| mesoteto said: @mad--see i really dont think it will ever be as bigg as sony thinks--i mean you can downoad HD quality moies over nice internet connections --so its a mute point to go out and pay 20-30 dollars for something you can get for ...*free* (not legaly) or for a greatly reduced price on the internet, i mean isnt i tunes already getting hd material? |
@ Mesoteto
The problem is - folks want something physical in their hands. And they can hold the linear notes, the actual disc with Blu Ray. While I like being able to do that, if I can get it by downloading it, I will. Just a few weeks ago, I downloaded a few Bugs Bunny episodes off iTunes. I was ROTFL ... and thought to myself - I wish I could watch it on my TV. It's still cumbersome to do that - wires and the like - but it's coming. Folks say 'Slow connections will hinder it' but do the math - it costs me $26 per month for broadband. It was costing my dad $22 plus tax for a dial-up. The move to broadband is accelerating and yeah, I do think the digital downloads will blow up like a hand grenade.
The thing that I loved about Napster was - getting music I couldn't buy in stores. Ex. The Deele 'Eyes of a Stranger.' I literally visited several music shops in at least 4-5 states looking for the CD. It was out of print - and there was no way I could order it. So, I turned to Napster. And found several tracks!
Downloads will get faster - on a few sites, the connection was so fast, I had a movie in under 5 minutes. And even Netflix allows you to watch streamed movies.
Physical media costs loot - for the customers. They still have to deduct the cost to print, distribute and market it. Digital downloads? Place one file on a server and let folks pay a fee to snag as many copies as they want. It's only going to get bigger.
