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Are we all expected to download films now that HMV's gone?
Now that HMV is closing, does this now mean that we will find it harder to find physical copies of a movie and expected to simply just download the film because thats not gonna happen in my case....
I absolutely despise downloading and wouldn't wanna just stream the movie off the internet.
I have only just started getting Blu-Rays the last couple of years and love them!
So what options have we now got for buying films and making sure we now OWN them for the rest of our lives?
Where exactly can I actually buy films now apart from Tesco or Amazon? Does this mean I have to buy them on my playstation or something or from my Virgin Media box?
Could someone explain all the options if the physical copies decline because I can't understand why people wouldn't want to own a physical copy. How disposable is that!
I absolutely despise downloading and wouldn't wanna just stream the movie off the internet.
I have only just started getting Blu-Rays the last couple of years and love them!
So what options have we now got for buying films and making sure we now OWN them for the rest of our lives?
Where exactly can I actually buy films now apart from Tesco or Amazon? Does this mean I have to buy them on my playstation or something or from my Virgin Media box?
Could someone explain all the options if the physical copies decline because I can't understand why people wouldn't want to own a physical copy. How disposable is that!
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Download - poor quality, high chance of losing the film/forgetting where it was downloaded from.
Supermarket - poor selection when you try to come out of the current chart releases.
Online - lead time too slow. When I buy a film, it's usually because I want to watch something that night.
Netflix quality is brilliant.
For stuff I'll watch just the once I'll continue with Sky Movies and Lovefilm for the rarer titles. I know that the BFI intend digitising their entire film and TV archive and presumably the major producer/distributors will do likewise. For rarer titles not available in physical format I would pay to view on demand.
I must admit the only times I ever went into HMV was to browse and only ever spent if there was a bargain. Why would I buy new releases from there when I could get them cheaper elswhere.
Since being charged £50 for 2 Auf Wiedersehen Pet dvd's a few years ago i haven't shopped their again.
I would have left them there at that price.
Regarding Netflix. It's quite good quality, but god forbid someone in the house gets bored and checks facebook while you're watching something. Pixel city.
Not to mention the pixels that hog the screen at the beginning of everything you watch. Sometimes i have trouble trying to read who's involved during the main credits, it's that bad.
Also, they rarely have subtitles, and i live in a very noisy house.
Bluray and original dvds cannot be beat.
Surely that's all dependant on your Broadband speed so its not going to be like that for everyone.
I used to when my speed was low, but since getting BT infinity I've not suffered any issues at the start or when others are online.
Sainsburys online store has a good selection as well, i was surprised how many films they stock.
It would have been something like
Amazon
Play
eBay
ASDA/Tesco online
and if I went into a shop it would have been ASDA, Tesco or Morrisons before going into the town centre/high street
Interestingly there's quite a lot of research that suggests pirates have to tendency to buy a lot of product as well as illegally downloading. Chances are however, they're smart enough to shop around and find the best deal (which 99% of the time, was not HMV)...
Added to the thread I saw that seemed to think they also propped up the british film industry .. :rolleyes:
Asda sell DVDs and Blu-rays as well. Amazon's got every DVD going though.
Could it be because Amazon have a tendency to be the cheapest and have the largest selection?