[speaker001:] May I help you, sir?
[speaker002:] Yes, I want to buy a VCR.
[speaker001:] Well, we have many models to choose from here.Do you have a particular brand you want?
[speaker002:] No. I only want it to be a very good one. The best.It 's a graduation gift for my son.
[speaker001:] I see. And does your son have a VCR now?
[speaker002:] Well, he uses our VCR at home.But he's going to university in the Fall, so he needs his own VCR.
[speaker001:] Does he watch a lot of movies?
[speaker002:] Yes, he sure does.In fact, he wants to become a movie producer himself.He wants to study film at the university.
[speaker001:] I would like to make a suggestion then, sir.
[speaker002:] Please do.
[speaker001:] If your son wants to study film, probably he will start to collect movies himself.
[speaker002:] Yes, I know that. So I want him to have a good VCR to use.
[speaker001:] May I suggest you consider buying him a DVD player instead?
[speaker002:] DVD? Isn't that like a CD?
[speaker001:] It is very similar. The technology is the same.
[speaker002:] Why is a DVD better than a VCR?
[speaker001:] For one thing, sir, the quality of the image is usually better.That 's because it's digital.
[speaker002:] But isn't it more expensive?
[speaker001:] It is a little more expensive, sir.But there is one important advantage which your son might appreciate.
[speaker002:] What's that?
[speaker001:] If your son starts to buy video tapes, he can't keep them very long.
[speaker002:] And why not?
[speaker001:] Video tape breaks down after fifteen years.So if he collects a lot of tapes, after fifteen years they will all start to rot.
[speaker002:] Hmm. Is that true?
[speaker001:] Yes, it is, sir.
[speaker002:] Well. And what about DVDs?
[speaker001:] This is the excellent thing about DVDs.If your son starts to collect DVDs, they will last forever. They will never rot.
[speaker002:] Hmm. He might really appreciate that. I know he will start to collect movies at school. Especially if he studies film.
[speaker001:] So let me show you some of our DVD players.In my opinion, DVD is the wave of the future.
[speaker002:] Alright, please show me what you have.