several years just as VHS hung on... so i wouldnt worry for at least 10 years...
yes it is true..something about downloading and watching on your tv..
Yes - a total rip off, two technologies are in development Blu ray supoorted by Sony and used in the PS3 and HDD. Just after I upgraded to DVD from video!



The primary rival to Blu-ray Disc is HD DVD, championed by Toshiba, NEC Corporation, Microsoft, and Intel. HD DVD has a lower theoretical disc capacity per layer (15 GB vs 25 GB), but currently (as of 2006) benefits from lower manufacturing costs for both pre-recorded (ROM) and recordable media. Blu-ray Disc detractors believe that the 50 GB disc is unlikely to ever be cost effective, while Blu-ray Disc proponents expect BD media manufacturing costs to approach those of HD DVD, once production volume has ramped. The Blu-ray Disc version of the Adam Sandler movie Click was released on October 10, 2006 as the first ever dual-layer release. Sony's goal is to use 50 GB dual-layer discs to store up to nine hours of HD video content. Alternatively, studios releasing movies on Blu-ray Disc can choose to use VC-1 or H.264/AVC instead of MPEG-2 as an alternative way to put four hours of high-definition content on a (single layer) BD.



In terms of audio/video compression, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are similar on the surface: both support MPEG-2, VC-1, and H.264 for video compression, and Dolby Digital (AC-3), PCM, and DTS for audio compression. The first generation of Blu-ray Disc movies released used MPEG-2 (the standard currently used in DVDs, although encoded at a much higher video resolution and a much higher bit rate than those used on conventional DVDs), while initial HD DVDs releases used the more efficient VC-1 codec. Blu-ray Disc permit a higher maximum video bit rate, as well as potentially higher average bit rates (due to greater total disc capacity). In terms of audio, there are some differences. Blu-ray Disc allows conventional AC-3 audiotracks at 640 kbit/s, which is higher than DVD/HD DVD's maximum, 448 kbit/s. On the other hand, Dolby Digital Plus support is mandatory for standalone HD DVD players at a maximum of 3 Mbit/s, while optional for BD players and support upto a higher bitrate of 4.736 Mbit/s [46].



Both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc support the 24p (traditional movie) frame rate, but technical implementations of this mode are different among the two formats. Blu-ray Disc supports 24p with its native timing, while HD DVD uses 30p timing for 24p (replacing missing frames with "repeat field flags"). [47] There is no impact on picture resolution as a result of this, although repeated frames have been known to introduce subtle motion artifacts, especially in moving camera shots.



On November 29, 2004 four Hollywood studios (New Line Cinema, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Warner Bros.) announced non-exclusive agreements to support HD DVD. Since that time, Paramount and Warner have chosen to release titles in both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, while Universal has since announced exclusive support for HD DVD.
Yes. It is a staple of the capitalist system that you have to constantly sell people the same thing over and over again. This can get difficult so technology slightly improves itself every few years forcing all us dumb idiots to go out and buy all our music and films over and over again. It's a great system would you not agree.



This also explains why nobody really wants to properly educate the masses as how could you keep fooling people with zany schemes like this if we were all truly intelligent.



Food for thought the next time you are down the polling station.