Quote Originally Posted by pixelthis
I guess this is the way its going to be, I talk about downloads over CABLE and people respond by talking about downloads over the friggin NET.
The space between channel 3 and 4 is the ENTIRE space allocvated to cable modems.
Thats it. What I meant by this is that the REST is available for regular channels, VOD
(what used to be called PPV ) and the like.
The fiber optic system being installed by cable companies has huge bandwidth and is upgradable, my system went fiber less than a decade ago, do you think they spent
millions of dollars for a system that is outdated already?
And mr p you talk about getting the "geek squad" to help with movie downloads, then talk about using the ondemand service, which is basically VOD.
And sure the quality isnt quite up to Blu-ray, who cares? ITS FINE FOR MOST.
Sir t, you old dinosaur, just keep chewing your cud, dont pay attention to that big rock
coming in over the horizon.
Downloading has changed the entire music industry, the only difference between
music and movies is bandwidth.
And maybe the average size of a screen is 40" now instead of 32" , again, who cares?
Its still a far cry from 130", which is almost eleven feet!!!
The quality of my VOD (again, OVER CABLE) IS VERY GOOD, AND THE hd IS 1080I
Really shows what you know when you denigrate HD vod by saying its "only" 720P,
WHICH is actually higher resolution than 1080i
Rear projection TV (with CRT) used to be a major player, I had a panny 47in, paid two grand for it, about what a 15" LCD cost. Who would want one of those?
The time? the distant past? Try FIVE years ago.
HD was a "gimmick" ten years ago, now its the coming thing.
They sold 300 million CD's in 1992, how many did they sell last year?
The future of rental is summed up by one word, SERVERS.
There will always be movie collectors, just like collectors of other things.
But oil has hit over a hundred bucks a barrel, the optimistic prediction for gas this spring is 3.50-4.00 a gallon, if you think they will keep making shiny discs out of this precious
resource so it can deliver something you can get over a wire, you're dreaming.
Movie collecting is going to be the major market for "hard copy" media, and a lot of people who do keep movies will keep them on Harddrive or solid state.
They already have solid state camcorders and laptops.
What I am saying basically is that digital wasnt just the CD, the CD was just a harbinger
of the future, a radically new way of processing, storing, and displaying information.
And the digital revolution is far from over.
Gone are the days when there will be a form of media that everybody will use, like VHS
and DVD, HARD copy media will be strictly for libaries and collectors.
What I have been saying is that the "format" war is like the Falklands war was described,
"two bald men fighting over a comb".
In other words being the next DVD isnt going to be like being the LAST DVD, and after spending hundreds of millions the "winner" isnt going to be as rich as he thinks.
And the phrase , Sir t, "company shill" is a totally acceptable way of describing company spokespeople, get you heart off of your sleeve and pull your lower lip back in.
And finally, you may be surprized that unlike you, most men , including myself, don't wear "panties"
While I agree downloads will take over "hard" formats one day, we are clearly not there yet.

You do understand that VOD (cable VOD) in it's current state is limited in qaulity due to bandwidth, right? Without going into all the specs since Sir T. has already stated them, Cable VOD and Internet VOD are both subject to bandwidth limitations. More channels does not equal greater bandwidth. Everything goes down the same "pipe" and the pipe is only so big. I am betting that will change in the future. I am certain of it. How long? That's the big question. "Hard" formats like DVDs, CDs, Cassettes, etc will all be a thing of the past one day but technology has to catch up. That will take some time.

You might go back and read Sir T's post again. I think you are letting your anger and dislike of Sir T get in the way of the facts.