The Mad Monkey Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 That reminds me, I still haven't received a DVD I ordered off HMV before Xmas.
Guy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 So, the death of the high street continues. HMV is literally the only good place to buy entertainment in Watford now. I'll be sad to see it go, but not that sad. Just the next domino in the line.
The Peeps Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I always shop online with HMV so even if they close my local store it won't really affect me.
gaggle64 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I don't really understand who doesn't shop for all their media online these days. Few years from now disks in boxes aren't going to be relevant. They barely are now.
Serebii Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I don't really understand who doesn't shop for all their media online these days. Few years from now disks in boxes aren't going to be relevant. They barely are now. I'm not entirely sure on that assessment
Ramar Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 and the stores (well, the ones i've been to) are run by emos and goths. What kind of complaint is that...
LegoMan1031 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 That reminds me, I still haven't received a DVD I ordered off HMV before Xmas. My sister is still waiting for a blu ray from them as well! She ordered me 3 for xmas and one of them still hasn't shown up!
Guy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 I'm all in favour of disc-based media being done away with now Internet connections are getting fast enough to acquire at the speed of light. Once you get over the obsession people have with filling their shelves with cases, it's actually a lot more convenient to just have it all on a mahoosive hard drive. Internet and LoveFilm pretty much eliminates the need to buy ANYTHING to watch or play for me nowadays. Yes, I steal entertainment... but so do you.
Happenstance Posted January 5, 2011 Author Posted January 5, 2011 The problem is though, digital distribution just wont work properly until the entire country has sorted out its net speed. Rural areas are still pretty terrible.
Guy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Oh, it's still a few years down the line for sure, but it's going to happen eventually.
Serebii Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 There also needs to be the fact that if you buy something and the company goes under, you can get it from elsewhere. That's the one thing with digital distribution. If you lose your file and the company goes under, you're fucked Storage space is another issue. Until we're in the ExaByte harddrives...I don't see it happening
Ramar Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 There also needs to be the fact that if you buy something and the company goes under, you can get it from elsewhere. That's the one thing with digital distribution. If you lose your file and the company goes under, you're fucked Storage space is another issue. Until we're in the ExaByte harddrives...I don't see it happening But that argument can be countered with CDs age/warp themselves. No guarantee they'll last forever either.
Cube Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Still...a 32GB+ Blu-Ray is a bit too much for most people's internet connections.
Serebii Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 But that argument can be countered with CDs age/warp themselves. No guarantee they'll last forever either. True, but there are many factors against digital downloads than there are for them. Compression for example. A 720 digital download looks much worse than a 720p BluRay due to compression and all that. There are way too many issues that need to be sorted before it can even be thought of as viable
gaggle64 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Hard drives aren't even going to be relevant soon - cloud services are the way forward.
Guy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Surely the studios would have some kind of involvement there. Maybe we will eventually see them cutting out retailers entirely and distributing their products themselves Another potential minus is some people buy movies to physically add them to their collection as well as for the abundance of extras and bonus items you receive. There's no way to satisfy all of those people with digital downloads. I think we can all agree there's a lot to work out and official digital distribution is a long way off, but it will certainly be happening in the end. I'd disagree there are more factors against it than for it, it's usually down to the specific person you ask and their needs.
Serebii Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Hard drives aren't even going to be relevant soon - cloud services are the way forward. Are you randomly spouting corporate bull here? I would never trust my files on a "cloud" computer and countless people would be the same. That would eliminate privacy completely and nobody will ever stand for that. Edited January 5, 2011 by Serebii
The Peeps Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Seems more like an opinion rather than 'spouting corporate bull'
Guy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Oh God, not an opinion! Those things are dangerous! -Takes cover!-
Ashley Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 To everyone arguing about the future of content being digital etc you're forgetting you're in a minority with the knowledge/desire to do this.
Guy Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 (edited) Can we have a thread rip about digital distribution, kind Admin? I think there's a bit more life in this discussion and it has clearly overtaken discussion about HMV's store closures. Then again it could be argued this is a inevitable branch from such a topic and it was always going to go this way. I'm lost. Someone find me. Edited January 5, 2011 by Guy
Cube Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Oh God, not an opinion! Those things are dangerous! -Takes cover!- Opinions are evil. Like Koala Bears.
gaggle64 Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Are you randomly spouting corporate bull here? I would never trust my files on a "cloud" computer and countless people would be the same. That would eliminate privacy completely and nobody will ever stand for that. Why not? If you've ever purchased something online you've already handed your card details, your address and details of what you've purchased to someone to store and backup on a cloud-type service. Heck, the last transaction you made at a brick & mortar store is probably already backed up with thousands of others on a server in a hole in ReykjavÃk.
Cube Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Basically: Privacy is just fantasy. It vanished ages ago.
Serebii Posted January 5, 2011 Posted January 5, 2011 Why not? If you've ever purchased something online you've already handed your card details, your address and details of what you've purchased to someone to store and backup on a cloud-type service. Heck, the last transaction you made at a brick & mortar store is probably already backed up with thousands of others on a server in a hole in ReykjavÃk. There's details like that, and then there's your own personal stuff.
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