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In Reply to: I doubt it posted by Jack G on January 2, 2007 at 08:48:41:
I'm assuming that a few things will happen. Someone will take the Netflix idea to video file D/L on cable or the web. The models are Napster or iMusic. Setting up a simple screen menu for auto-download is a no-brainer.The cable providers and HBO/Showtime/etc control on-demand now and are botching it badly with crappy selection and high pricing. They seem to have no idea of how to market or exploit it.
It took $100 DVD players for the consumer to really make made the transition to DVD and that was with a huge improvement in vid quality over tape. The PQ difference between DVD and blu-ray isn't so huge to most viewers. I think on-demand service will evolve before blu-ray or HD DVD players get cheap. If Netflix is smart, they're already working on it.
It wasn't so long ago that CD sales were considered safe too. No one (in the industry) dreamed that file xfer would redefine the music industry. Then Netflix came from nowhere to virtually destroy Blockbuster and other vid renters almost overnight. Movie file xfer IS coming.
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