The reality of DVD vs Blu Ray vs Digital Distibution. As of October 20 2009

[joeorc]

Grimes said:

Steroid said:

Some people just don't get it.

How can one be enamored with the idea that digital downloads are "coming to get" blu-ray?

Don't you realize that VOD has been available for 15 years? That anyone who's bought a computer since the 90's has had access to downloading movies?

Digital downloads and VOD aren't "coming" to get anything. They were already here when bluray was first conceived! So why are people acting like MS is starting a revolution just because they put a movie button on the XBL dashboard? And if MS knew digital downloads were the future then why were they selling $150 HD-DVD add-ons for the 360? Oh that's right it was just a ruse. MS knew HD-DVD would fail all along right?

Yeah right.

It's time for people to get over this. Digital downloads and streams have their place for watching low budget TV shows etc. But if you want to watch a million dollar budget movie on your sexy new TV with uncompressed audio, pristine video quality and all the trimmings there is no better solution then bluray. And that's the way it's going to stay for another 10 years plus.

Bluray is the option for people when they want the highest quality you want to wait untill somthing else comes along fine, see you in 2019.

That's just it. Not everyone cares that much about having the highest quality. Convenience and availability are important factors to consumers as well.

There are thousands of shows you can watch online that you might never find in a video store. The gap is only going to increase over time.

I haven't heard anyone arguing that MS is a leader in DD. Apple, Hulu, Amazon, Comcast, Nerflix and others are more leaders than MS. In addition, many TV manufacturers are building it into their TVs including Sony.

that is just It they are but..the collector's are the Majority..not the minority

the majority of Digital download's are service based so add that cost to the cost of your internet once again the Majority do not see the increase is worth it. yes you have places like Hulu but the point is many still do not use their computer as a TV function, mainly because many still do not understand what PC's are fully capable of. Mainly because they do not have the time to do so. 

why do people buy Movie's?

so they can watch them over and over again, they collect them.that's the big negative of Digital Download's 

IF you want to be blunt about it , Digital downloads devalue content.

something of which many consumer's don't like, It's already happened to Music, many people would download free music over paying even $1.00 a song, and that's hurt the bottom line of the music industry. do you think the Industry is that gung ho about doing that to the Movie industry also?