Craig 6321 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I still have a MiniDisc player and plenty of MiniDiscs. The pre-recorded market never took off but the market for using them as re-writable media was thriving a few years back. Combining CD quality with the versatility of cassettes, I still prefer it as re-writable media to a CD-RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Yeah minidiscs aren't that bad and were the best portable players before MP3 happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6067 Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 I still have a MiniDisc player and plenty of MiniDiscs. The pre-recorded market never took off but the market for using them as re-writable media was thriving a few years back. Combining CD quality with the versatility of cassettes, I still prefer it as re-writable media to a CD-RW who you kidding. mp3s killed minidisc stone dead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6067 Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 Like i pointed out before, sony last 2 'innovations' betamax and mini disc bombed terribly. Ive a feeling that the late arrival and daft price of the ps3 (£450 for the HD version) will see a lot of people leaning towards HD-DVD. The thousands of middle aged men who paid £2k for hd tvs from currys not actually knowing what they do will probably latch onto the fact that hd-dvds go with hd tvs and that you have to buy a blu ray tv to watch blu ray dvds. never underestimate the stupidity of the british middle classes! Where the hell is that from? Considering there is no such thing as a blu-ray TV, I doubt that people will invent one in their own mind tbh.Oh, and the 'cheaper' PS3 will have HD output, Sony confirmed it recently. The doubts still remain as to whether we will get that version at all though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2296 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I've got a 32" telly like, but it's not HD, and I'm already paying a tenner extra a month for the multiroom, so I'm not gonna pay another tenner for HD. Which reminds me - I need to ring Sky and threaten to leave again so that they give me my subscription for half price. Just did that and now have a lovely 25% discount for 12 months I was offered half price but only for 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35322 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I've got a 32" telly like, but it's not HD, and I'm already paying a tenner extra a month for the multiroom, so I'm not gonna pay another tenner for HD. Which reminds me - I need to ring Sky and threaten to leave again so that they give me my subscription for half price. Just did that and now have a lovely 25% discount for 12 months I was offered half price but only for 3 months. Nice one. I did it a few months back and have forgot to ring them again. I'll take the 25% discount though cos otherwise I just keep forgetting and it works out the same anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2296 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I still have a MiniDisc player and plenty of MiniDiscs. The pre-recorded market never took off but the market for using them as re-writable media was thriving a few years back. Combining CD quality with the versatility of cassettes, I still prefer it as re-writable media to a CD-RW Same here. I always create my megamixes on MD then transfer to CD afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6067 Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 jive bunny mega mixes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I still have a MiniDisc player and plenty of MiniDiscs. The pre-recorded market never took off but the market for using them as re-writable media was thriving a few years back. Combining CD quality with the versatility of cassettes, I still prefer it as re-writable media to a CD-RW who you kidding. mp3s killed minidisc stone dead! In terms of popularity, I agree - in terms of quaility, MP3 is excellent, but it's slightly inferior. Have you ever played an mp3 through a decent sound system? Even a high bit-rate, it still has short-comings in terms of clarity. On a standard system, you can't notice the difference. As I said, the market was thriving a few years back and I prefer them as re-writable media! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2296 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 jive bunny mega mixes? http://www.petesplace-online.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=432 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35322 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 jive bunny mega mixes? Come on everybody, c-c-come on everybody. We're gonna do the twist. We're gonna do the twist. W-W-We're gonna do the twist and it goes like THIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I've got a 32" telly like, but it's not HD, and I'm already paying a tenner extra a month for the multiroom, so I'm not gonna pay another tenner for HD. Which reminds me - I need to ring Sky and threaten to leave again so that they give me my subscription for half price. Just did that and now have a lovely 25% discount for 12 months I was offered half price but only for 3 months. I'm doing something similar with NTL for broadband. They can't for the life of them understand why I haven't transferred to their broadband service from dial-up. They are evidently keen to switch off the dial-up and are offering incentives in order to do so. The latest offer from them is 2meg broadband at £7.99 a month for the next 3 years (before it reverts to it's standard price). I'm waiting til they drop