"DVDs are just now coming into their own. I remember when I was working
during the summer of 1991 when I saw a DVD player for the first time here in
Ottawa. Expensive, and if you recall, the early ones never worked!!! The
moral is it has taken over 10 years for DVD to get where it is now (a long
time in a "wired world") and they [sic] still lag behind VHS (only just a
bit though)."
I don't know what you saw in Ottawa, but it almost certainly wasn't DVD. DVD
was introduced in 1996 (IIRC). Its rate of adoption has been phenomenal --
DVD is far and away the most-successful product in the history of consumer
electronics. DVD will eventually become the preferred medium for video
rental.
With respect to digital versus film... At current prices, a 36-exposure roll
and the printing costs a mere $9 (not including shipping or tax). I need
only drop the cartridge at the Costco one-hour lab, and it's ready by the
time I'm ready to leave. (The quality is usually excellent, by the way.)
Silver-based film has too many advantages for it to quickly disappear.
At the other end, digital will soon replace film (if it hasn't already) for
product photography. But I don't see digital ever replacing 8x10 or 4x5 for
"artistic" purposes. It just isn't the same. If you've ever seen a platinum
or gum-bichromate contact print, you know what I'm talking about.
"Office Space" should be required viewing for anyone who has to work for a
corporation -- a combination of "Dilbert" and "The Far Side."
I strongly recommend "Office Space." It's from the same guy (Mike Judge) who
gave us "Beavis and Butt-Head" (one of the artistic high-water marks of the
20th century) and "King of the Hill." It's the kind of film that gets better
each time you see it.
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