ROTF via USB Stick

Bgrngod · 11-03-2009, 06:52 PM

Direct Downloads will take over well before this ever does.

As for the hard-media segment, there is no chance this would ever surpass BD at this point. It's too expensive and inconvenient. Sure the studios may be in love with it, but they love a lot of things that are complete and total failures because the consumer couldn't care less.

I predict this idea goes the way of the ZIP drive. Sticks around for way too long, but manages to still be a failure the whole time.

artiepants · 11-03-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Fit For natalie

But this offers inferior sound and vision to BD, and most likely costs considerably more to manufacture, with the costs passed onto the consumer.

at just 4GB it's likely inferior to the DVD! (and costs about twice what it should)

I do think the concept of media on flash-type drives has it's place though, as we move into a digital distribution era there are still going to be lots of regions that will be under-served by the bandwidth to take advantage of it. (not to mention people who just want something 'tangible' to own)

panzerjedi · 11-03-2009, 06:53 PM

I'll keep buying BluRay/DVD thanks. =)

Bumblethumper · 11-03-2009, 06:57 PM

There's a lot of potential to this as a format, if people can make the mental shift.

The storage capacity of flash memory doubles almost every year(faster than Moore's law). And it gets cheaper all the time.

If you can stick a usb port on a TV, and bipass the middleman of a seperate player, it could become pretty universal.

Pimpimus Prime · 11-03-2009, 07:04 PM

I'm one of those people who wants the best quality possible. Despite the popularity of digital downloads, I'd rather go out and buy the CD or Blu-ray movie. Sadly, I'm in the minority, because most consumers would rather have convenience over quality. In this regard, Incepticon is definitely correct.

Now, if they put the movie on a 32GB flash drive with full 1080p video and lossless audio, they'd get me as a customer but this probably won't happen any time soon due to cost.

artiepants · 11-03-2009, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage o' G-fruit

If you could put it on Device Label Ravage, that would be awesome.

to jump in on the debate of whether this kind of physical media is desirable by consumers, i actually think something like this is exactly how you DO drum up interest.

I remember a few years back the White Stripes released an album on a limited-edition USB stick, there were 2 with custom cartoony art of each member silk screened on and they were hella expensive, $57.50 each!

found the article: White Stripes album sold on limited edition USB drives

so, as a promo-collectible type thing, this idea could have traction (i do agree that it'll never be seriously mainstream though)

Pimpimus Prime · 11-03-2009, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by artiepants

at just 4GB it's likely inferior to the DVD! (and costs about twice what it should)

Most likely its encoded using the WMV or DivX format and doesn't even use half of the space. The quality is probably on par with a retail DVD but the file will be chock full of DRM.

artiepants · 11-03-2009, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Pimpimus Prime

I'm one of those people who wants the best quality possible. Despite the popularity of digital downloads, I'd rather go out and buy the CD or Blu-ray movie. Sadly, I'm in the minority, because most consumers would rather have convenience over quality. In this regard, Incepticon is definitely correct.

i'm just hoping in 3-5 years we see 1080p downloads as the regular "way of things"

Pimpimus Prime · 11-03-2009, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by artiepants

i'm just hoping in 3-5 years we see 1080p downloads as the regular "way of things"

ISP's will never go for it. Despite increases in speed, they still don't like it when their customers use a lot of bandwidth. They'd rather have you use their on demand video services which from my experiences look like ass due to the low bit rates.

artiepants · 11-03-2009, 09:48 PM

3-5 years might be a tad optimistic, but you have to figure it's the eventual way of things. Even quality 720p vids would be nice ~ iTunes HD isn't bad, but the Bitrate throughput just isn't there yet.