Spiraling DVD sales worry Hollywood - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**syptopsygieds** · 02-20-2009, 09:09 PM

http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/to...hollywood.aspx

Actually not very surprising. A lot of people have maxed thier dvd collections and don't see much need for Blue-ray.

**FLOMOUSLY** · 02-20-2009, 09:14 PM

When people are skint they are not going to spunk 18 quid or so a pop on blu ray

Even if I was flush I dont know if I would lol

**egoldhyip** · 02-20-2009, 09:18 PM

I am definately not going BluRay anytime soon. My old CRT TV is still going strong and my DVD Collection contains all the movies I want to own.

I recently watched Transformers and Wall E with a friend in HD, and the difference was indeed stunning compared to the normal DVD. So there are a couple of movies I would buy again on BluRay. But simply not enough to justify buying a HD TV and a BluRay player now.

In my opinion.

**blodwarttufla** · 02-20-2009, 09:20 PM

What if you used Steam as a videoplattform?

ohhhh, look what my GoogleFu found:

http://whois.domaintools.com/steammovies.com

**stoneeZef** · 02-20-2009, 09:44 PM

When people are skint they are not going to spunk 18 quid or so a pop on blu ray

Even if I was flush I dont know if I would lol

You can buy them cheaper than that if you shop around. Amazon are doing selected BDs from £9.98 atm.

**stoneeZef** · 02-20-2009, 10:10 PM

And why does that article talk about DVD sales "spiralling" and then go on to say sales are falling? "Spiralling" means increasing.

**FLOMOUSLY** · 02-20-2009, 10:14 PM

You can buy them cheaper than that if you shop around. Amazon are doing selected BDs from £9.98 atm.

Yep but in the high street for the mainstream they aren't.

**stoneeZef** · 02-20-2009, 10:18 PM

Yep but in the high street for the mainstream they aren't.

Anybody who buys DVDs, BDs or CDs on the high street is an idiot, unless there's some kind of special offer.

**sydramySweame** · 02-20-2009, 10:25 PM

And why does that article talk about DVD sales "spiralling" and then go on to say sales are falling? "Spiralling" means increasing.

No, spiraling means falling. Like a plane spiraling to the ground.

**stoneeZef** · 02-20-2009, 10:28 PM

No, spiraling means falling. Like a plane spiraling to the ground.

No it doesn't

spiral Show phonetics
verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] -ll- or US USUALLY -l-
1 to move in a spiral:
With one wing damaged, the model airplane spiralled downwards.

2 If costs, prices, etc. spiral, they increase faster and faster:
Spiralling costs have squeezed profits. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/defi...6598&dict=CALD

**blodwarttufla** · 02-20-2009, 11:29 PM

it can go both ways, up and down

**syptopsygieds** · 02-20-2009, 11:30 PM

it can go both ways, up and down

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**stoneeZef** · 02-20-2009, 11:47 PM

it can go both ways, up and down

If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards.

**fuesquemill** · 02-21-2009, 12:15 AM

If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards.

Considering you are the only one who is complaining about it, I think everyone else understood it just fine

**blodwarttufla** · 02-21-2009, 12:30 AM

Considering you are the only one who is complaining about it, I think everyone else understood it just fine

I think Bungle is obsessive compusive, he must disagree with people.

**ariniaxia** · 02-21-2009, 12:35 AM

I agree with Bungle tbh. I think it should have said "Plummeting DVD Sales". When i read spiralling i was confused

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Anyway screw Hollywood, they mostly make crap anyway.

**gWhya5ct** · 02-21-2009, 12:58 AM

They need to get on the ball if they want to see any money in this segment. They should set up something like I-tunes where you can download HD quality for a low enough price that many people won't bother with illegal downloads. Optical media is not the future, and selling it for a lot of money even less so.

**Enjoymmsq** · 02-21-2009, 01:16 AM

Actually not very surprising. A lot of people have maxed thier dvd collections and don't see much need for Blue-ray.

Why do people think they need to replace all their DVDs with BluRay? Buy new movies on BluRay, and keep your old DVDs. The price will drop soon enough.

When people are skint they are not going to spunk 18 quid or so a pop on blu ray

Even if I was flush I dont know if I would lol

Jesus, what language are you speaking? It's clearly not English.

**fluoxet** · 02-21-2009, 02:21 AM

If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards.

I was actually thinking, "it's spiralling? Which way?"...

**imictiorume** · 02-21-2009, 02:25 AM

If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards.

Or you deduce which direction the sales are spiraling based off of the thread title where it says, "sales worry Hollywood".

