Jeff Willis
Senior HTF Member
Bill Hunt's "The Digital Bits" posted an interesting article about the topic. He linked an article by Dade Hayes at the Forbes site.
The full Digital Bits post about the topic (last 2 paragraphs in the post) is here
Here's the portion of Bill's post pertaining to this, including the link to Dade's article at Forbes:
It's an interesting read. As a dvd collector, I obviously agree but am interested to see the take of the HTF collector members.
I haven't entered the BR mkt yet but may at some point, depending on catalog availability of older tv shows.
Regarding physical-media, another reason that's an important one for me is that I can transport a fair # of dvd's to a family member's (or friend's) house and am not dependent on a 'net connection or other devices, ie Netflix, etc, to view specific shows.
This is a considerable advantage for me, having a dvd collection on my shelf.
Another example is that I'm often at a location where I don't have a wifi connection away from home but I have the laptop with the dvd drive so I can watch my shows without requiring a 'net connection or downloading onto my laptop before leaving the house.
The full Digital Bits post about the topic (last 2 paragraphs in the post) is here
Here's the portion of Bill's post pertaining to this, including the link to Dade's article at Forbes:
^ Posted at Bill Hunt's site Mon 07/15 .Finally today, here’s something interesting and I think is well worth reading for home media consumers and industry professionals alike: A column by contributor Dade Hayes in Forbes lists Six Reasons Why DVDs Still Make Money – And Won’t Die Anytime Soon. He’s exactly spot on right, and as most of you longtime readers know, we’ve been saying something similar for a very long time and for exactly the same reasons. Digital might be where the industry things all the cool and growth potential is, but physical media isn’t going away for a good long while yet. So it might be a good idea for you studio execs to understand that you need to keep making an effort at BD and DVD quality and features. Don’t kill your Golden Goose before the next one is even full hatched!
It's an interesting read. As a dvd collector, I obviously agree but am interested to see the take of the HTF collector members.
I haven't entered the BR mkt yet but may at some point, depending on catalog availability of older tv shows.
Regarding physical-media, another reason that's an important one for me is that I can transport a fair # of dvd's to a family member's (or friend's) house and am not dependent on a 'net connection or other devices, ie Netflix, etc, to view specific shows.
This is a considerable advantage for me, having a dvd collection on my shelf.
Another example is that I'm often at a location where I don't have a wifi connection away from home but I have the laptop with the dvd drive so I can watch my shows without requiring a 'net connection or downloading onto my laptop before leaving the house.