I just don't see the point of buying any more DVDs. Not when I can rent or stream them so cheaply. And apparently I'm not alone.
Strong-arm tactics from movies studios have led Netlix to delay rentals of new Fox and Warner Bros. releases until 28 days after become available for purchase.
I figure I'll just wait. After all, I wait to watch HBO and Showtime series until they become available on DVD. I wait sometimes up to a year to see movies on DVD because getting a baby sitter and shelling out for movie tickets is too much of a hassle. I have plenty of already-available stuff to watch and catch up on. So what's 28 days?
This is just delaying the inevitable. DVDs will soon become a thing of the past and the film industry, much like newspapers and magazines publishers, need to figure out new ways to make a profit. I don't have any easy answers. I'm contributing to the problem. But the genie's out of the bottle folks.
I totally agree with you. I don't feel a bit guilty about denying profits to the movie industry just because they can't keep up with the trends or the technology. And faux 3-D added AFTER the film is shot is not helping one bit either.
ReplyDeleteI'd much rather buy my own copy and have it right there in my own personal library so I can watch it whenever I feel like it. It's the same feeling satisfaction I get from my large personal library of books, which numbers well above 2000 titles at the moment.
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