Spoon! on 07 June 2009
| Squilliam said: I understand average, but in this case the best indication would be an upperquartile bandwidth level. Blu Ray can only really sell to those who have an HDTV and streamed movies can only sell to those who have a fast internet connection. The reason why the upper quartile is the important statistic here is because it counts those people who likely have a strong interest in streaming media and are therefore likely to be early adopters of the technology. |
I've read your posts about streaming media, but you also have to take into account that some people like to have a physical copy of their movies. Not just that, but most ISP's, at least in Canada, cap your monthly usage, so streaming will not be a viable alternative unless you have a limitless internet connection. And on top of this, many on demand movies sold through cable boxes like rogers are more expensive than going to a brick and mortar shop to rent it. In the future it may be possible, but I think it will be at least 5 years before we see viable HD streaming (1080p) here in Canada.
Just my 2 cents.
