Comments on: DVD Sales Down. What do You Think the Reasons are? http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:14:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: kiki http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-624852 kiki Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:18:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-624852 i want to describe down a movies!!! i want to describe down a movies!!!

]]> By: Clyde http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-620110 Clyde Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:28:26 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-620110 Recession. Owning a DVD of your favorite movie is a frivolous luxury. You've already seen the movie, after all. Services like OnDemand and Netflix and Hulu have made it so easy to access content, there seems little point in owning a library of movies. People can barely keep up with what's on their Tivo. So if the economic situation calls for belt tightening, owning a copy of a movie I have already seen and can easily rent... seems like an easy expense to cut. Recession. Owning a DVD of your favorite movie is a frivolous luxury. You’ve already seen the movie, after all. Services like OnDemand and Netflix and Hulu have made it so easy to access content, there seems little point in owning a library of movies. People can barely keep up with what’s on their Tivo. So if the economic situation calls for belt tightening, owning a copy of a movie I have already seen and can easily rent… seems like an easy expense to cut.

]]> By: Thinker http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619780 Thinker Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:42:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619780 Even here, in Poland, we got Video on Demand available in TV without use of Internet. So cable TV is getting better and better, and on the other hand we got much video available all over the Internet. Even here, in Poland, we got Video on Demand available in TV without use of Internet. So cable TV is getting better and better, and on the other hand we got much video available all over the Internet.

]]> By: Womble http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619561 Womble Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:32:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619561 Now that there's a computer or console in nearly every home perhaps people are watching movies less? Now that there’s a computer or console in nearly every home perhaps people are watching movies less?

]]> By: Rich F http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619498 Rich F Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:21:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619498 hmmm. I'd say Red Box at a dollar a night to rent. Then DRM removal & ripping software. hmmm. I’d say Red Box at a dollar a night to rent. Then DRM removal & ripping software.

]]> By: Nosh http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619437 Nosh Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:48:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619437 Reason#1: The Other Blog(TM) ;) Reason#1: The Other Blog(TM)
;)

]]> By: Sebastian http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619405 Sebastian Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:47:47 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619405 Am I missing something or why don't you count the illegal copys? Burning DVDs gets easier, DVD writers get cheaper, every copy protection will be encrypted in a few days. It's a breeze to copy any DVD. Am I missing something or why don’t you count the illegal copys? Burning DVDs gets easier, DVD writers get cheaper, every copy protection will be encrypted in a few days. It’s a breeze to copy any DVD.

]]> By: Dotan Cohen http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619402 Dotan Cohen Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:38:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619402 Actually, Monty Python DVD sales are up: http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/25/0041202 Actually, Monty Python DVD sales are up:
http://entertainment.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/25/0041202

]]> By: Beale http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619384 Beale Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:07:59 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619384 We get free movies via Dish. None of the TV ads pointed out that $40 TV digitizer boxes only give you a good picture for about 5 seconds at a time, because they're so unstable. So we went to dish TV, instead. We get free movies via Dish. None of the TV ads pointed out that $40 TV digitizer boxes only give you a good picture for about 5 seconds at a time, because they’re so unstable. So we went to dish TV, instead.

]]> By: mule http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619350 mule Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:04:39 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619350 But Netflix is a consumer of DVDs, so in theory, they help sales, right? But Netflix is a consumer of DVDs, so in theory, they help sales, right?

]]> By: Dan http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619309 Dan Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:01:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619309 Netflix Netflix

]]> By: mule http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619248 mule Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:10:29 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619248 Entertainment expenses are the first to go when I'm tightening the old belt. mule Entertainment expenses are the first to go when I’m tightening the old belt.

mule

]]> By: Paul. http://www.ghacks.net/2009/01/25/dvd-sales-down-what-do-you-think-the-reasons-are/#comment-619247 Paul. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:05:28 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/?p=10120#comment-619247 1.) failing quailty films/no good films. 2.) Stil much - and much to high prices for dvd/blue ray, etc. 3.) economics 4.) Digital downloads. 1.) failing quailty films/no good films.
2.) Stil much – and much to high prices for dvd/blue ray, etc.
3.) economics
4.) Digital downloads.

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