pcmag.com — Ever wonder why there are far too many expensive devices out there that become useless overnight? You may still have an outdated digital camera from the 90s, or even that bulky machine you used to play videotapes on. Believe it or not, but we're entering the DEAD MEDIA ZONE.
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glidedonNov 30, 2005
Dead Dvorak Media Betteractually he's entertaining , but his politics are f**ked up
subtleNov 30, 2005
Dvorak is a twit."This is a new form of dead media: old digital cameras"Cameras are NOT media, they USE media, such as the SmartMedia cards Dvorak was unable to read.
golluxNov 30, 2005
Cave paintings, oil on canvas, carved stone, clay tablets, vellum and paper, readable or viewable long after the author is dead, sometimes for many millennia.Electronic media, unreadable after several years, possibly unreadable within six months.
mcpaigeDec 1, 2005
ahawks Do you think we'll have the same problem in the future with CDs, DVDs, SD and CF cards? Perhaps, but less likely.YES... I remember when cassette tapes came out, they were going to me the music media of choice...how long did that last? now in a digital world we have to worry about FORMAT and the MEDIUM. In a few years DVDs will be a thing of the past, mp3 will be long gone, they will be DEAD too. How long will MemorStick last? Compact Flash? USB?
sw96Dec 5, 2005
perfect example: My iRiver H10 looked attractive when I purchaced it earlier this year. Only 250$ for the 20gb one which came in several different colors, featured a color screen, had a recorder, radio, ect that the iPod didn't have... Then Apple goes and releses the Nano and Video... These two still dont do some of the things my iRiver do, but the're smaller, sexier, and each generation of iPod gets you more space for your money...