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The movie industry should just get together, and create a content streaming box like Netflix. Then on movie release date, you'd get a popup, that so and so mov
by vaksel 17y ago
The movie industry should just get together, and create a content streaming box like Netflix.
Then on movie release date, you'd get a popup, that so and so movie came out, gives you a 3 minute preview, then prompts you to watch it for $39.99
Movie industry doesn't have to pay a dime to theaters, people don't have to pay the money for overpriced popcorn, and everyone wins.
+ there is the incentive for people to buy the movie to be able to talk about it at the water cooler on Monday. Could make it a cultural thing, make it the thing to do, to watch the movie on release weekend.
And for piracy, there is no reason to do it, since you are offering much higher quality offering, and are making it easy for people to watch your movie.
- ams6110 17y agoEveryone wins except the theatre owners, of course. And the folks they employ. Not that legacy infrastructure has a right to exist forever, but some people do lose. I'd guess a tiered pricing would be used... high prices at the moment of release, dropping daily/weekly until they hit the standard minimum which I'd guess would be a few dollars. This way they get the high profits from people who can't wait, and they also get money later from people who would never pay the higher prices. I would pay more for a streamed movie than a redbox rental because I don't have to: a) pick it up; b) deal with the occasional damaged/dirty disc; c) take it back.
- CrazedGeek 17y ago$40? That's... way, way, WAY out of the range most people would pay to watch a movie as individuals. You would have to assume at least five people watching a movie in front of the same TV before you get any relative benefit whatsoever from the purchase.
- vaksel 17y agofind how about $19.99? And on top of the movie you get all that extra stuff they add to DVDs?
- mattmaroon 17y agoWhere do you live? I didn't know there was a place where a DVD rental costs $20. Market rates now are about $1 for Redbox or a video store, up to $5 from your cable company on demand.
- ojbyrne 17y agoPeople do pay more to see a movie in some cases though. Either they pay $20 to see it in a theater (including overpriced popcorn and soda), or they purchase the dvd.
- steveklabnik 17y agoPeople don't think of it as "I paid $20 to see it in the theatre," though. I know that everyone I talk to says, "Let's go to $5 movie night," even though with popcorn and drink it's more like $12.
- mattmaroon 17y agoAlso we're not talking about theaters here, which are a value added service. We're talking about watching at home.
- ojbyrne 17y agoTo some people (those with expensive home theatre setups) theaters are often a value-subtracted service.
- ojbyrne 17y agoGood luck finding a $5 movie night. They've pretty well disappeared.
- steveklabnik 17y agoIt's every Monday night here in Pittsburgh.
- bbq 17y agoThis would make the pirating experience that much better too. Instead of some cam rip the pirates will just rip the video stream from their box. Now you have high quality + time to download vs high quality + $20. If anything I think this would actually increase piracy. As it is now, people will avoid pirating a new movie due to its poor quality; they would rather pay to see it than download a grainy cam rip. If the pirated copies are higher quality some of that incentive is gone (the movie theater experience itself is worth it to some).
- bugs 17y agoIf I'm paying 40 bucks I'm going to the theater with 2 other people and buying popcorn and drinks. My limit for a one time rental kind of deal is 2-3 bucks (internet download/sat tv), even with other people around to watch.