furlonium
Computer Over? Virus equals Very Yes?
join:2002-05-08
Bethlehem, PA
| Compared to South Korea? Are you kidding?
COULD create a similar trend here in the US. WON'T is the better word. Not enough broadband penetration, and the speeds in most the areas isn't up to snuff.
I don't know what's so "less appealing" about the physical media. I can make backups, take DVDs to friend's houses (who may not have broadband, or a computer at all), and I like the extras that sometimes come with DVDs, like posters, or figurines, etc. |
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Omega
Displaced Ohioan
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join:2002-07-30
Cheyenne, WY
clubs:  | I will take a DVD any day over streaming media.
I am sure most people feel the same way. |
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chemaupr
join:2005-06-06
Alexandria, VA
| you feel like that because our current download options and ISP services do not support those options. But, I would prefer streaming media.
I have been using Movielink and Cinemanow and I like their services.(if they were just cheaper!!) Personally, I do not really care of owning DVDs.. once I see a movie I'm not really interested in seeing it again. I will love to pick from and stream DVD quality videos in a solid broadband connection any day, i just not a possibility today |
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owenhome
keeper of the magic blue smoke
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join:2002-07-13
Bentonville, AR
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Once, or rather, IF our speeds here in the USA Inc are fast enough that it would take longer and be less convenient to pick it up at the video store, it will become a trend.
Personally, I much prefer to have my DVD's cached on my media server so I can just click-and-play. If I could just download the movie in the same quality that DVD's have, I would be all over it. But today, an 8.4G download is going to take A WHILE. Plus, it would save me the hassle of ripping them.
I do own every movie I rip, just so you know. The hard copies just collect dust and my Denon $2500 universal player has been relegated to DVD audio and SACD duty pretty much exclusively.
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juicelee
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join:2000-12-04
Hacienda Heights, CA
clubs: | reply to Omega
Right now the preference is probably for DVDs over streaming movies, but I would gladly jump on video over IP if the technology and content were in place. Paying a small fee to watch 1080p movies over a 100Mbit connection sounds appealing. |
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Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
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join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ
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Re: Compared to South Korea? Are you kidding?
OnDemand would be more likely to replace DVD then broadband feeds ever will. computer at most has a 30in screen and no dolby digital output(from what i hear windows drivers arent capable of true DD). while TVs scale alot higher then 30in, and HTPCs wont really catch on imo, good for computer nuts but the avg person doesnt want to boot up their TV.
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Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO | You should look into HTPC's a little more as you do not seem to be very informed. |
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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR
2 edits | reply to Omega
said by Omega  :I will take a DVD any day over streaming media. I am sure most people feel the same way. Yup.
Streaming media picture quality, for the most part, sucks compared to DVD's.
And since the same companies that provide internet access also sell TV and movies, or are eager to get into that business, they ain't gonna be motivated to increase internet access speeds high enough to enable quick downloads of high-quality movies. In Korea, government incentives and investment programs see to it that speeds are high, but in the U.S., regulators believe the best approach is to let corporations do whatever they want. |
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bohn
join:2006-05-30
Scarborough, ON | reply to owenhome
How did you manage to pay 2500 bucks for something made by deno. If denon made new cars they'd probably sell for less than 2500 apiece. |
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owenhome
keeper of the magic blue smoke
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join:2002-07-13
Bentonville, AR
| What the hell are you talking about? The high end Denon's are knocking on the door of $4k. This is NOT what you find at Best Buy. But if your happy with a $200 Samsung, more power to you (I have 10 times more than that invested in cables). Some of us go through great lengths and great expense to achieve our audio/video nirvana. It's a hobby, not unlike any other.
»www.usa.denon.com/ProductDetails···gers.asp
Sure Denon has their el-cheapo $150 players but that's not even in the ball park of what I'm talking about. If you start talking about a player that weighs 40 pounds with Faroudja or DVDO processing, Burr-Brown DAC's and will play every media on the market (and some most have never heard of), then you are getting the idea.
It all comes down to the source. You can have the best amps, speakers, subs, etc on the market but if you have a sh!tty source, you get sh!tty performance. When just your amps are in the thousands, a $2500 player is actually a little on the low end. It would probably disgust you even further to know that the cables connecting the Denon to the preamp cost a little more than the Denon did. Hell, just the amplifiers cost almost three times as much. There are some amps out there, mono-block single channel, costing over $100k.
All things considered, my system, costing as much as a brand new Range Rover, is really on the mild side in the Audiophile kingdom. Besides, I prefer the Lincoln Navigator and already have one of those.
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