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In Reply to: RE: how itunes destroyed the music business in one simple chart... posted by bullethead on May 24, 2015 at 19:12:56
this data would appear to mirror what happened to MOVIES in THEATERS. While the biggest blockbuster today makes LOTS of money, the totals are based on inflated ticket prices.
If Ticket Prices in 1939 were as today, the $$$ total would Still be far ahead of todays totals.
The reason I chose 1939 was because that was the SINGLE greatest year in movie history. period.
And not to forget that the VCR was OPPOSED by the same people that eventually made a huge fortune in Movie Rental fees!
And as for downloads or 'on demand'? I tried Netflix for the free trial and dumped it. When I started seeing what you could actually view, I was disappointed.
For example, I looked up Gene Hackman. He's made a bunch of good movies from 'The French Connection' to 'The Conversation' and on to some newer stuff. Found 3 movies on Netflix, none of which were first tier stuff.
Too much is never enough
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Not to completely change the subject but regarding your comment, " I tried Netflix for the free trial and dumped it."
We had Netflix for a full year before finally dumping it. Rarely did we find anything worthwhile viewing through their service. Mostly had to sift through a lot of junk only to find choices that we didn't really care for. I found that we were paying $8/mo for several months on end w/o actually using the Netflix service at all so we finally dumped it.
We find better value from other services in paying full price à la carte renting or buying movies that we actually enjoy.
The selection available for disc rental is better, but you have to plan ahead. We still use Netflix for renting Blu-Rays through the mail a couple times a month, but for streaming Vudu and Blockbuster are better.
The way I understood the offer, getting discs sent to you was an UPGRADE to the regular streaming service.
For my nickel? I'll use REDBOX for new releases and start investigating OTHER streamers.
My FINAL P.O. with Netflix? My relatives in Mexico could get Downton Abbey. Not HERE in the states! What a rip.
Too much is never enough
We've been using Netflix for disc rentals since the early 2000s, well before they started the streaming service. About 4 years ago, they split the streaming and rental services and briefly tried to spin off the rental business. There was a big backlash and they decided to keep the rental business, but the plans and web sites are still separate. A streaming-only plan is $8, a rental-only plan is $8, and there's no discount if you subscribe to both. www.netflix.com is the streaming site, dvd.netflix.com is the rental site, and they don't even link to each other.
Redbox is OK if all you want are new-ish releases, but so is Netflix streaming, or just about any service for that matter. The reason we keep a Netflix rental plan is the selection. Over the last few months, we've rented Fail-Safe, some 80s cult classics from John Carpenter, The Quiet Earth, Hot Fuzz, and Stalag 17. You just can't get this kind of stuff on streaming sites unfortunately.
I must have Mis-Read. I thought you had to have ONE, the streaming, to get the OTHER, the Mailorder. I want just by mail. Being able to get movies by mail and watch at my convenience is fine.
And while I do have a fairly quick connection, the selection isn't the best.
Too much is never enough
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