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Originally Posted by A1R3K
like i said in my death pool thread for mainstream businesses, the one or two stores by my house are always dead. i have never rented a dvd from either. i buy all my stuff on IPTV. apple tv, and cable company movies on demand. they have them the same day the dvd comes out to the blockbusters. why pick up a video to have to drive it back.
they will die soon.
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well for rentals sure I rent more form Amazon than going to the video store. I'm not sure about buying a digital download. They are filled with DRM and you're pretty much limited where you can view that content. With an actual DVD I can play it in a multiple number of devices I can take it with me anywhere. If I buy a digital download from XBL, PSN or Apple I'm pretty much stuck playing it on that device.
Also there are many people that don't have access to broadband and thus are pretty much stuck with renting from a store. Not to mention ISPs in the US are starting to institute caps. Until the ISPs in the US expand to the more rural areas and drop the caps physical media will be around for awhile.