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Comment on Disc market share for week ending in 2024-09-14: Inside Out 2 shines to the top, followed by Horizon and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

It boggles my mind that DVD still dominates physical media in 2024. I can count on one hand the number of DVDs I’ve bought in the past 10+ years, vs hundreds of Blu-ray titles (and a handful of 4k).

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TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
There are many reasons why DVD still outsells Blu-ray and 4K UHD:

Unawareness of, or indifference to, DVDs’ subpar video/audio quality.

For most people, DVDs “just work”.

Studios and manufacturers did a poor job of educating the public about the different formats

Streaming/digital is too convenient for the public to consider physical media.

People are unable/unwilling to upgrade their tech.
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- MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  All valid points. But it’s the streaming thing that gets me. I would have assumed that streaming captured the lions share of the casual market, leaving mostly enthusiasts left buying physical media. Clearly I was wrong lol.
  
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