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I wish company's would stop trying to force watered down HD down our throats .. On demand or not its still crap .. What is wrong with owning a disc anyway ? so you have to get off you fat ass and put it in the player .. People will flail around to hit a ball in Wii but have issues with putting in a Disc ..

And that is what really grinds my gears ..]]>Jun 24th 2009 8:51AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/]]>Jun 24th 2009 9:52AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
But you are right that is where we are heading .. Booo : )]]>Jun 24th 2009 10:18AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 24th 2009 11:24AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
Don't know about the new quality roku, etc. has.

Blu-ray looks incredible at 92"+.
If something is on Blu-ray forget everything else.

I HIGHLY doubt discs will go away. What happens when 2k or 4k video devices appear? Manufactures need a reason for people to buy them and steaming will not be a good reason.]]>Jun 24th 2009 1:28PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 24th 2009 3:22PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
BTW- stop watching Family Guy on Hulu...try being original...like "that really makes me feel pressure on my colon" I think thats more "up your ally". ]]>Jun 24th 2009 8:58PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 24th 2009 9:11AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 24th 2009 9:37AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 24th 2009 9:10AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 24th 2009 9:43AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
Needless to say she watched NOTHING .. its all junk .. yea yea there are some ok things but crap we have watched 50 times already ]]>Jun 24th 2009 10:52AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
Not to mention how easy it would be to mispronounce discflix...ouch.]]>Jun 24th 2009 11:12AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
That's a fairly high percentage. I imagine it's a lesser number that are watching on HDTVs versus regular computer monitors.

I definitely agree that aborting a set-top box has led to their current proliferation in 3rd party devices like LG tvs, XB360, Tivo, etc.]]>Jun 24th 2009 11:22AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
The demand is low, because most people still don't stream to their TV, I do so my daughter is now watching damn dora all day over and over... please improve your selection, perhaps you can get into a deal with hulu, hbo, someone... stars was a start, but you need big game changers to make the news. Oh and I'd do the blu-ray to my door more if it was faster, I prefer redbox, and if things don't get better I will do redbox all the time and loose netflix until it gets its act together with the streaming. This is America, we don't want to get our lard buts to the mailbox either... ]]>Jun 24th 2009 12:51PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/]]>Jun 24th 2009 1:00PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 24th 2009 4:42PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
Show Me the Money: Analysts Sour on Streaming

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/streaming/show-me-money-analysts-sour-streaming-16134

Analysts will get bored before the 4-9 years have past and move on to something else. What will netflix do then with lower stock price??

Do you think that the movie studios and pay channels like HBO who have contracts with the studios are going to let netflix take over as the #1 way to watch movies at home? Don't count on it!]]>Jun 24th 2009 9:48PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Maybe if you stream anything even if its only once you are included in the 20 percent?]]>Jun 24th 2009 9:52PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 25th 2009 12:39AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Even a monkey could have figured that out.]]>Jun 25th 2009 2:28AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
As for the library, yea I see problems with it. But isn't that due to the studios? I'm sure if Netflix would offer day & date streaming of latest Will Farrel fiasco (I kid) as DVD/Blu-ray, if they could. But studios look to disc sales as much as ticket sales for their bottom lines now.

But for the most part, unless its offered on Blu-ray, I don't mind watching older movies (and there are some recent ones too, although mostly indie), documentaries or some TV shows via streaming.

I think when the infrastructure for real HD streaming comes along, then we'll see a real sea change away from physical media (again with studio approval). But the US has some poor internet speeds compare to, say, Japan right now.]]>Jun 25th 2009 9:45AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 25th 2009 7:38PMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/
PF]]>Jun 25th 2009 11:07AMhttp://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/http://enghddev.weblogsinc.com/2009/06/24/netflix-ceo-predicts-significant-declines-in-packaged-media-rent/Jun 25th 2009 1:36PM