The music CD and movie DVD is on its last legs.

The music CD and movie DVD is on its last legs.
Lately your seeing the TV and PC and HIFI become one unit.
(I think LCD tv have help that shift.)
I really cannot see Cd's DVDs and even the new blue ray discs in the
local shops much longer,
Download speeds are getting faster and now you can download everything
from the web, Even now you can download all your music online, And I
think the movies and games are going down the same rote.
you might see big 90% downturn in shop sales by around 2014ish,
. so maybe your need 50 terabytes on your PC or maybe it will be all
steaming over the web and you need less space on your pc, who knows?
but one thing is for sure is the TV and PC and HIFI is becoming one
big unit.
and maybe the mobile/cell phone will become your tv pc and hifi on the
go, which it is becoming bit by bit.

"robhingston@googlemail.com" wrote:
>
> The music CD and movie DVD is on its last legs.
> Lately your seeing the TV and PC and HIFI become one unit.
> (I think LCD tv have help that shift.)
> I really cannot see Cd's DVDs and even the new blue ray discs in the
> local shops much longer,
> Download speeds are getting faster and now you can download everything
> from the web, Even now you can download all your music online, And I
> think the movies and games are going down the same rote.
> you might see big 90% downturn in shop sales by around 2014ish,
> . so maybe your need 50 terabytes on your PC or maybe it will be all
> steaming over the web and you need less space on your pc, who knows?
> but one thing is for sure is the TV and PC and HIFI is becoming one
> big unit.
> and maybe the mobile/cell phone will become your tv pc and hifi on the
> go, which it is becoming bit by bit.

so, what exactly are you posting for?
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<robhingston@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:cb87506f-ad60-49a5-898a-1fae73b9851c@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> The music CD and movie DVD is on its last legs.
> Lately your seeing the TV and PC and HIFI become one unit.
> (I think LCD tv have help that shift.)
> I really cannot see Cd's DVDs and even the new blue ray discs in the
> local shops much longer,
> Download speeds are getting faster and now you can download everything
> from the web, Even now you can download all your music online, And I
> think the movies and games are going down the same rote.
> you might see big 90% downturn in shop sales by around 2014ish,
> . so maybe your need 50 terabytes on your PC or maybe it will be all
> steaming over the web and you need less space on your pc, who knows?
> but one thing is for sure is the TV and PC and HIFI is becoming one
> big unit.
> and maybe the mobile/cell phone will become your tv pc and hifi on the
> go, which it is becoming bit by bit.

I doubt if the CD or DVD format will disappear for awhile - there are the
third world users in there billions (take a trip to India and the cassette
is still alive and well) and then there are the classical music and fine
arts buffs like myself who really are not interested in MP3 or any other
highly compressed formats - can't imagine downloading a 3 hour Wagnerian
opera in a lossless format somehow. The there is the other marketing
phenomena that many people actually like to have a physical library with art
work as a visual display. As I still read books I have an extensive library,
a few first editions etc a few rare LP's even a couple of 78's!!. On the
other hand I have transferred most of my classical CD collection to wav
format for easy access throughout the house. So my prediction is both
markets will co-exist with the pop market moving into downloads and the like
whilst the legitimate music and arts world will remain in a more physical
format..

"robhingston@googlemail.com" <robhingston@googlemail.com> wrote:

>I really cannot see Cd's DVDs and even the new blue ray discs in the
>local shops much longer,

This, of course, is what the studios want. Physical content in the hands of
consumers = loss of control over what they watch.

>Download speeds are getting faster and now you can download everything
>from the web

Bull****.

>you might see big 90% downturn in shop sales by around 2014ish,

It's true that physical stores are making themselves irrelevant, but that
doesn't eliminate the need for physical media.

>so maybe your need 50 terabytes on your PC or maybe it will be all
>steaming over the web and you need less space on your pc, who knows?

First you'll have to get the internet access providers to stop disconnecting
large downloaders and to give up the idea of making us pay by the byte.
Plus, anything streaming today could easily be unavailable tomorrow. And you
have the issue of DRM which can make content you legally bought and stored
on your hard drive completely unplayable at any time.

Much as the industries hate having us physically hold their content, the
physical disc has considerable advantages for us out here in consumerland.

