 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | DVDs... meh After I see a movie, I RARELY wish to watch it again.
Kinda like reading a book the second or third time... 
Most new movies aren't worth watching anyways. 
If there was a realistic pricing scheme, many people would just download the movies. But seeing as the Movie Industry is DRMing the hell out of movie download services(ala Movielink, etc.)... movies have lost their appeal almost all together.
Price for Blue-Ray drives and media will need to drop drastically before it really takes off. But then again, DRM is the killer.
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 GooberPremium
join:2000-12-17
Naperville, IL
kudos:4 | said by dadkins:After I see a movie, I RARELY wish to watch it again. Kinda like reading a book the second or third time... Most new movies aren't worth watching anyways. If there was a realistic pricing scheme, many people would just download the movies. But seeing as the Movie Industry is DRMing the hell out of movie download services(ala Movielink, etc.)... movies have lost their appeal almost all together. Price for Blue-Ray drives and media will need to drop drastically before it really takes off. But then again, DRM is the killer. Yeah, I don't watch movies more than a single time. But, my kids do, and they like watching them in the car or at the grandparents. So, for us DVD media is important.
At home, I rip DVDs to xvid and store them on a multimedia server. My kids wirelessly stream the Xvids through a modded Xbox running XBMC.
So, for other than portability reasons, I would say the demise of DVDs is not a big deal. |
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Get Netflix.
How hard is Netflix? |
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 sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | reply to rachelsfx
Its fast but takes over 24 hours.
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | So does an 8.4 GB download. What's your point?
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | said by RadioDoc:So does an 8.4 GB download. What's your point? Not at 1MB/sec or higher. 
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | Well, almost nobody has those speeds. Consider yourself lucky.
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sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc:So does an 8.4 GB download. What's your point? No it doesnt (in many cases), I can get that much in under 5 hours plus MPEG2 is nothing special anymore, look at the HD-DVD and Bluray video encoding technologies. Considering how Comcast is one of the larger ISPs in the nation there are a lot of people who can download at my speed and dont forget to mention the ISPs with similar speed. Hell, a 1mbps connection should be able to do it within 20 hours, that basically means you can get a full featured DVD9 movie every day (a lot of the time movies arent even 8.4 gB, not to mention you could strip out all the unnecessary crap like this) and you can stay on your ass the whole time. Also, a 1.4 to 2.0 gB XVID can also do the job fine with 5.1 sound if you dont need a 1080i/p picture.
Bring on the Netflix Set-top box.
Bleh whatever, my crap post I will leave.
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | The "unnecessary crap" is the primary reason to get the DVD. The movies themselves are rarely that compelling.
Who wants to drag around a computer to watch movies on, either?
Whatever floats your boat...
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to RadioDoc
8mbps(8800kbps or ~1MegaByte per second) is the norm for Comcast "Gold" speeds.
1MB/sec x 60 seconds x 60 minutes x 2.5(hours).... well, you see what I'm getting at.
DVDs are nothing!
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sapoCruising Down Memory LanePremium
join:2002-09-16
Sacramento, CA
kudos:1 | reply to RadioDoc
said by RadioDoc:The "unnecessary crap" is the primary reason to get the DVD. The movies themselves are rarely that compelling. Who wants to drag around a computer to watch movies on, either? Whatever floats your boat... Do you drag around your DVD Player too? Its called a Media Center PC and you can get them special form factors but I wasnt hoping for that. I really would like an affordable Netflix Set-Top box thats simple enough for anyone to use and has all the Home Theater connectors.
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 kamm
join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY | reply to dadkins
said by dadkins:After I see a movie, I RARELY wish to watch it again. Kinda like reading a book the second or third time... Most new movies aren't worth watching anyways. You really need to look into non-Hollywood and older movies.
I cannot imagine someone wouldn't want to see movies like 'Seven Samurai' or 'Dolce vita' or 'Paris, Texas' or 'Sunshine' or even 'Blue int the face' etc again...
Even some older Hollywood titles are great movies. Current one sux tho, I fully agree.
If there was a realistic pricing scheme, many people would just download the movies. But seeing as the Movie Industry is DRMing the hell out of movie download services(ala Movielink, etc.)... movies have lost their appeal almost all together.
Price for Blue-Ray drives and media will need to drop drastically before it really takes off. But then again, DRM is the killer.
Agreed. |
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RadioDoc58ef2c0Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11 | reply to sapo
Yeah, I take a small portable DVD player with me and watch on that instead of the computer. Far longer battery life, better user interface, much smaller (helps on airplane tray tables) and much easier to carry.
And...much cheaper to replace when something happens to it while travelling.
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DVD's have been dead to me for years. I have 1.6 Terabytes of media at this point (all downloaded). It sits on one box and is hosted to every terminal in my house including my two televisions. Browse to the program, click, a few seconds later your show / music starts. My wife and kiddo use it with ease (neither have any tech expertise). At this point we call it 'our little television station'(with the notable exception that there are no commercials ever). The idea of scheduling my life around what show comes on at 8 is demeaning. I haven't had cable television in years and don't miss it a bit. The idea of buying a DVD at this point is absurd. That's where I'm at. |
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