> -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf > Of Xiaofan Chen > Sent: 20 February 2008 14:44 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Toshiba says to quit HD DVD > > On Feb 20, 2008 8:44 PM, peter green wrote: > > > Wikipedia makes it sound like VCD took off in east asia (note: asia > > reffers to a huge area, be carefull when using that term especially on > > an international list) because of a combination of VHS not having got > > anywhere near as entrenched as it did in western europe/america and VHS > > not getting on with high humidity not becuase of any quality > > improvement. Does that sound corret to you? > > That is basically correct. VCD quality is on par with VHS. Take note VHS > was quite popular as well (more popular than LD) in the mentioned > Asian countries (East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia, > so sure about West Asia.) but not as popular as VCD which basically > replaced VHS in short time. > > Wikipedia is also correct that VCD is also a very popular format for > karaoke > in East Asia, even until now. Last time (before late 90s), the most > popular format of commercial Karaoke was actually LD (more > popular and seemed to be of better quality than VHS). Far better, Laser Disc was not far behind DVD quality in terms of vertical resolution(425 lines vs 480 lines for NTSC), and of course did not suffer from the compression artefacts of many of the earlier DVDs. They were too bulky and limited in storage to succeed though. Mike ======================================================================= This e-mail is intended for the person it is addressed to only. The information contained in it may be confidential and/or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, you must not make any use of this information, or copy or show it to any person. Please contact us immediately to tell us that you have received this e-mail, and return the original to us. Any use, forwarding, printing or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. No part of this message can be considered a request for goods or services. ======================================================================= -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist