I've recently noticed a disconnect in ways to indicate that one has...okay, that one has the coolest stuff. For audiophiles, the accepted method of indicating that you're hardcore is to say you "have it on vinyl." I guess this demonstrates that you're an early adopter; you were "into them first," as Cake says.



For movies, however, people claim "I have it on DVD." Which I guess tells people that you need to have the best-quality copy on the current state-of-the-art technology. But since DVD has had the quickest adoption of any home technology in history, is this really valid anymore? Is a better test to have something on Betamax, or perhaps Pioneer laser discs? I know a few people who still swear by those media (the LD people are especially holding on to their Criterion editions, since that company can't always relicense the films for DVD.



Of course, the apex of hardcore cinemania to eschew home video altogether and go around acquiring and preserving 16 or 35mm prints.