If we take the attitude that "everything will be obsolete" (which it will, don't get me wrong) are we supposed to just sit on our hands watching analog TV until there's something better than HD? listening to cassettes until there's something better than MP3? walking everywhere until there's something better than cars?
Just because something will eventually be obsolete doesn't mean it won't serve a great purpose in the meantime.
I guess I should have expanded a bit more in my response. I agree with you Matt.. My comment was in response to Zach saying "...solid state memory will ultimately render discs obsolete." I definaltely think this technology is useful and I will be one of the first in line to buy a recorder.
Doesn't it make more sense to just have a large-capacity SSD than a physical disc? Discs get scratched and broken easily.
Look at it this way. Once Internet speeds get fast enough and widespread enough, physical movie rental stores are going to dwindle. Then, to make a movie portable, load the movie onto a portable SSD. Future TVs could have a port for the SSD, so you can plug the drive in to the TV without having to deal with an external player. This way, one drive can be used many times, which is more efficient than a DVD collection.
That's what I meant when I said SSDs will render DVDs obsolete.
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Everything will eventually be obsolete.
...and your point?
If we take the attitude that "everything will be obsolete" (which it will, don't get me wrong) are we supposed to just sit on our hands watching analog TV until there's something better than HD? listening to cassettes until there's something better than MP3? walking everywhere until there's something better than cars?
Just because something will eventually be obsolete doesn't mean it won't serve a great purpose in the meantime.
Not water.
I guess I should have expanded a bit more in my response. I agree with you Matt.. My comment was in response to Zach saying "...solid state memory will ultimately render discs obsolete." I definaltely think this technology is useful and I will be one of the first in line to buy a recorder.
Doesn't it make more sense to just have a large-capacity SSD than a physical disc? Discs get scratched and broken easily.
Look at it this way. Once Internet speeds get fast enough and widespread enough, physical movie rental stores are going to dwindle. Then, to make a movie portable, load the movie onto a portable SSD. Future TVs could have a port for the SSD, so you can plug the drive in to the TV without having to deal with an external player. This way, one drive can be used many times, which is more efficient than a DVD collection.
That's what I meant when I said SSDs will render DVDs obsolete.