If you dig hard enough there is DX-10 codes out there for XP users but be warned if you mess up your system then you are on your own. I'm on Vista 64 and have yet to look back and all my apps run well to so that's option @2 if you want support from MS.
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10+ years I think.
I would say about 5 years (until BluRay and/or HD-DVD will become cheaper for the customers)...
Most likely but it was asked on being obsolete not that the new format will be cheaper.
Obsolete? VHS tapes are still around and Blu-Ray/HD is still up in the air. Consumers won't buy D/L because of the pricing and they're dirt cheap compared to Blu-Ray/HD. I wouldn't expect DVD's to be obsolete anywhere in the near future.
DVD's will never be obsolete, but they will become a minority if the prices for BluRay and HD-DVD get cheaper.
But a serious prerequisite for obsolescence can be seen in the prices for the new formats becoming cheaper.
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If we define obsolete as "stopped being produced" - I'd say 7-10 years. HOWEVER - I think the next gen players will support them indefinately. (backwards compatable)
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While we all probably use Windows XP here, it is almost 7 year old. Win2000 and WinME are only one year older - are you going to start complaining about incompatibility with WindowsME - which has never had anywhere near the support given to XP?
DVD isn't going obsolete, just like CD isn't. Sure it may not be the primary home-video format forever, but it will still have a market. Just like 3.5" disks are still around to be purchased - and yet 5.25" has been completely obsolete for some time now.
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