One Installer's Opinion - An Admission, an Excuse and Yet Another List

[terrypaullin]

Some time ago in this space, I predicted that the post-2010 Christmas season we would see the demise of our beloved DVD as a video format. I cited economies of scale for the Studios and the sheer perceived (and actual) value for the consumer, in the form of clearly obvious performance superiority in both audio and video as the drivers. It didn't happen. Here's why I think it didn't.

The long overstayed stinko economy has taken a toll on almost everything, including...

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[alice]

Please pass this on to Alfred so he
quit talking about Netflix as
something of value to watch or
speak about in mag called HD mag.

Netflix is great for your kids or casual viewing
or secondary tv or the beach.

[ccclvib]

Netflix is great for your kids or casual viewing or secondary tv or the beach.

Just a little simplistic, don't you think? If my circle of friends and acquaintances is any indication of the larger population, that's quite a miss. Almost everyone I know has, at a minimum, the two-disk subscription, and they are not slow in moving disks in and out of their house. Doubt that is "casual" viewing. I like movies. Old, new, makes no difference. And one of the things Netflix allows me and my friends to do is compare our opinions on lots of movies.

However, I also watch lots of DVR-recorded prime time TV. Not as much as Terry, but quite a bit. I, too, have two DVRs going with both recording programs (as many as a total of four at once.)

There's room for it all.

[alice]

Netflix is fine for DVD rentals. The point is "not as a Source
of high quality HD programming for prime time viewing
The networks offer superior quality

[alice]

You may want to add Body of Proof to that list
Excellent video & sound quality
the show is also quite interesting
Personally watch virtually of the shows on your list

[gartrste]

The networks offer superior quality

Yes, I've noticed that the increase in the number of commercials the networks inundate decent movie offerings with has been accompanied by an increase in the video quality of the commercials.<br><br>Don't have to suffer through those commercials with Netflix...which is alone a reason for me to dump the networks. Particularly around election season - which itself appears to be expanding in size.