Divx discs, however, don't have any of that, under the belief that videotape renters -- the market Divx is primarily targeting -- are not videophiles and don't care about those DVD extras.
Retail supporters of open DVD, however, dispute the notion that DVD purchasers are videophiles.
With their new features, their improved quality and their futuristic potential, digital televisions will be a temptation that
videophiles in this TV-crazed nation will find hard to resist.
I heard some
videophiles saying upsampled DVD might be good enough, a refrain 1 also heard in some parts of the Alexis Park with respect to CD.
There are those who disagree with Dolby's assessment, including many audiophiles,
videophiles, equipment reviewers, and not surprisingly, the folks at DTS, whose competing home system offers far less compression and a seemingly richer, more natural sound.
John Briesch, president of Sony's Consumer A/V Group, said it plans to target high-end consumers -- known collectively as early adopters or
videophiles -- who have home theater systems already in place.
Tivo offers
videophiles a classic way of recording video classics and favorites.
Electronics industry executives and analysts have said these first digital camcorders will sell to high-end consumers and
videophiles. Once the prices drop, the mainstream consumer base will become more interested in the digital format.
It is not backlit (important for
videophiles who watch in a thoroughly darkened room), but it is at least not clustered with useless features, which made it a love-at-first-sight thing for me.
Sato said the camcorders, which are priced higher than Sony's other Handycams, are targeted to consumers who are
videophiles, event videographers, or who simply want high-end picture quality.
