Ask HN: Lack of new customers is killing where I work at. What now?

Re:Ask HN: Lack of new customers is killing where I work at.... by andrewfromx on Sunday March 26, 2023 @01:49PM (#35317283)

At big movie studios there are still DVD authoring departments with lots of people looking very busy.

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Re:Ask HN: Lack of new customers is killing where I work at.... by PaulHoule on Sunday March 26, 2023 @02:00PM (#35317423)

I still see DVDs and Blu-Ray discs at the store, I even buy some. On the other hand I recently bought a VHS deck for $15 from the local "reuse center" where you can buy (not rent) the tapes for 50 cents.

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Re:Ask HN: Lack of new customers is killing where I work at.... by s1artibartfast on Sunday March 26, 2023 @02:54PM (#35318077)

DVDs are great and I still buy them. Just the other day I wanted an award-winning movie and it cost $15 to rent online or $20 to buy.

The DVD was $3 for rent at Redbox and $1 more to keep the disc. Free to loan to friends and no platform lock.

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Re:Ask HN: Lack of new customers is killing where I work at.... by toast0 on Sunday March 26, 2023 @03:13PM (#35318335)

Plenty of people still have a working DVD player and never got a Blu-Ray player. If the people in the authoring department do their jobs well, a DVD looks pretty ok compared to typical 5Mbps streaming video.

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