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

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by veritas

A decent number of people actually still use internet explorer and a lot used it in the past unlike flixster. Flixster is more of a heavily advertised product that never caught like the john carter movie.

That John Carter movie was a horrible internet browser, I agree.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by master gandhi

So is VUDU Chrome in this analogy?

No I would say Vudu is more like MS Edge!

[Steedeel]

https://www.recode.net/2017/7/30/160...n-home-decline

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by flyry

Flixster is the internet explorer of UV providers

More like the blue screen of death.

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

https://www.recode.net/2017/7/30/160...n-home-decline

I think when us Baby Boomers die off we will have to see what happens to TV's!

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by alchav21

I think when us Baby Boomers die off we will have to see what happens to TV's!

They will disappear. The question is, will I still be here? I am 42. It's going to be a close thing. Maybe even much sooner.

[zarquon]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

They will disappear. The question is, will I still be here? I am 42. It's going to be a close thing. Maybe even much sooner.

I doubt they'll disappear. The conventional TV set with a tuner might, but there will still be large displays available. That's how most people use them already, actually, just as display monitors for cable boxes, blu-ray players, streaming devices and the like. I'd imagine the percentage of folks who even use the tuner in their TV, via direct cable input or antenna, is quite small.

[BlakkMajik3000]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

https://www.recode.net/2017/7/30/160...n-home-decline

Nothing shocking here.

Now that content is not tied to a specific screen, people have options as to how they view content. It's very possible that there will come a day when the only TV in any household is the one in the family/media room where multiple people gather to watch a film together.

Buying fewer TVs != to people buying no TVs.

[veritas]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

https://www.recode.net/2017/7/30/160...n-home-decline

People are buying less tvs per household but they are just being replaced by laptops desktops and ipads which all have screens about as big as most tvs back in the 90s. We probably have more screens in households then ever the small tv just has alot more functionality now .

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

They will disappear. The question is, will I still be here? I am 42. It's going to be a close thing. Maybe even much sooner.

Originally Posted by zarquon

I doubt they'll disappear. The conventional TV set with a tuner might, but there will still be large displays available. That's how most people use them already, actually, just as display monitors for cable boxes, blu-ray players, streaming devices and the like. I'd imagine the percentage of folks who even use the tuner in their TV, via direct cable input or antenna, is quite small.

I think you are correct, people only use a TV like a Monitor. They will be around for a long time. Traditional TV is a thing of the past, but large Displays will be around for a long time.

[WestMan]

Of course it is declining. Instead of a 2nd or 3rd TV in some houses, people use an ipad or iphone instead.

People are stilling buying big TV's. Families still need a big screen to watch things together. They just don't need as many.

My guess is that TV's per household will likely decrease to around 1.7 per household. From there it is likely to level off.

Car ownership is declining if you look at the numbers. The highways are still packed.

[flyry]

Didn't that Microsoft video predicting the future from a few years ago have people projecting video from their phone onto their walls?

[shinobipopcorn]

I got made fun of for having two 12 inchers in my room as a kid so I could play Super Mario while listening to a tv show. It doesn't seem so ludicrous now with laptops and tablets and tvs all running at once.

[bkfountain]

I quit DirecTV to go back to school this fall, but I was always busy 6 days a week installing 4+ tv homes. I didn't see it shrinking at all.

[Dynamo of Eternia]

Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

I got made fun of for having two 12 inchers in my room as a kid so I could play Super Mario while listening to a tv show. It doesn't seem so ludicrous now with laptops and tablets and tvs all running at once.

I did that, too (had two small TVs at the same time to play a game while watching a movie/tv show).

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by shinobipopcorn

I got made fun of for having two 12 inchers in my room as a kid so I could play Super Mario while listening to a tv show. It doesn't seem so ludicrous now with laptops and tablets and tvs all running at once.

Originally Posted by Dynamo of Eternia

I did that, too (had two small TVs at the same time to play a game while watching a movie/tv show).

In college, I had a 13" TV next to my computer monitor, so I could play games and watch TV too.

Now I watch TV on my 65" TV and mess around on my iPhone. Not much has changed.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

I believe Keychest will be pushed and we will see significant movement this year. We don't have Keychest in the U.K, so it wouldn't make any difference here. Disney is a Netflix style subscription service over here.

There you go. Not the first example as I am having trouble finding all the links and The refutes.
Already posted the link about Keychest replacing UV many pages ago. Anyway, I'm done.

Need a break from this thread and the forum.

I will be back!

[alchav21]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

There you go. Not the first example as I am having trouble finding all the links and The refutes.
Already posted the link about Keychest replacing UV many pages ago. Anyway, I'm done.

Need a break from this thread and the forum.

I will be back!

Don't make the break too long, you're the last of a dying breed, Hard Core Disc Lovers. This is what this Thread is all about, and Digital HD is taking over, UV or Keychest. So take a deep breath, and embrace the change!

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by alchav21

Don't make the break too long, you're the last of a dying breed, Hard Core Disc Lovers. This is what this Thread is all about, and Digital HD is taking over, UV or Keychest. So take a deep breath, and embrace the change!

Digital will someday be bigger than disc. I see it happening, just like you. Disc won't die, just like CDs are still around, but disc will be niche.

I know you oppose Apple, but Apple's iTunes is my favorite digital provider. When they launch 4K with their new Apple TV this Fall, 4K will be more popular, just not on disc. Digital is where it's at.

[BlakkMajik3000]

Originally Posted by master gandhi

Digital will someday be bigger than disc. I see it happening, just like you. Disc won't die, just like CDs are still around, but disc will be niche.

I know you oppose Apple, but Apple's iTunes is my favorite digital provider. When they launch 4K with their new Apple TV this Fall, 4K will be more popular, just not on disc. Digital is where it's at.

I think people underestimate how important the ability to download your movies is. 4K streaming will not be the norm for a while, simply because of the bandwidth requirements. However, being able to download a 4K movie to your computer and play it over your home network makes digital 4K accessible to more people.

This is where Apple's advantage is, IMO. Right now, the only way to download digital 4K movies is through Kaleidescape (very expensive equipment) and Vidity (through FandangoNow I think?) which has extremely limited device support.