Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To Piracy

Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by ryandrake on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @10:46AM (#21005962)

Why does everything have to be "streamed" these days? Hard drives are cheap. Just have a file and playback locally or on your LAN. No special set up of some server, your router, etc. Given the $/GB curve throughout the years you'll likely never run out of space. Do people really need to do a significant amount of movie watching outside their own LAN/home?

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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by scarface74 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @11:09AM (#21006197)

So where are these files going to come from? Buying them from some place like iTunes or Amazon Prime Video - which is more expensive? Going through the trouble of finding a good rip on a torrent site? Ripping them themselves?

Do people really need to do a significant amount of movie watching outside their own LAN/home?

Asking this question is close to the old Slashdot meme “I haven’t owned a TV in 20 years, do people still watch TV?” Of course people watch video on mobile devices and they have for over a decade.

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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by ryandrake on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @11:41AM (#21006531)

> So where are these files going to come from?

I’ve settled on buying physical media and ripping. The physical media serves as your backup in case of HD failure.

> Of course people watch video on mobile devices and they have for over a decade.

I suppose there are people out there who want to watch a full length movie on their 5 inch phone on a bus, but is that really a mainstream use case? I’d bet the vast majority of movie/show watching takes place in one’s home sitting in the sofa. More than willing to consider that I’m just an out of touch old guy though!

EDIT (rather than replying because apparently HN doesn’t let you post more than 5 replies a day ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

Your points are taken and I guess I’m just out of touch! :-)

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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by scarface74 on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @12:01PM (#21006741)

I’ve settled on buying physical media and ripping. The physical media serves as your backup in case of HD failure.

Do you think most people are going to do that?

I’d bet the vast majority of movie/show watching takes place in one’s home sitting in the sofa. More than willing to consider that I’m just an out of touch old guy though!

Yes, you are an old out of touch guy -- no offense the 74 in my name is the year I was born.

But kids especially watch a lot of movies on mobile. Most middle class adults prefer convenience over cheap and a combination of Disney+, Apple Arcade, and a $329 10.2 inch iPad in a ruggedized case or hand me down phone is a great babysitting device.

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Re:Too Many Video Streaming Choices May Drive Users Back To ... by paulie_a on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @01:38PM (#21007840)

The people that do it typically have worked for media companies and just ripped the files.

Fun fact. Disney, ilm and other studio animators used to pirate the shit out of 3d software in the past. They couldn't afford a 30k license for personal learning and use.

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