Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I have mentioned this before but what’s to stop them releasing a film exclusively to mobile? Almost overnight it would force people to choose mobile or not see a film. I don’t think you guys realise how fragile some of these things could be. All these upcoming streaming mobile services will surely do this at some point to push their service.

If we are going to continue with rampant speculation, why would any content owner severely restrict their revenue stream by limiting the viewing of their content to mobile devices? Content owners want to make money, why would they care about the device that I choose to view it on? The more ways they make their content available, the more ways they stand to make money. Restricting access to specific devices makes no financial sense.

Further, there is no evidence that people prefer to watch movies on mobile devices; they do so when that is their only option, such as when they are away from home. Limiting access to a movie via a viewing method that is not even remotely a preferred one makes even less sense.

Sorry to tell you, again, but I do not share your fears.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Vilya

If we are going to continue with rampant speculation, why would any content owner severely restrict their revenue stream by limiting the viewing of their content to mobile devices? Content owners want to make money, why would they care about the device that I choose to view it on? The more ways they make their content available, the more ways they stand to make money. Restricting access to specific devices makes no financial sense.

Further, there is no evidence that people prefer to watch movies on mobile devices; they do so when that is their only option, such as when they are away from home.

Sorry to tell you, again, but I do not share your fears.

Wgat about a mobile centric company wuth no ties to traditional tv? They could jyst sign a big check

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by zarquon

You've mentioned this before; is it a known thing that folks in the UK tend to sit closer to their TVs?

I guess so (from the British series, The IT Crowd ):

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by flyry

It breaks my heart, but steedeels first ever correct prediction has come.

Filmstruck is shutting down.

The irony being that it is an older prediction of his coming true about a streaming service shutting down, rather than his more recent predictions about how every little new thing in mobile and streaming is going to instantly and immediately obliterate physical media and large TVs.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Wgat about a mobile centric company wuth no ties to traditional tv? They could jyst sign a big check

Whoever owns the content, traditional movie studio or any other entity, still has a financial incentive to make as much money as possible. Limiting access to that content only limits their potential revenue sources and what business wants to arbitrarily restrict their opportunities to make money?

Businesses like to maximize profits and the widest distribution method increases that potential.

[zarquon]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

I guess so (from the British series, The IT Crowd ):

[Show spoiler]

Actually, that is about how far I sit from my TV, and I'm not even British...

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I have mentioned this before but what’s to stop them releasing a film exclusively to mobile? Almost overnight it would force people to choose mobile or not see a film. I don’t think you guys realise how fragile some of these things could be. All these upcoming streaming mobile services will surely do this at some point to push their service.

They would likely lose a lot of money as there are still A LOT of people who have no desire to watch a movie on their mobile device.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

The irony being that it is an older prediction of his coming true about a streaming service shutting down, rather than his more recent predictions about how every little new thing in mobile and streaming is going to instantly and immediately obliterate physical media and large TVs.

To be fair i never said anything would be immediate with the exception of a scenario where we are forced to choose.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

They would likely lose a lot of money as there are still A LOT of people who have no desire to watch a movie on their mobile device.

There are also mobiles Everywhere.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Wgat about a mobile centric company wuth no ties to traditional tv? They could jyst sign a big check

So what are you saying? That somebody like Verizon is going to commission the next Stranger Things and make it viewable only on phones with Verizon contracts and that people are going to be so taken with this experience that they'll abandon their televisions and projectors and theaters en masse and consume all their media on phones and phones alone?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by octagon

So what are you saying? That somebody like Verizon is going to commission the next Stranger Things and make it viewable only on phones with Verizon contracts and that people are going to be so taken with this experience that they'll abandon their televisions and projectors and theaters en masse and consume all their media on phones and phones alone?

Want has nothing to do with it. What choice would they have?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Want has nothing to do with it.

Wut?

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

There are also mobiles Everywhere.

Well, yes, almost everyone has one. It doesn't mean that they prefer to watch movies and TV on.

On very rare occasion I've watched a Youtube video on my phone... usually a trailer that I was waiting to drop and it's the only way I'm able to watch it at the time if I'm away from home.... or if I'm out with friends or something and I ask if they've seen a video and then maybe show it to them if they haven't.

But in general, as a main way of watching most content? No thanks.


Too many people would be against it. And why would they even want to push that anyway? It's one thing for it to be streaming exclusive (which I wouldn't be thrilled about either), but for it to not be viewable on a TV in any manner? That would be asinine.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Want has nothing to do with it. What choice would they have?

In addition to the situation that Octagon laid out, are people who aren't viewing it of their own free will and have no desire to do so going to be forced to at gun point?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

In addition to the situation that Octagon laid out, are people who aren't viewing it of their own free will and have no desire to do so going to be forced to at gun point?

Watch on mobile or dont see it. Thats what i meant.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Watch on mobile or dont see it. Thats what i meant.

And the point is that a lot of people would simply opt not to watch it and spend their time watching something else.

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Watch on mobile or dont see it. Thats what i meant.

Yeah, that would be the choice, all right.

So what?

[Steedeel]

You guys are ignoring the impact of mobile. Do so at your peril.

[Vilya]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

You guys are ignoring the impact of mobile. Do so at your peril.

Nah, we're just ignoring you at our leisure.

[The_Donster]

I went and measured the distance from my fireplace mantle to my chair and I’m about 10.5-11’ away from my 65” KS Series. Everything looks great. Whether it is digital, physical or gaming