Article Link Mike D: "The DVD market just died"

[KayB]

Guess I'd better hoard my dvds & vhs tapes. Living in the boonies without cell service & only satellite internet service makes streaming impossible. I'll stick with the oldies & goodies & forget about the new streaming only stuff.

[BunnyHop]

The fact is, people who sell stuff want to make money on a regular basis.

If they sell you a dvd, that's it. Selling you a streaming service? If you want the product, you have to keep paying.

This business model serves the seller, not the buyer.

Long term, I wonder where this is going, and when the customers are going to wise up?

How many monthly fees can any one person reasonably be expected to pay?

Me? I have a VCR hooked into my fancy new cable box. The picture and sound quality aren't great, but they're good enough. All I really want to do is avoid missing my favorite shows.

[froggy]

Originally Posted by BunnyHop

The fact is, people who sell stuff want to make money on a regular basis.

If they sell you a dvd, that's it. Selling you a streaming service? If you want the product, you have to keep paying.

This business model serves the seller, not the buyer.

Long term, I wonder where this is going, and when the customers are going to wise up?

How many monthly fees can any one person reasonably be expected to pay?

Me? I have a VCR hooked into my fancy new cable box. The picture and sound quality aren't great, but they're good enough. All I really want to do is avoid missing my favorite shows.

This is all true but several instructors offer downloads of digital products which only have to be paid for once like a dvd. So sticking to those instructors would serve the buyer more and may push more sellers to offer downloads in the future.

[yogapam]

Originally Posted by froggy

This is all true but several instructors offer downloads of digital products which only have to be paid for once like a dvd. So sticking to those instructors would serve the buyer more and may push more sellers to offer downloads in the future.

Yes, I like downloads and have several of Jessica Smith's. She even has an option to send them to someone else so you can still trade them.

Originally Posted by BunnyHop

If they sell you a dvd, that's it. Selling you a streaming service? If you want the product, you have to keep paying.

This business model serves the seller, not the buyer.

Long term, I wonder where this is going, and when the customers are going to wise up?

How many monthly fees can any one person reasonably be expected to pay?

I don't see streaming being much different than going to a class. If you keep going to classes you keep paying and, like streaming, you get more variety than with a few dvds. And don't forget all the free workouts many instructors put on YouTube. I think streaming is generally over priced (just my opinion) and will come down as it becomes more competitive with more and more instructors offering it. I have a two different full year subscriptions that I bought on Groupon and Black Friday deals, one for $29, one for $60. That's pretty affordable. I do still use my dvds, but not as much and have pared down my collection recently.

[LynnO]

Hmm, I go to the gym and seriously, the millennials don't seem to have any different habits than anyone else. They may check their phone between sets, but they seem to jump back on. They aren't waiting 5 minutes between sets.

On occasion, someone uses a machine as a place to rest, but other than that, they seem to be working out. I do see plenty of really bad behavior, one being talking on the phone while in the middle of the gym. The younger people I know seldom talk on the phone and almost never just chat.

I went over to the dark side, and now I find having to go find a workout dvd a pain. Much prefer streaming. Circuits seem to be super popular and I find them boring as heck and I'm close to being a senior citizen.

Now! Get off my lawn!

[halebop]

For those that download...what is your preferred storage method? (Humor me - I'm just starting to "let go" of my need to have a physical dvd)

I worry that if my laptop bites the dust - my purchases will be lost. (unlike iTunes which I'd just reinstall on the next computer and be set). Do you use an external drive? Cloud storage? If you're using cloud - there's a monthly fee for that, yes? Thanks for any help as I maybe change my ways...

[TinierTina]

Originally Posted by LynnO

Hmm, I go to the gym and seriously, the millennials don't seem to have any different habits than anyone else. They may check their phone between sets, but they seem to jump back on. They aren't waiting 5 minutes between sets.

On occasion, someone uses a machine as a place to rest, but other than that, they seem to be working out. I do see plenty of really bad behavior, one being talking on the phone while in the middle of the gym. The younger people I know seldom talk on the phone and almost never just chat.

I went over to the dark side, and now I find having to go find a workout dvd a pain. Much prefer streaming. Circuits seem to be super popular and I find them boring as heck and I'm close to being a senior citizen.

Now! Get off my lawn!

You know what's worse? ... I remember certain gyms they would sing to the music audible only to them (earbuds) at top volume, as if they were auditioning for American Idol or The Voice

Um, I would say the same figuratively ... off my lawn ...

It had taken the better part of 3 years to come around to any subscription streaming ... (but non-commit - just like the Gen Y's ... some of the Gen X's)

[Usia]

Originally Posted by yogapam

I don't see streaming being much different than going to a class. If you keep going to classes you keep paying and, like streaming, you get more variety than with a few dvds.

My thoughts exactly. I can't go to live classes because of time constraints and distance to most classes I WOULD like to attend. Streaming totally works for me and it's worth it. I'm a Boomer.

[yogapam]

Originally Posted by halebop

For those that download...what is your preferred storage method? (Humor me - I'm just starting to "let go" of my need to have a physical dvd)

I worry that if my laptop bites the dust - my purchases will be lost. (unlike iTunes which I'd just reinstall on the next computer and be set). Do you use an external drive? Cloud storage? If you're using cloud - there's a monthly fee for that, yes? Thanks for any help as I maybe change my ways...

My only downloads are Jessica Smith's in Purple Player. I can access them through my account on any of my devices. I have a PP player app on both my laptop & tablet. So really I guess they stream, although there is a download option which I assume would put them exclusively on my laptop.

[Jennifer R]

The videos that I download I keep a backup copy on an external hard drive as well as loading them on a high volume flash drive or SD chip that I then play on my laptop streaming to a TV.