According to a new study, film streaming and downloads will overtake physical film sales on Blu-ray and DVD, and will also beat traditional cinema in the U.S. by 2017.
The research was conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). It notes that the market for DVDs and Blu-ray discs is declining rather quickly, and that streaming services like Netflix are picking up the slack in terms of ... [ read the full article ]
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Originally posted by ronhondo: Who wants to sit in a movie theater and watch a blurry screen and get bedbugs to boot !
What an asinine statement!
"Blurry"?? WTF?
"Bed Bugs"?? Paranoid WTF
I and MILLIONS of others want to see the flick on a BIG SCREEN. I work with a complacent schmuck who, like you, prefers to watch everything at home and NEVER LEAVE.
As for the article............NEVER GONNA HAPPEN IN OUR LIFETIME.
And more importantly........let's restructure the article to MOVIES and not "streaming in general" because frankly, who gives a rat's ass about the numbers of ALL STREAMING compared to movie-buying and watching either on Blu-ray/DVD or in the theatre.
Originally posted by ronhondo: Who wants to sit in a movie theater and watch a blurry screen and get bedbugs to boot !
I feel your pain.
The only bad thing about Movie theaters is to be to close to noisy people or stinky people that do not shower. It remind me like traveling in city buses.
...and on top of all this: Pay-for it !?
...First-Date I will go trough the pain, but for any other reason:
No Thanks.
As on "Movies" or Music:
I will be stuck with the physical high end format for as long as I can or until a higher-end-stream surpasses the physical quality.
Originally posted by ronhondo: Who wants to sit in a movie theater and watch a blurry screen and get bedbugs to boot !
I feel your pain.
The only bad thing about Movie theaters is to be to close to noisy people or stinky people that do not shower. It remind me like traveling in city buses.
...and on top of all this: Pay-for it !?
...First-Date I will go trough the pain, but for any other reason:
No Thanks.
As on "Movies" or Music:
I will be stuck with the physical high end format for as long as I can or until a higher-end-stream surpasses the physical quality.
Just saying.
Let that other guy that dissed me go into a Movie House and get bedbugs and see if he can get rid of them due to the current EPA rules. I watch my movies at home.
Originally posted by ronhondo: Who wants to sit in a movie theater and watch a blurry screen and get bedbugs to boot !
What an asinine statement!
"Blurry"?? WTF?
"Bed Bugs"?? Paranoid WTF
I and MILLIONS of others want to see the flick on a BIG SCREEN. I work with a complacent schmuck who, like you, prefers to watch everything at home and NEVER LEAVE.
As for the article............NEVER GONNA HAPPEN IN OUR LIFETIME.
And more importantly........let's restructure the article to MOVIES and not "streaming in general" because frankly, who gives a rat's ass about the numbers of ALL STREAMING compared to movie-buying and watching either on Blu-ray/DVD or in the theatre.
I hope you get them ! You will not be a happy puppy !
