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A Screen Near You » Blog Archive » Why DVD Still Reigns Supreme — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:54:13 +0000

[...] write a post about why I think DVD still outsells any other medium for video media for a while and this post over at Technologizer gave me a bit of a [...]

By: Tech

Tech — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:55:31 +0000

I think DVD has less than 2 years. Blu Ray players are getting cheaper and cheaper. Once burning with Blu Ray becomes cheaper DVD will be a distant memory.

By: Chris Donahue

Chris Donahue — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:29:15 +0000

Heck, you can still buy videotape(blanks anyway). The point is bluray is not growing as fast as DVD, and direct download or streaming just doesn’t work. I think Netflix is talking out of their A**es. so at least 10 to 15 years.

By: Dave Barnes

Dave Barnes — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:09:25 +0000

1. DVDs are cheap. Blu-ray disks are not.
2. Broadband speeds/access in the USA are lousy.
3. 5+ years, but it is the last physical medium for motion pictures.

By: Steve K

Steve K — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:54:33 +0000

I can see Bluray pulling ahead as the dominant physical medium for movies by 2013 (see http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3494), but whether or not online distribution takes off really depends on the selection. Currently, Netflix streaming is no substitute for physical media distribution due to its paltry selection.

By: Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:21:20 +0000

If Netflix offers a plan where you can watch Instantly (either on the computer, Roku box or Xbox 360) without having to pay for the DVD delivery, then it will accelerate the demise of the DVD delivery. The DVDs from Netflix currently sit on the entertainment system, yet we don’t want to cancel the service because we enjoy the Watch Instantly feature.