Discs Still Dominate for Movie Watching Says NPD

[TheDickWard]

The NPD says that DVDs and Blu-ray discs are still the most popular way to enjoy a movie.

http://www.twice.com/article/466959-...l_Tops_VOD.php

[Knarf]

The NPD says that DVDs and Blu-ray discs are still the most popular way to enjoy a movie.

http://www.twice.com/article/466959-...l_Tops_VOD.php

Definitely for the next ten years, MOVIES will be enjoyed primarily on disc (DVD/Blu-ray)

But if it's anything like music...

Today, MUSIC is primarily enjoyed as MP3's, files, streaming (Pandora), iTunes...etc

[chris gerhard]

Definitely for the next ten years, MOVIES will be enjoyed primarily on disc (DVD/Blu-ray)

But if it's anything like music...

Today, MUSIC is primarily enjoyed as MP3's, files, streaming (Pandora), iTunes...etc

In my household, still play CDs, SACD, music DVD-V, and DVD-A. As far as sales of music, CD is still in the lead but I don't doubt more music is listened to from music servers, iPods, PCs, etc. What I don't see are people willing to pay much to download music.

[Boston007]

Watch a blu ray in 1080p in all it's glory then watch it in say a 720p digital download.

I notice the difference and I bet most people do too. Digital download is a pain in the @ss for the average consumer

[Bouncy X]

digital download is great for rentals. i think it'll have a nice long life there but when it comes to movies or tv shows people want to own, most are likely to buy the physical disc. we live in a world where the "average joe" is the majority in a major way so i really dont see most of "them" going the download route.

even if the technology caught up in the next 5yrs where everyone had high speed and amazing connections and could download amazing quality movies, many would still primarily use it for rentals. netflix is probably gonna be a gateway drug for the "average joe". its so easy and accessible to use. i can only speak for canada but right now its only available through PCs and video game consoles. but if they ever introduce a converter-like box for it, i bet it'll grow substantially.

[Krawk]

Is this not a duplicate thread? We discussed this a week ago!

[Shep]

I've used netflix for streaming thru xbox live and a bluray player with wifi.

I've noticed some shortcomings with it.

- Selection is very limited, and I'm not just talking about new releases.

- Movie will pause momentarily to adjust picture quality due to bandwidth issues or something. This sometimes results in compression artifacts(I think this is the term) being shown in the display. DVDs have better quality than what I'm seeing in some of the streams.

Am I doing it wrong? Is there a better alternative?

[Krawk]

Am I doing it wrong? Is there a better alternative?

Wi-Fi is more prone to hiccups to begin with. A hardline ethernet may improve bandwidth related issue. Otherwise, no, you're doing it right, except for using their mail service to get a disc instead!

[Wolvie]

digital download is great for rentals. i think it'll have a nice long life there but when it comes to movies or tv shows people want to own, most are likely to buy the physical disc. we live in a world where the "average joe" is the majority in a major way so i really dont see most of "them" going the download route.

even if the technology caught up in the next 5yrs where everyone had high speed and amazing connections and could download amazing quality movies, many would still primarily use it for rentals. netflix is probably gonna be a gateway drug for the "average joe". its so easy and accessible to use. i can only speak for canada but right now its only available through PCs and video game consoles. but if they ever introduce a converter-like box for it, i bet it'll grow substantially.

+1. Until EVERYONE is able to stream, download and OWN digital content with the same high fidelity, I don't see physical discs going away for a very, very long time. Ease of use, convenience and better technology may accelerate digital adoption; however, it won't replace physical media if it can't meet all of the above criteria, IMO.