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    May 15, 2005
    D-VHS
    Dear Gary:

    Have we come to the end of the road with D-VHS releases? Your magazine has had no upcoming D-VHS releases listed for months and I see no activity elsewhere. With the studios remastering many titles in high-definition in preparation for high-definition DVD, it would seem to be even easier for D-VHS releases to come out in the interim.

    Is JVC doing anything at its end? If they’re still producing and selling D-VHS machines (I recently added their DT-100 model to my HM-DH30000U unit), then why are they not actively securing more software releases?

    I would appreciate any feedback you may have on this frustrating situation

    Gary A. Stark

    mailto:stark@WEWS.com

    Editor-In-Chief and Publisher Gary Reber Comments:

    Unfortunately, it appears that the studios that have supported the D-VHS and D-Theater formats are indeed winding down their releases. The last release that we have been able to obtain is Twentieth Century Fox’s I, Robot, which is reviewed in this issue. We have been provided with no further release information for future titles.

    I have always written that we cannot expect prerecorded D-VHS D-Theater to be more than an interim format to be replaced by one of the high-definition optical disc formats––Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD. Of course, if there are indeed more titles released you can be sure that we will review them. Consider your D-VHS D-Theater library a rare collection and enjoy it for the wonderful picture and sound quality that it delivers––the best performance available in a consumer format.

    You can E-mail Widescreen Review @ mailto:editorgary@widescreenreview.com

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