Every few months, a report pops up in these streaming-obsessed times to remind us that good old fashioned movie discs are still around and still popular. A recent such report from Nielsen states that the majority of Americans are still interested in buying or renting movies and TV shows on disc.
In the Nielsen study, nearly 75 percent of respondents stated that they actively view movies and TV shows at home. 70 percent had bought or rented a movie on disc in the last six months and more than half had bought or rented a TV show.
According to Nielsen:
“Consumers spend a larger share of dollars on physical disc purchases than any digital TV/movie viewing methods,”
How do you consume your home entertainment, Insiders?
[via Home Media Magazine]
Much like vinyl, there will always be some *nostalgia* for physical media, but… it still represents less and LESS of the entertainment pie chart.
What a lame report, of course people are going to stay with their DVD’s, nut as people stayed with their VHS tapes, as long as they had invested in the DVD player, and since they last many years, no one is going to invest into streaming until their DVD players die. Heck, I held onto my VHS player for years longer than when DVD’s hit the market to record whatever, but now, you don’t even need a DVD or player with streaming. It is like having a huge massive collection of every TV show ever broadcast and every movie ever made, even silent movies, so DVD’s days are indeed numbered, and I don’t know anyone who is coming of adult age who is going out and buying a DVD player, sales are going to slump like never before as DVD’s go the way of VHS tapes, but it is a slow process, but inevitable. PERIOD
I rented a movie now rarely from Redbox and that is it. Everything else is digital and I like it that way
I will keep my NetFlix three out at a time. As long as they do it…
But it’s days are numbered. But it will be a slow process. I give it about 7-10 years.
Netflix still send out 3 million DVD’S in the mail a day. X 5 days a week. 15 million DVD’S a week. = About 60 million DVD’S in the mail a month.
I can get a bluray, dvd and a digital copy for often the same price or cheaper. It’s a better deal of I’m going to buy it. Renting it is cheaper than paying for Netflix as we only rent a couple movies a month anyway and we get new releases sooner by renting.
I like streaming movies but I’d rather own them if I like them as long as there is an iTunes copy. I avoid movies that only have the option of ultra violet copy.