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Old 07-13-2012, 10:45 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by crich70 View Post
There was a time not so long ago when VHS tapes were all the rage for viewing movies. Then the DVD was developed. Gradually stores went from having only VHS tapes to about .75 VHS and .25 DVD's to .50 VHS and .50 DVD's then to .25 VHS and .75 DVD's and now you can't even find a VHS tape on sale in a store. VHS has been pretty much phased out as a medium just like the scroll was by books and I imagine eventually pbooks will be phased out too though not quite so quickly as VHS tapes were.
But DVD was clearly an improvement over VHS. The DVD gives better picture quality, lasts longer, takes up less space (think of the difference between a complete TV series on tape and on DVDs!) Only real reason for VHS now is that some VHS material hasn't been released on DVD.

An e-book, though, is not a clear-cut winner over a physical book. Each has advantages and disadvantages.
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