Before I looked at Paycheck I had to order it from overseas since it was not available in local stores here. I tried using video-on-demand but the speed of my internet connection did not support it properly.
There is a fierce battle going on between providers of DVD and those of video-on-demand (VOD). According to Skelton (2009), the main advantages of using VOD are that of convenience and no late fees. But the author also cited the cost of bandwidth, the cost of operations and the limits of VOD have made it a second choice. Hawke (2005) also shared similar views when he said that is much cheaper to store DVDs than to keep data on a server. Hawke also warned that the cost of bandwidth should not be overlooked.
DVDs are cheaper than VOD and generally their quality is better (Hawke 2005). There maybe issue with picking the DVD at the store and the need to store them and return them but so far they still remain more popular than VOD among users. The competition is purely related to financial returns since this is what business is about.
Certainly both VOD and DVD have improved the quality of images that was shown to us from the old VHS tapes and players. The VHS tapes and cassettes and their players have been made obsolesce by the presence of DVD and VOD. We had lost the ability access movies on different media but with DVD and VOD the computer and several other peripherals can be used to access movies on those media. People are demanding more every day and as the movie production increases and its demands rise, there is likely to have additional needs. It is likely that movies in the next few years will be stored on very small objects they may be made for multi viewing across telecommunication lines.
Sources:
Skelton Chad ( 2009). Shaw Video on Demand vs. DVD rentals. Retrieved November 11, 209 from
http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/parenting/archive/2009/05/20/shaw-vod-video-on-demand.aspx
Thomas Hawk ( 2005) The Staying Power of the DVD vs. VOD. Retrieved November 11, 2009 at
http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/2005/04/23/the-staying-power-of-the-dvd-vs-vod/
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Lawrence,
ReplyDeleteThank you for the interesting post. I think we were thinking alike when we found the same resource for our postings. I appreciate what you said about the Hawk article. You gave me a new viewpoint to consider.
I think you made a good point about how the technology to store videos on very small objects will be available in a few years. I can't help but wonder if something like the Kindle will someday be available in an HD format. Someday I think it will be possible to download high quality VOD to something like that Kindle much the way books are downloaded now. Is this the kind of technology you had in mind?
Gary
Lawrence-
ReplyDeleteGood posting. Already movies can be stored and viewed on mp3 players and phones. Do you foresee the players to be connected via Wifi?
Wendi
Yes Gary, the Kindle is a good example of what I had in mind
ReplyDeleteWendi we are haeding to the wifi world with great speed and expect almost everything will have wifi capability shortly.
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