What Type of Media Will Exist and You use in 20 years?
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What Type of Media Will Exist and You use in 20 years?
I have been seeing lots of posts on physical media vs digital. Looking back 20 years ago. People had VHS as the main platform with laserdisc as a superior niche format and dvd just entering the scene. Being this is HD talk-does anyone buy or even have vhs or laserdisc movies? You probably don't buy new dvds either (unless they come as part of a blu ray purchase). Based on how fast technology moves today, does anyone think physical media might exist or be available to purchase in 20 years. I am thinking 8k and probably much higher resolution will be common. Bandwidth and download speeds of easily 1tb or more. A blu ray movie today will definitely be the VHS of 20 years ago or worse. For me-I think I am done buying physical media on any regular basis
like I did for VHS, Laser disc, dvd and blu ray. What do you think you will be doing in 20 years compared to today and where technology will be with HD entertainment?
like I did for VHS, Laser disc, dvd and blu ray. What do you think you will be doing in 20 years compared to today and where technology will be with HD entertainment?
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I think we'll still be seeing disc in 20 years. The cost and longevity combo will be hard to beat. Besides, if it ain't broke...
But if they do use something else in 20 years, then that's what I'll use too...as long as it's physical, since the quality will always be better than that of streaming.
But if they do use something else in 20 years, then that's what I'll use too...as long as it's physical, since the quality will always be better than that of streaming.
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Considering there are a billion threads about the death of physical media, I give this one credit for being different by speculating 20 years in the future. I have no idea where the technology will be, though.
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Sweet Jesus, this is turning into overkill. I dunno, just plug into the Matrix. Doesn't matter, we'll all be dead 20 years in the far future. At least that's what the internet said.
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As long as I still have a player for them, and they still work, I will have and use CDs, DVDs, and Blue Rays.
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I have CDs that close to 30 years old and still play. There'll be a market for years down the road for machines to play the various disc formats.
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You're very optimistic if you think any of us will have homes or electricity after the Great Mutant Wars of 2027 wipe out most of humanity.
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Fuck!!! I'm gonna be 70 years old in 20 years. I ain't gonna give a fuck about this shit!
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Seriously, if vinyl is still around now, I don't think we'll have trouble finding Blu/DVD/CD players in 20 years.
Most stuff will be digital, but there'll be a few holdouts like us weirdos still into collecting for the cover art and fancy boxes and such.
Most stuff will be digital, but there'll be a few holdouts like us weirdos still into collecting for the cover art and fancy boxes and such.
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Discs will still be around in 20 years, fairly common, too, I believe. Since DVDs have been around since December 1995, 20 years goes by in a flash.
The studios will intentionally put most discs OOP as they force our hand into a streaming model. But, the physical discs will still be around. They may be much more costly like LD was back in the day, because, even 20 years hence, I believe discs will still be the superior format vs streaming.
Unless:
1. We've all got 500 mbps connections by then.
2. Average Joe cares more about quality in 20 years than he does now
3. The studios cooperate and boost quality (= much greater bitrates) accordingly on streamed content.
The studios will intentionally put most discs OOP as they force our hand into a streaming model. But, the physical discs will still be around. They may be much more costly like LD was back in the day, because, even 20 years hence, I believe discs will still be the superior format vs streaming.
Unless:
1. We've all got 500 mbps connections by then.
2. Average Joe cares more about quality in 20 years than he does now
3. The studios cooperate and boost quality (= much greater bitrates) accordingly on streamed content.
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What I guess will happen after streaming completely takes over is that studios hand off their physical media releases to small niche labels catering to collectors.
By then the revenues will be chump change for the large Hollywood studios and they won't care if Criterion licenses more popular movies.
By then the revenues will be chump change for the large Hollywood studios and they won't care if Criterion licenses more popular movies.
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What I guess will happen after streaming completely takes over is that studios hand off their physical media releases to small niche labels catering to collectors.
By then the revenues will be chump change for the large Hollywood studios and they won't care if Criterion licenses more popular movies.
By then the revenues will be chump change for the large Hollywood studios and they won't care if Criterion licenses more popular movies.
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Since DVDs have been around since December 1995, 20 years goes by in a flash.
I'd be OK with Criterion being the only surviving video label, at least I'd be pretty sure they'd do most of their releases right or own up to it otherwise!
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Or it'll be just the two extremes; shitty bargain-bin releases, and high-end boutique "collector" releases, and nothing in between.
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Hollywood's costly licensing fees will likely preclude releases like Mill Creek's model except for the utter dreck.
We've already seen this transition occur in the music industry and I expect a very similar development curve.
The only thing Hollywood itself will be releasing on physical media down the road will be absolute mega-hits and the biggest new releases.
We've already seen this transition occur in the music industry and I expect a very similar development curve.
The only thing Hollywood itself will be releasing on physical media down the road will be absolute mega-hits and the biggest new releases.
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Hollywood's costly licensing fees will likely preclude releases like Mill Creek's model except for the utter dreck.
We've already seen this transition occur in the music industry and I expect a very similar development curve.
The only thing Hollywood itself will be releasing on physical media down the road will be absolute mega-hits and the biggest new releases.
We've already seen this transition occur in the music industry and I expect a very similar development curve.
The only thing Hollywood itself will be releasing on physical media down the road will be absolute mega-hits and the biggest new releases.
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In the meantime, ISP bandwidth caps will give studios the excuse they want to keep bitrates, and quality low on streaming content....
Until the US gets ubiquitous, cheap, fast internet broadband (>> 100 mbps) we'll be stuck in a quality regression not much beyond DVD level of PQ for streamed content.
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I agree that discs will still be around but much less common. But 4K digital movies should be the standard for new releases by then.
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I'll still be using my DVD / Blu's in 20 years. Providing i'm still here ( i'll be 71 at that time )
That's why i've been collecting them over the years. So i'll be able to use them when I can't do much else. They'll be great to re-vist when that happens. A whole lifetime of movies.
That's why i've been collecting them over the years. So i'll be able to use them when I can't do much else. They'll be great to re-vist when that happens. A whole lifetime of movies.
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