When reviewing a movie for my science fiction assignment I
viewed it digitally on my computer. The ease of using movies online is one that
I happen to like. I purchase movies from the Google Play store. There is much
competition in the market for viewing movies. The use of actual DVD’s is one
that I stopped using about two years ago. For some time I used free services
such as Hulu, however that is no longer a free service so I do not use it. The
competition is an example of Red Queens in that both digital and DVD movies are
sharing the same market and eventually one will win out over the other.
DVD’s are soon to be the thing of the past and will fall on
McLuhans tetrad under obsolete technologies. Video on demand services will be
under the enhance section of the tetrad by making videos available to a wider
audience that may not otherwise be able to obtain DVD’s.
Hi Melissa,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that DVD's will soon be a thing of the past and will fall on McLuhan's tetrad under obsolete technologies. My experience with Video on Demand has not been a positive experience. The video download is slow, buffers a lot in the middle of a show, and most of the movies are old. Have you tried Netflix or Vudu?
Brigit
Melissa,
ReplyDeleteDon't you believe that videos on demand have already won out over DVDs? You admitted that you yourself have not rented a DVD for over 2 years. Imagine how this generation of youngsters primarily views movies now. Many of them don't even know where to rent/purchase a DVD! My theory is that video on demand has taken over the DVD market in an increasing returns way.