Why DVDs?

Hands up who's fed up with videos?

Don't those ripple lines slowly running down the depth of the fuzzy images that appear on the screen really annoy you.

Don't those patches of black-and-white haze that appear in crucial times of the movie make you fume.

Or how about hiring a vid where the previous person had dirty heads in their machine and they then transfers heaps of unmentionable stuff on to your pristine piece of technology.

Then there's the faulty cartridge carrier that jams your video, setting off the chain reaction of automatically turning the player off and sending your television into a violently loud, hissing and blaring monstrosity.

Sick of videos? You bet!

Despite all the rave reviews about the medium, DVDs are not quite perfect. They do have annoying issues.

• Time-consuming transfer of data to discs means it will take years for older movies to be ported over.

• Some DVDs will not allow you to skip adverts or disclaimers.

• Encoded regionalisation that forgets you have forked out hard-earned cash and should be allowed to play your legally bought DVDs wherever you like.

• Various cheaper players may not function fully.