Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!outbound!e._john_love From: e._john_love@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca (E. John Love) Message-ID: Organization: Outbound Communications Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy Subject: Re: CDTV & CD-I The Whole Picture Date: 23 Apr 91 09:42:18 PDT >nwickham@triton.unm.edu (Neal C. Wickham) writes: > >>One of the most important things that Kevin mentioned, in my opinion, is >>that >>CD-I has some Hollywood professionals behind it. Now who are we talking >>about? People who understand the human psyche better than most >>psychologists >>and who've proved that they do by their success. >>If CD-I has backing from Hollywood profesionals and CDTV >>does not, CDTV will not have a prayer. > >Well, of all the arguments I've ever seen for CD-I, this one wins the prize >for absolute silliness, bar none. Do you mean the same "Hollywood >Professionals" who brought us DICK TRACY and GREMLINS II, not to mention >the ever-popular FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH, PART ? Or, perhaps, you mean >that successful Hollywood professional, George Lucas, and his venture into >computer graphics, Pixar, which just laid off damn near all of their >employees? > >-- >Mike Farren farren@well.sf.ca.us I think that regardless of whether you think these 'hollywod pro' have good judgement or not, (let's not start THAT!) it seems fairly obvious that whichever systems they adopt - whichever CD standard they adopt - may quite possibly become a standard. Like what happened to the VHS/Beta war - Beta has better image quality, but VHS was more established so VHS won. The 'industry' will go for whatever standard has the most backing with other industries. "Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Television..." ------------------------------------------------------- E. John Love S.S. Outbound BBS Vancouver, BC CANADA (604) 322-9579 e._john_love@outbound.wimsey.bc.ca