Kaleidescape movie players - the alternative to physical disc media (2020 article)

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Originally Posted by LordoftheRings

Two years ago his prediction was dead on.
I went to Best Buy (Kanada) recently; the Blu-ray movie (4K, 3D) section is practically dead.
It went down roughly 80%. It's not coming back either.

And the few new releases they have (4K BR) ... $34.99 (regular).
Online for new steelbook 4K BR ... $44.99 (average; some more).

Compare that with streaming or ticket prices to the movie theaters (Tuesdays), and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to predict another two years from now ... April 2024.

We are hard-core physical film software addicts here, and we are doomed in this world of inflation and tough economics on a grand scale.

* It's just an opinion, not a reason to lose sleep over it.
James Bond might be dead but there will be a replacement ...

I haven't cared what Best Buy, or any other brick and mortar store, stocks for many years. I have the internet and it's primary purpose ain't for streaming; it's for online shopping! I have the entire online retail world at my fingertips. I shop online enthusiastically with a RAT8+ gaming mouse.

I do not believe for a fraction of an instant that physical media will cease to be offered by April 2024 if that is your prediction. I have been hearing this "imminent doom" bull pucky renewed every year since 2014, also.