5 gadgets that will be dead in 5 years

[BlahBlahYouToo]

I disagree. Five years ago you couldn't stream any movies. Five years from now... who knows. For $15 I can DL and save a movie in HD through iTunes and other online stores.

I just don't see the physical media being around in a big way. If not dead... definitely dying.

streamed video/audio is crap quality.

 

[ShawnD1]

 

[Cerb]

And for $15 I can buy the Blu Ray + DVD + Digital copy combo pack and use one of them about anywhere. Except I never have even touched a digital copy.

So, you still use Laserdisc? 🙂
DVD : digital
BD : digital
Anything else modern: digital.

Right now VOD contributes to about 20% of revenue and is expected to remain so for some time.

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/research/npd-dvd-blu-ray-dominate-home-movie-consumption-23699

Convenience, guarantee of service (you can watch it if internet is down), and extras (I <3 commentary tracks) all come with physical copies, but typically not with streaming. Owning physical copies could die out, but not any time soon. I love streaming video, but it's not yet ready to replace buying of movies on physical discs.

However, B&M video rental is already on life support. If Netflix could get everything, with extras, on streaming, they could probably even kill off their own physical media distribution.

 

[Fritzo]

streamed video/audio is crap quality.

Get with the times. Streaming Netflix gives DVD quality most of the time. Some services even do 720P streaming. Most of us aren't audio/videophiles and could care less about things like black levels and 7.1 digital sound distribution.