Will DVD-Video replace VideoCD?
Probably yes. It is to be expected that Video CD will eventually be replaced by DVD-Video because of the superior A/V quality and future proofness of DVD-Video. Like Laserdisc, Video CD never succeeded to be accepted by the consumer mass market. Exceptions are Japan, were VideoCD became popular in the Karaoke market and China, where VideoCD is growing rapidly. But the worldwide household penetration of VideoCD players is less than 1%. Because of the playability of Video CD titles on PC, there is a reasonable amount of Video CD titles available (about 5000). Consumers who have already invested in a VideoCD title collection might buy DVD-Video as replacement for their VideoCD player or to play their titles also on TV in addition to PC.
