DVD overtake VHS for the first time at rental counters!

[Jugernot]

It's about damned time!

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/06/20/film.dvd.reut/index.html

 

[boyRacer]

Can't remember the last time i rented VHS... 😕

 

[Jugernot]

I remember the last time I rented a VHS tape, it was Requiem for a Dream. They had the DVD, but no one could find it on the shelves. I just HAD to see the Jennifer Connelly scene at the end with the other "performer" shall we say. It was all worth it.... 😀

 

[paruhd0x]

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

 

[Bootprint]

Hey, my VCR fashes 12:00 🙂

It's broken, a tape is jammed in there and it just shuts down, so no reseting the time.

 

[bigalt]

it's getting harder and harder to find beta rentals.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

 

[paruhd0x]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

People will just pirate the crap out of DVDs like people did with music CDs to mp3 files... its inevitable.

 

[TheNinja]

What is this VHS of which you speak?

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

People will just pirate the crap out of DVDs like people did with music CDs to mp3 files... its inevitable.

Will?

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

People will just pirate the crap out of DVDs like people did with music CDs to mp3 files... its inevitable.

They'll learn from the RIAA's mistakes and as long as they keep selling a 90 minute movie with some extras for the same price as a CD they'll be alright.

 

[paruhd0x]

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

People will just pirate the crap out of DVDs like people did with music CDs to mp3 files... its inevitable.

Will?

Ok will ALOT more. 😛

 

[rival]

i feel sorry for the ppl that rent vhs, poor bastards

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: rival
i feel sorry for the ppl that rent vhs, poor bastards

Yep, almost want to put them out of their misery.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

People will just pirate the crap out of DVDs like people did with music CDs to mp3 files... its inevitable.

hmm alright, so people will download 6+ gigs to watch a movie?

And what's to stop people from ripping DVD movies now? What's going to happen that's not happening now?

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

People will just pirate the crap out of DVDs like people did with music CDs to mp3 files... its inevitable.

hmm alright, so people will download 6+ gigs to watch a movie?

And what's to stop people from ripping DVD movies now? What's going to happen that's not happening now?

Dude... people already do. I see you haven't been to newsgroups lately. There are all kinds of whole DVDs on there.

 

[Linux23]

this is good and bad news at the same time.

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Linux23
this is good and bad news at the same time.

How so? What is bad about it?

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: paruhd0x

DVD sales have eclipsed video sales, and just this past March, the weekly revenue from DVD rentals exceeded VHS rental revenue for the first time, according to VSDA.

Not for long... the same thing that happend to the music industry is about to happen to the movie industry.

And what happened to the music industry? You really buy into all the RIAA crap?

People will just pirate the crap out of DVDs like people did with music CDs to mp3 files... its inevitable.

hmm alright, so people will download 6+ gigs to watch a movie?

And what's to stop people from ripping DVD movies now? What's going to happen that's not happening now?

Dude... people already do. I see you haven't been to newsgroups lately. There are all kinds of whole DVDs on there.

But is it going to hit mainstream enough to affect the industry?

You don't believe everything the RIAA feeds you, do you? True, there is a slump in the music industry, but how big of a slump? We ARE in a recession you know? Every industry has been affected.

 

[rpc64]

I think the difference between music and movie pirating is that pirated DVDs are very large files and are not as easy or convenient to download as mp3s. It's still happening of course, but maybe not to the extent that it is with mp3s?

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: rpc64
I think the difference between music and movie pirating is that pirated DVDs are very large files and are not as easy or convenient to download as mp3s. It's still happening of course, but maybe not to the extent that it is with mp3s?

Very true...

 

[Staples]

It is about time. I only use my VCR to tape things (however I hardly watch or rent DVDs).

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: Linux23
this is good and bad news at the same time.

How so? What is bad about it?

the dreaded "anti-black bar" consumers that will inevitably bring the widescreen era to its knees and welcome back the dreaded Pan and Scan.

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Linux23

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: Linux23
this is good and bad news at the same time.

How so? What is bad about it?

the dreaded "anti-black bar" consumers that will inevitably bring the widescreen era to its knees and welcome back the dreaded Pan and Scan.

Oh Jesus just kill me now.

 

[Jugernot]

Originally posted by: Linux23

Originally posted by: Jugernot

Originally posted by: Linux23
this is good and bad news at the same time.

How so? What is bad about it?

the dreaded "anti-black bar" consumers that will inevitably bring the widescreen era to its knees and welcome back the dreaded Pan and Scan.

Nah, HDTV is WS. Once it is affordable people will start to understand why widescreen is better. People are sheep, they do what companies tell them to do.