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agzg · #1 01-19-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

Right...I am actually slowly backing down on how many DVDs I get per month for the same reason...and ever since Netflix capable blu ray players and game systems are out with some newer movies (Thanks Starz!) available, it's almost a why bother stance for me.

The decision to stream movies still depends on deals from movie houses because I realisitically believe that within 3 to 5 years we will have rendered physical movie disks obsolete. The problem is of course the whole piracy issue and also I believe how to track revenue of a non physical product. Most people would tell you that music is one thing but controlling video is a bit more difficult. I think that's why we haven't seen the type of leap that we saw when iTunes came around that a lot of us did for music.

And yes, you are right that cable companies are afraid now. They lost an estimated 1 million customers last year due to recession and the fact that there are cheaper alternatives (the streaming option we just menetioned) to having cable. And as streaming sites continues to grow and as prices stay inexpensive, people will find reasons to get rid of those ghastly 100+ dollar a month bills for hardly anything on TV.

I was just having this discussion the other day with a friend who wants to use her PC as a media device to get rid of cable so she can use streaming as her only option because her bill is too expensive.

The problem right now with streaming only is that there are still shows out there you can't get. Live-in used to download but his friend got NAILED for piracy so he pulled the plug on that. We do still use a media center PC, but now that netflix works and is reliable on the PS3 we might do away with that (or only watch stuff that we already have downloaded).

We don't use Hulu much.

DaemonSeid · #2 01-19-2011, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

The problem right now with streaming only is that there are still shows out there you can't get. Live-in used to download but his friend got NAILED for piracy so he pulled the plug on that. We do still use a media center PC, but now that netflix works and is reliable on the PS3 we might do away with that (or only watch stuff that we already have downloaded).

We don't use Hulu much.

@cheerful nah...not without a plane...heheh!

@agzg yeah....the problem right now is getting everyone on board and trying to get it all into one platform which is ultimately what we all want but we know that the networks still want that dollar not to mention that they want to regulate content, formetting, etc. and putting it all in one basket in their minds doesn't work for them.

cheerfulgreek · #3 01-19-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

@cheerful nah...not without a plane...heheh!

I guess at first I thought you were kidding, because human beings will never be able to fly (on our own). It's just that we already have other sources besides airplanes. Plus, astronauts have jet packs they use when they have to leave the space shuttle.

DaemonSeid · #4 01-19-2011, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

I guess at first I thought you were kidding, because human beings will never be able to fly (on our own). It's just that we already have other sources besides airplanes. Plus, astronauts have jet packs they use when they have to leave the space shuttle.

hey...you asked for our geek fantasy!

Ok something a little more realistic...humans being able to regenerate organs.