"Netmask" <netmask56NOSPAM@gmail.com> wrote:

>
><robhingston@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>news:cb87506f-ad60-49a5-898a-1fae73b9851c@l64g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
>> The music CD and movie DVD is on its last legs.
>> Lately your seeing the TV and PC and HIFI become one unit.
>> (I think LCD tv have help that shift.)
>> I really cannot see Cd's DVDs and even the new blue ray discs in the
>> local shops much longer,
>> Download speeds are getting faster and now you can download everything
>> from the web, Even now you can download all your music online, And I
>> think the movies and games are going down the same rote.
>> you might see big 90% downturn in shop sales by around 2014ish,
>> . so maybe your need 50 terabytes on your PC or maybe it will be all
>> steaming over the web and you need less space on your pc, who knows?
>> but one thing is for sure is the TV and PC and HIFI is becoming one
>> big unit.
>> and maybe the mobile/cell phone will become your tv pc and hifi on the
>> go, which it is becoming bit by bit.
>
>I doubt if the CD or DVD format will disappear for awhile - there are the
>third world users in there billions (take a trip to India and the cassette
>is still alive and well) and then there are the classical music and fine
>arts buffs like myself who really are not interested in MP3 or any other
>highly compressed formats - can't imagine downloading a 3 hour Wagnerian
>opera in a lossless format somehow. The there is the other marketing
>phenomena that many people actually like to have a physical library with art
>work as a visual display. As I still read books I have an extensive library,
>a few first editions etc a few rare LP's even a couple of 78's!!. On the
>other hand I have transferred most of my classical CD collection to wav
>format for easy access throughout the house. So my prediction is both
>markets will co-exist with the pop market moving into downloads and the like
>whilst the legitimate music and arts world will remain in a more physical
>format..
>

With allot of ISP in the US now capping their customer downloads I
suspect that the downloading via Apple TV, Vudu and the like will come
to a bit of a halt unless the ISP can get a bit of the action from the
download services.

I still prefer a physical media to a download one especially if I buy
it..

Kimba W Lion wrote:
> "robhingston@googlemail.com" <robhingston@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> I really cannot see Cd's DVDs and even the new blue ray discs in the
>> local shops much longer,
>
> This, of course, is what the studios want. Physical content in the hands of
> consumers = loss of control over what they watch.
>
>> Download speeds are getting faster and now you can download everything
>>from the web
>
> Bull****.
>
>> you might see big 90% downturn in shop sales by around 2014ish,
>
> It's true that physical stores are making themselves irrelevant, but that
> doesn't eliminate the need for physical media.
>
>> so maybe your need 50 terabytes on your PC or maybe it will be all
>> steaming over the web and you need less space on your pc, who knows?
>
> First you'll have to get the internet access providers to stop disconnecting
> large downloaders and to give up the idea of making us pay by the byte.
> Plus, anything streaming today could easily be unavailable tomorrow. And you
> have the issue of DRM which can make content you legally bought and stored
> on your hard drive completely unplayable at any time.
>
> Much as the industries hate having us physically hold their content, the
> physical disc has considerable advantages for us out here in consumerland.
Considering the OP's abysmal knowledge of language (usually an
indication of general intelligence), I find it difficult to give any
consideration to his ramblings.
Allen

Allen <allen@nothere.net> wrote:

>Considering the OP's abysmal knowledge of language (usually an
>indication of general intelligence), I find it difficult to give any
>consideration to his ramblings.

The OP has a fine grasp of language, if not a total mastering of English
spelling and usage. Considering that English is not everyone's first or only
language, and that Usenet is global, it's pointless to carp about such
minutiae, and doing so only reveals that you have nothing worthwhile to add
to the conversation.

On Sun, 04 May 2008 12:51:25 -0400, Kimba W Lion <kimbawlion@> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

>Allen <allen@nothere.net> wrote:
>
>>Considering the OP's abysmal knowledge of language (usually an
>>indication of general intelligence), I find it difficult to give any
>>consideration to his ramblings.
>
>The OP has a fine grasp of language, if not a total mastering of English
>spelling and usage. Considering that English is not everyone's first or only
>language, and that Usenet is global, it's pointless to carp about such
>minutiae, and doing so only reveals that you have nothing worthwhile to add
>to the conversation.

Have language standards really dropped so low? The OP has an
Anglo-Saxon name and is posting from Great Britain. In my day such
written work wouldn't score better than 2 out of 10. That said, the
point he is making seems fair enough.

- Franc Zabkar
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