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I bought a portable DVD player right when they first came out, back in the late 90s. A Panasonic DVD-L50:
http://www.portable-dvd.net/images/Panasonic-DVD-L50.jpg

The thing cost me a THOUSAND BUCKS!

...and now, now they're selling 'em in freakin K-Mart for like a fifty bucks! *sigh*

Although it was a lot of fun showing it off back then, because back then the whole concept was just completely out of this world.

Oh I should also mention that the screen crapped out about four years after I had it. It still plays DVDs, but only via the output jacks. So essentially now all I have is a thousand dollar DVD player. *sigh*

...and don't even get me started on the $200 Rio MP3 player I bought back in 1998:
http://anthonyfranco.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/rio-pmp300.jpg

I think it was the first...or one of the first, with a whole 32 MEGABYTES of storage!

I remember using a lot of encoding tricks and specialized MP3 codecs to get the file sizes down far enough to store more songs on it. Standard codecs/software at the time were usually limited to like 128kbps to 192kbps, so if you wanted custom settings you needed specialized software and codecs. I believe I used something like 48 kbps and 22,050 Hz.

That one's major flaw...the battery cover flap would easily break, especially if you ever carried it around in your pocket and then you
had to use electrical tape to hold the stupid mess together.

I've got a little Creative MuVo with 256MB of storage now...much nicer...and *WAY* smaller, although even its getting outdated...but at least it only cost me like $30 bucks.
Posted by: Onideus_Mad_Hatter   Posted on: 06/28/09  (Edited: 06/28/2009 @ 12:10) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Missing an option  rpmyers1 | 06/22/09
*seconded*  ChiperSoft | 06/22/09
*Thirded*  WindowWasher | 06/23/09
and another option - other  ridingthewind | 06/23/09
My exact thought too. (nt)  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/23/09
Missing another option  Mythos7 | 06/23/09
Is Blu-ray failing  rdhalsteatzd | 07/05/09
HD-DVD prices plummeted...  ChiperSoft | 06/22/09
Where do you find $20 BR movies???  wackoae | 06/22/09
Good Thinking!  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/24/09
Netflix all you can view for $12.99, forget bluebubble or what ever...  lightingrod | 06/22/09
Another poll selection: Nobody cares.  Letophoro | 06/22/09
I don't know, I would think  John Zern | 06/22/09
Study ignored PS3s  wackoae | 06/22/09
Completely agree  Confused by religion | 06/22/09
Agree... Make entire video use consistent and practical  3D_Animator | 08/07/09
We Are A Family With A PS3  Cardhu | 07/17/09
Can I check two options wink  johnfenjackson@... | 06/23/09
Licensing costs.  Bozzer | 06/23/09
"Beta is badda..."  GrizzledGeezer | 06/23/09
Stop making DVD's  Randalllind | 06/23/09
The relative price is less-important than the absolute price.  GrizzledGeezer | 06/23/09
If you can't *see* the difference...  wolf_z | 06/23/09
Precisely.  Captiosus | 06/26/09
Misleading Opinion  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/27/09
You miss the point.  terry flores | 08/04/09
Well you missed one test....  mrlinux | 08/04/09
RE: Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD  gertruded | 06/23/09
Duh...  GrizzledGeezer | 06/23/09
You're not reading the ads.  GrizzledGeezer | 06/23/09
badly reasoned, to say the least...  GrizzledGeezer | 06/23/09
Talk about poorly reasoned...  psquare11 | 06/24/09
The Better Alternative  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/24/09
How about, the DRM is never going to fly?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/23/09
Buy closeout HD-DVD? You'll be sorry.  jmiller1978 | 06/23/09
Just like DVDs and VHS tapes, huh?  ChiperSoft | 06/24/09
Not If You Own A Multi-Format Player  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/27/09
Just a better format  joefromga | 06/28/09
Not true at all...  Peter Perry | 08/09/09
Cost is an over-riding factor, especially in a global depression.  JonathonDoe | 06/23/09
Major correction:  JLHenry | 06/23/09
Dang DRM  jhimes | 06/23/09
How about "All of the above"...(nt)  Metronome49 | 06/23/09
You beat me to it...  rand@... | 06/23/09
You have to have the right incentives.  richard233 | 06/23/09
HD is still a niche  SteveMak | 06/23/09
Wait for Holographic Storage!  FiOS-Dave | 06/23/09
Tell Me About It  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/28/09
Talk about expensive!  FiOS-Dave | 07/20/09
RE: Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD  reasom | 06/23/09
*NONE* of the above  Speednet | 06/23/09
Best Buy floor space? Really??  Captiosus | 06/26/09
RE: Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD  OldTooly | 06/23/09
DRM?  psquare11 | 06/27/09
Get over the silver disks aleady! Distribute on SD card!  Gaius_Maximus | 06/23/09
Get A Clue  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/28/09
RE: Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD  labloos@... | 06/23/09
RE: Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD  Myworthi@... | 06/23/09
Can we get an "all of the above" option?  longbongsilver | 06/23/09
RE: Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD  Edison03K64 | 06/23/09
Missing Option - HiDef Televisions Are Too Expensive  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/23/09
That was (seriously) fascinating! Thanks!  Myworthi@... | 06/23/09
Agreed with most of the comment  Captiosus | 06/26/09
Not Really Comparable  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/27/09
I'd vote "All of the Above", or add "addicted to games instead"  D. W. Bierbaum | 06/24/09
Some Aren't That Bad  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/24/09
Bring back HD DVD please  Narg | 06/25/09
RE: Holy Betamax, Batman! Blu-ray is still barely beating out HD-DVD  BigMattock | 06/26/09
You Have No Clue As To What You're Talking About  Onideus_Mad_Hatter | 06/27/09
The whole damn thing is expensive  Macintoshtoffy | 08/04/09
Nice headline.  Rick_K | 08/04/09

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