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[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

This our future movie watchers. Do you seriously think the best way to enjoy movies is on a 4 or 5 inch screen? TV sales are plummeting. All the investment seems to be going towards tablets and smartphones. I even read that flexible smartwatches could soon have video watching capability (2 inch screen)
All this dictates how the slightly older generation access their media. It always has a knock on effect, just look at mp3 and the way younger people listen to music. It's a crapfest and movies are heading the same way. Screens will eventually get that small, older people won't be able to get any enjoyment from tv series or films.

I disagree, CD has been around for over 30 years, before that we had tapes/8track and portable/car players "killing off" records. The "young people" have been moving away from records for a very long time but records still exist for the people that like them (and there is a small resurgence) and they will continue existing for a very long time. So as long as there are a few people that want something it does not matter what the young or the majority want


Yes there is iTunes, but CD is still by far the king in the world and in the US where digital is higher it is nearly an evenly split even after a decade.

I also think the idea is a bit ludicrous. Let me put it this way, I have my ipod and earphones when I need to go out and portability is an issue, but when I am at home and I want mood music I use CDs and speakers. The two are not exclusive. Do you think the teen today lying on his bed alone watching a film on his tablet will use that same tablet when he wants to watch something with a handful of his friends? or how about later on with his family? The tablet is a personal device and completely impractical to watch things with friends or family on.