that to a fiver and then I'll sign up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6067 Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 Billie Piper ~ Day & Night (Almighty Club Mix) [2000] - Highest Chart Pos. #1 Jessica Simpson ~ I Wanna Love You Forever (Soda Club Mix) [2000] - Highest Chart Pos. #7 Enrique Iglesias ~ Be With You (Thunderpuss Club Mix) [2000] - not released Christina Aguilera ~ What A Girl Wants (Thunderpuss Fiesta Club Mix) [2000] - Highest Chart Pos. #3 Whitney Houston ~ I Learned From The Best (HQ2 Club Mix) [2000] - not released Did you put that vote in yourself? wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2296 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Have you ever played an mp3 through adecent[/b] sound system? Even a high bit-rate, it still has short-comings in terms of clarity. On a standard system, you can't notice the difference. Excellent BBCode usage there Mr Hayton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2296 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Billie Piper ~ Day & Night (Almighty Club Mix) [2000] - Highest Chart Pos. #1 Jessica Simpson ~ I Wanna Love You Forever (Soda Club Mix) [2000] - Highest Chart Pos. #7 Enrique Iglesias ~ Be With You (Thunderpuss Club Mix) [2000] - not released Christina Aguilera ~ What A Girl Wants (Thunderpuss Fiesta Club Mix) [2000] - Highest Chart Pos. #3 Whitney Houston ~ I Learned From The Best (HQ2 Club Mix) [2000] - not released Did you put that vote in yourself? wink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Have you ever played an mp3 through adecent[/b] sound system? Even a high bit-rate, it still has short-comings in terms of clarity. On a standard system, you can't notice the difference. Excellent BBCode usage there Mr Hayton! It's amended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14133 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 jive bunny mega mixes? Come on everybody, c-c-come on everybody. We're gonna do the twist. We're gonna do the twist. W-W-We're gonna do the twist and it goes like THIS. Oh my. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2296 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 I've got a 32" telly like, but it's not HD, and I'm already paying a tenner extra a month for the multiroom, so I'm not gonna pay another tenner for HD. Which reminds me - I need to ring Sky and threaten to leave again so that they give me my subscription for half price. Just did that and now have a lovely 25% discount for 12 months I was offered half price but only for 3 months. I'm doing something similar with NTL for broadband. They can't for the life of them understand why I haven't transferred to their broadband service from dial-up. They are evidently keen to switch off the dial-up and are offering incentives in order to do so. The latest offer from them is 2meg broadband at £7.99 a month for the next 3 years (before it reverts to it's standard price). I'm waiting til they drop that to a fiver and then I'll sign up! Hmm.. wonder if they'll offer me any discount if I threaten to cancel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35322 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 jive bunny mega mixes? Come on everybody, c-c-come on everybody. We're gonna do the twist. We're gonna do the twist. W-W-We're gonna do the twist and it goes like THIS. Oh my. I had the Jive Bunny album tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBass 2296 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 jive bunny mega mixes? Come on everybody, c-c-come on everybody. We're gonna do the twist. We're gonna do the twist. W-W-We're gonna do the twist and it goes like THIS. Oh my. I had the Jive Bunny album tbh. *ahem* Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 (edited) Surely anyone with any sense will wait until a) it becomes apparent which of the two formats will be most popular and b ) the prices come down. The dweebs who have to be first to own these things either end up buying the wrong one or paying massively over the odds. Which is why I'd be a bit narced if I wanted to buy a PS3 and was being forced to shell out massively to early-adopt to blu-ray. Strangely my mate dug out a Jive Bunny LP in the othernight and put it on. Edited September 26, 2006 by BlueStar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima 0 Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 There are dual-format players coming to the market anyway that will negate the need to chose. By the time they become affordable though I'd imagine the fate of next-gen DVD will be more or less decided. They've even invented discs capable of storing HD-DVD, Blu-Ray and DVD Media all on the same disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckypierre 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 HD-DVD add on drive for Xbox 360 will be £129.99. Comes with a copy of King Kong HD-DVD too. Thats my choice made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patrokles Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I used to love the Jive Bunny LP when I was a kid. I loved how the vinyl was all fancy and had a picture on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 There are dual-format players coming to the market anyway that will negate the need to chose. By the time they become affordable though I'd imagine the fate of next-gen DVD will be more or less decided. They've even invented discs capable of storing HD-DVD, Blu-Ray and DVD Media all on the same disc. That's all very well, but do they play betamax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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