Oh noes teh sky is falling!

[koover]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

A meltdown Charles Manson would have been proud of complete with 1960's level exercise of free speech rights neglecting of course that this isn't a government agency, a public forum, nor does Speaking Your Mind come without repurcussions

Thread closed. Lol
Jk

[Blu-21]

Originally Posted by PenguinMaster

What if at some point new titles are only released on a later format? Once UHD players drop in price regular Blu-ray releases of new titles will be redundant.

I guess it depends on what HDTV he has by then. If he still has a 1080p display than there is no point buying a UHD player and discs because you won't see a difference in PQ compared to regular BD.

[Dubstar]

I was over at Potomac Yard Best Buy (Alexandria Virginia) late this afternoon, and their physical media section is the worst of the entire DMV area - the decline of CD's/DVD's/blurays is very evident here.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

A meltdown Charles Manson would have been proud of complete with 1960's level exercise of free speech rights neglecting of course that this isn't a government agency, a public forum, nor does Speaking Your Mind come without repurcussions

[Show spoiler]

[Show spoiler]

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

A meltdown Charles Manson would have been proud of complete with 1960's level exercise of free speech rights neglecting of course that this isn't a government agency, a public forum, nor does Speaking Your Mind come without repurcussions

Haaaa I see.
I also see many a post have been removed. I guess I will put the popcorn in the trash. Everyone's afraid

[hariseldon]

A few posts are missing, but I will say he got his money's worth once he decided to get ejected from the game. Figuratively lowering his pants and taking a dump on Home Plate before being removed from the field of play by the cops. Leo the Lip, Earl, and Billy would have applauded the dedication to make it memorable if not particularly sane

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

A few posts are missing, but I will say he got his money's worth once he decided to get ejected from the game. Figuratively lowering his pants and taking a dump on Home Plate before being removed from the field of play by the cops. Leo the Lip, Earl, and Billy would have applauded the dedication to make it memorable if not particularly sane

Oh, there's a "he"?
I was out to dinner with the wife so I missed it.
I assumed it was a few folks?

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Oh, there's a "he"?
I was out to dinner with the wife so I missed it.
I assumed it was a few folks?

A generic he -- could be a she though I doubt it. I think most of the other deleted posts started after post 1320 and there were a rather small amount of back/forth before the off-the-reservation. It really went from 35 to 200 in a space of 10-15 posts

Probably best to move along since it has nothing to do with the original topic anyway

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by hariseldon

A generic he -- could be a she though the posting style was a male style rant. I think most of the other deleted posts were quoting the original or some back/forth related, but really only a single off the reservation type. Most o 'his' posts seem to still be there, but it went from 35 to 200 in a minimal space of time.

Oh, there was a suspension? Someone got banned? I just thought posts were deleted.

[knight17]

One would think it is actually a lot easier to maintain some sort of control over the internet as you could essentially back out after having typed it (or even delete it within a second or two). However the anonymity over the internet seems to offer some sort of high for a handful to lash out at the rest as it is a lot easier than a face-to-face confrontation.

Nevertheless from his own admission of being over 50, one would have hoped that he had accumulated some experience and as a result turned out to be more wiser than us, younger folks, but sadly that wasn't the case.

Quite illogical as Spock would say.

[mar3o]

Originally Posted by knight17

One would think it is actually a lot easier to maintain some sort of control over the internet as you could essentially back out after having typed it (or even delete it within a second or two). However the anonymity over the internet seems to offer some sort of high for a handful to lash out at the rest as it is a lot easier than a face-to-face confrontation.

Nevertheless from his own admission of being over 50, one would have hoped that he had accumulated some experience and as a result turned out to be more wiser than us, younger folks, but sadly that wasn't the case.

Quite illogical as Spock would say.

Sometimes things just pile up and somebody overreacts or lets things get to them. Not trying to make any excuses whatsoever. Just observing that everybody is human and people don't always react in the best of ways unfortunately.

[knight17]

Originally Posted by mar3o

Sometimes things just pile up and somebody overreacts or lets things get to them. Not trying to make any excuses whatsoever. Just observing that everybody is human and people don't always react in the best of ways unfortunately.

