Subj : Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in business
To : MRO
From : Gamgee
Date : Tue Apr 02 2024 07:59 am
-=> MRO wrote to Nightfox <=-
MR> Re: Video rental store to shut its doors after 40 years in
MR> business
MR> By: Nightfox to MRO on Mon Apr 01 2024 04:50 pm
> I think there are a lot of people with a collection of movies & such on old
> formats that they don't want to replace (due to what it would cost, or just
> not wanting to bother). And for people who still use physical media, I've
> been hearing that DVDs are still selling more than newer formats such as
> blu-ray (and 4K blu-ray) because there are a lot of people who just have DVD
> players and/or don't care about updating to something newer, or don't
> understand what advantage blu-ray offers over DVD.
MR> Well eventually nobody will be buying physical media.
That day is still a long ways off.
MR> It's so much easier to go get it via a streaming service.
What if you don't have an internet connection? When would that be, you
ask? Well.... for starters: When there's an extended (a week) power
outage. Yes, that happens where there are hurricanes. Or maybe you're
out camping in an RV in the boonies. There are plenty of other
situations where physical media is handy.
MR> People are getting past the phase of owning something that will just
MR> take up space.
See above re: long ways off.
... A house is a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff.
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