Please, keep paying $80 a month for cable so I can enjoy cheap TV

Re:Please, keep paying $80 a month for cable so I can enjoy ... by jacobbudin on Friday October 18, 2013 @12:38PM (#6572302)

+1. You'll pay more to watch a movie in a theater than you will months later when it's available on DVD. You'll pay more to watch the same movie on DVD than you will months later when it's available on Netflix Watch Instantly.

This is how successful media business models work: milk the most money from those who most desire the product.

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Re:Please, keep paying $80 a month for cable so I can enjoy ... by k-mcgrady on Friday October 18, 2013 @12:44PM (#6572342)

>> "You'll pay more to watch a movie in a theater than you will months later when it's available on DVD."

This isn't the case where I live. A new release DVD costs approx. £10. I can get a cinema ticket for as little as £3.50.

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Re:Please, keep paying $80 a month for cable so I can enjoy ... by jacobbudin on Friday October 18, 2013 @12:48PM (#6572360)

> This isn't the case where I live. A new release DVD costs approx. £10. I can get a cinema ticket for as little as £3.50.

I'm referring to renting the DVD. Or even buying the DVD, and watching it together as a family or group (£10 DVD vs. 4*£3.50 movie tickets). But yes, there are some caveats.

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Re:Please, keep paying $80 a month for cable so I can enjoy ... by k-mcgrady on Friday October 18, 2013 @02:00PM (#6572877)

Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't consider the cost of tickets for multiple people or renting the movie.

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Re:Please, keep paying $80 a month for cable so I can enjoy ... by scpotter on Friday October 18, 2013 @12:50PM (#6572370)

You're correct for purchasing, but I assumed this was DVD rental. Also there's often Pay-per-view rental between theater and dvd availability.

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