I haven't seen the exact rant or rather post of his so I can't comment on this particular situation. While it is true that we are humans and we all make mistakes, controlling one's anger or temper is vital in any situation.

Any point can be brought across in a proper manner without the need to insult another and as the sage advice goes " never do anything when angry as you might regret it later on " (probably paraphrased but the meaning gets across).

Getting back to the topic, I can't wait for all the seasonal discounts that we will be seeing in the months to come. Hoarding a bit now so that I can splurge on some physical media.

[eiknarf]

Speaking of physical media, where is Blu-ray.com's Sunday morning news post on what titles are being released this week/Tuesday?

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Speaking of physical media, where is Blu-ray.com's Sunday morning news post on what titles are being released this week/Tuesday?

Oh yeah!! Where is it?
It's usually posted by 10 in the morning Eastern time!!!
It's 1:30 pm

[PenguinMaster]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Oh yeah!! Where is it?
It's usually posted by 10 in the morning Eastern time!!!
It's 1:30 pm

Are you having a conversation with yourself?

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by eiknarf

Speaking of physical media, where is Blu-ray.com's Sunday morning news post on what titles are being released this week/Tuesday?

Vacation?

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by PenguinMaster

Are you having a conversation with yourself?

Yup.
Haaaaaa. Trying to alert the others

[StingingVelvet]

Variety reports today on a rather devastating study about digital purchasing. While disc sales are falling the market isn't really switching to buying movies digitally, or even renting them. Two-thirds of consumers have never once bought or even rented a streaming film, and the same amount never even bother activating their digital copies sold with discs. Consumers just do not care much about this market.

I assumed people were renting quite a bit and we were going back to a VHS style culture where most just rent and the hardcore buy. However according to this my college students reflect the entire consumer market, where if something isn't on peoples' streaming services they don't really watch it (or they pirate it). Scary future coming down the pipe, if you ask me. Luckily this report gives hope that a disc-based niche market has a lot of support (even if most aren't buying catalog material again after DVD).

[GasmaskAvenger]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Variety reports today on a rather devastating study about digital purchasing. While disc sales are falling the market isn't really switching to buying movies digitally, or even renting them. Two-thirds of consumers have never once bought or even rented a streaming film, and the same amount never even bother activating their digital copies sold with discs. Consumers just do not care much about this market.

I assumed people were renting quite a bit and we were going back to a VHS style culture where most just rent and the hardcore buy. However according to this my college students reflect the entire consumer market, where if something isn't on peoples' streaming services they don't really watch it (or they pirate it). Scary future coming down the pipe, if you ask me. Luckily this report gives hope that a disc-based niche market has a lot of support (even if most aren't buying catalog material again after DVD).

That makes a lot of sense, to be fair.

The real truth is that those people are "If its not on Netflix and/or Hulu, its out of state and out of mind".

But hey...it makes us Physical Copy bros look like a million bucks.

[eiknarf]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Variety reports today on a rather devastating study about digital purchasing. While disc sales are falling the market isn't really switching to buying movies digitally, or even renting them. Two-thirds of consumers have never once bought or even rented a streaming film, and the same amount never even bother activating their digital copies sold with discs. Consumers just do not care much about this market.

I assumed people were renting quite a bit and we were going back to a VHS style culture where most just rent and the hardcore buy. However according to this my college students reflect the entire consumer market, where if something isn't on peoples' streaming services they don't really watch it (or they pirate it). Scary future coming down the pipe, if you ask me. Luckily this report gives hope that a disc-based niche market has a lot of support (even if most aren't buying catalog material again after DVD).

So perhaps the home video market is where the movie business will suffer.
Less people buying discs, less people stream-renting...

It seems Hollywood is safe when it comes to "theater going" (going to the movies on a Friday or Saturday night). Whether you're 17 going on a first date, or 40 taking an evening to relax, going to the movies probably won't change. Especially because the theaters are making it more of an experience (IMAX, Xplus, vibrating seats, 3D, large reclining seats, food delivered to your chair, better sound, 4D... etc)

With the ease of being able to rent movies right from your home tv (not needing to run to the video store), I'm just surprised that it's not the other way around.