02-20-2009, 09:09 PM	#1
syptopsygieds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	Spiraling DVD sales worry Hollywood http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/to...hollywood.aspx Actually not very surprising. A lot of people have maxed thier dvd collections and don't see much need for Blue-ray. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 09:14 PM	#2
FLOMOUSLY Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 354 Senior Member	When people are skint they are not going to spunk 18 quid or so a pop on blu ray Even if I was flush I dont know if I would lol Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 09:18 PM	#3
egoldhyip Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	I am definately not going BluRay anytime soon. My old CRT TV is still going strong and my DVD Collection contains all the movies I want to own. I recently watched Transformers and Wall E with a friend in HD, and the difference was indeed stunning compared to the normal DVD. So there are a couple of movies I would buy again on BluRay. But simply not enough to justify buying a HD TV and a BluRay player now. In my opinion. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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blodwarttufla Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	What if you used Steam as a videoplattform? ohhhh, look what my GoogleFu found: http://whois.domaintools.com/steammovies.com Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 09:44 PM	#5
stoneeZef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	When people are skint they are not going to spunk 18 quid or so a pop on blu ray Even if I was flush I dont know if I would lol You can buy them cheaper than that if you shop around. Amazon are doing selected BDs from £9.98 atm. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 10:10 PM	#6
stoneeZef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	And why does that article talk about DVD sales "spiralling" and then go on to say sales are falling? "Spiralling" means increasing. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 10:14 PM	#7
FLOMOUSLY Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 354 Senior Member	You can buy them cheaper than that if you shop around. Amazon are doing selected BDs from £9.98 atm. Yep but in the high street for the mainstream they aren't. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 10:18 PM	#8
stoneeZef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	Yep but in the high street for the mainstream they aren't. Anybody who buys DVDs, BDs or CDs on the high street is an idiot, unless there's some kind of special offer. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 10:25 PM	#9
sydramySweame Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	And why does that article talk about DVD sales "spiralling" and then go on to say sales are falling? "Spiralling" means increasing. No, spiraling means falling. Like a plane spiraling to the ground. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 10:28 PM	#10
stoneeZef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	No, spiraling means falling. Like a plane spiraling to the ground. No it doesn't spiral Show phonetics verb [I usually + adverb or preposition] -ll- or US USUALLY -l- 1 to move in a spiral: With one wing damaged, the model airplane spiralled downwards. 2 If costs, prices, etc. spiral, they increase faster and faster: Spiralling costs have squeezed profits. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/defi...6598&dict=CALD Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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blodwarttufla Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	it can go both ways, up and down Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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syptopsygieds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 391 Senior Member	it can go both ways, up and down [thumbup] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-20-2009, 11:47 PM	#13
stoneeZef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	it can go both ways, up and down If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-21-2009, 12:15 AM	#14
fuesquemill Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 716 Senior Member	If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards. Considering you are the only one who is complaining about it, I think everyone else understood it just fine Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-21-2009, 12:30 AM	#15
blodwarttufla Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 430 Senior Member	Considering you are the only one who is complaining about it, I think everyone else understood it just fine I think Bungle is obsessive compusive, he must disagree with people. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-21-2009, 12:35 AM	#16
ariniaxia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	I agree with Bungle tbh. I think it should have said "Plummeting DVD Sales". When i read spiralling i was confused . Anyway screw Hollywood, they mostly make crap anyway. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-21-2009, 12:58 AM	#17
gWhya5ct Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	They need to get on the ball if they want to see any money in this segment. They should set up something like I-tunes where you can download HD quality for a low enough price that many people won't bother with illegal downloads. Optical media is not the future, and selling it for a lot of money even less so. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-21-2009, 01:16 AM	#18
Enjoymmsq Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 380 Senior Member	Actually not very surprising. A lot of people have maxed thier dvd collections and don't see much need for Blue-ray. Why do people think they need to replace all their DVDs with BluRay? Buy new movies on BluRay, and keep your old DVDs. The price will drop soon enough. When people are skint they are not going to spunk 18 quid or so a pop on blu ray Even if I was flush I dont know if I would lol Jesus, what language are you speaking? It's clearly not English. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-21-2009, 02:21 AM	#19
fluoxet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards. I was actually thinking, "it's spiralling? Which way?"... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-21-2009, 02:25 AM	#20
imictiorume Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 406 Senior Member	If you say to anyone X is spiralling they will think you mean X is increasing, as I already demonstrated. If you want to say X is decreasing you say spiralling downwards. Or you deduce which direction the sales are spiraling based off of the thread title where it says, "sales worry Hollywood". Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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