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- pock, on 10/12/2007, -7/+53Why would you buy a movie from itunes? Is this guy nuts? $14.99 is outrageous. Rent the movie and be done or friggin buy it from the store for that price and get a nice case and cover........
- drlha, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31Neither piracy or iTunes killed radio. The record companies killed radio when they started dictating what radio stations played, and the radio stations reduced their playlists down to 30-40 songs a week. I listen to radio to hear things I haven't heard in a while or have never heard, if I hear the same song every day for months, I stop listening.
- Charlotte_Web, on 10/12/2007, -4/+31Because watching a feature-length movie on a two-inch screen with earbuds is exactly the same experience as being in a movie theater and watching it on a huge screen with THX sound, right?
And going to the theater is as much a social event as a viewing experience. In every movie I've ever been to, a good 95% of the people in the audience were there with someone else. When was the last time you got a group of friends together to watch a movie on an iPod? - Agret, on 10/12/2007, -2/+21Radio is dead?
Let's use his summary on radio rather than movie
How do you kill the radio industry? Well, first you make it so you don't have to actually go anywhere to listen the radio. [You can listen to the radio at your home, check]
Then you bring the radio into peoples homes for only one third of the cost of what it would be to go to a live performance. [Yeah, radio in my own home, check]
Then, you sell a device that allows people to take the radio with them so they can listen it anywhere. [Car stereo, MP3 player, Walkman all have the radio, check]
So the radio is alive from the very things that are killing movie theatres. How can you say radio is dead anyway? I listen to it every day. I hear you guys complaining about how much it sucks, well I live in Melbourne, Australia and we actually have good radio here :) - brianjlowry, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17Radio died when mainstream music became terrible.
- martalli, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19I don't know if I would trust the guys at "radioisdead.net" to be objective about radio in the least. $14 for a movie on itunes? That's ridiculous...you can't even get to on a DVD, so the only way to play it in your car (for the kids) or on trips is to jury-rig your ipod or computer to the dvd player/tv. It's just increasingly complicated.
Instead you can buy a dvd often for that price and have a 'hardcopy' as a backup. Most diggers are probably perfectly capable of using dvd::rip or autogordianknot to get a computer file out of their dvd if they so desire. - daven1986, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17radio died when they started playing the same songs over and over again. there are so many songs out there, there is no need to repeat them that much.
- titlesaysitall, on 10/12/2007, -1/+14Up next, are your walls killing you? More at 11.
- Kamic, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13@pock
I would pay $10 if I could always download the movie in any format for the rest of my life and always have the option to get the dvd for an extra $5 shipped to me.
@everybody
About theaters, I'll see some of the classics opening night with friends. My favorite is driving 3 hours to a drive-in movie thats still in business! its amazingly fun to sit in the car with my girl, bring anything we want, and enjoy the movie.
I really hope more drive-in movies come back :) - mfratt, on 10/12/2007, -5/+17Yep. I paid $14.99 each for all of my 600GB+ of movies.
- constantin, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Cinema is still the #1 dating place !!
- leobaby, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Yes, radio killed itself.
- jbrevik, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Movie theatres will not go away for a long time. In fact, they might become even more popular with the integration of the "Imax Experience" in several movie theatre chains.
- Jeebugorn, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8better expieriece? people talking, kids crying/sreaming/running down the isles, cell phones ringing, people walking in front of you every 3.7 min to go to the bathroom. yeah, that reallly adds to the movie watching experience.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7Every time I go to the movie theatre and shell out £20, I wonder why I'm still doing it. You sit with tons of noisy kids and eat stale overpriced popcorn. I can rent a DVD and watch it in the privacy of my own home without losing 5 minutes everytime I need to pee.
Only good thing I discovered is that if you go to an indie movie on a Saturday morning, you pretty much have the theatre to yourself (even got a private screening last time). - Klisk, on 10/12/2007, -14/+20Mer. Radio is only dead because of Howard Stern.
Music isn't going anywhere, and true music fans will always buy albums.
I don't give a damn if people download Christina Agulerearararararara or any other pop star. They aren't real musicians, anyways. They make music for people who don't like music. Well, they HIRE people to make music for people who don't like music, and then POORLY perform what was written for them.
But still. This is america. Everything ran by a big business/corporation goes to hell by default. You lost touch with what it's about, and it's all about money.
America is greedy right now, because our economy is broken, and everyone is thirsty to be rich. It's all about money. Nothing else, nothing more. I personally don't want to live in that world. - violentvinyl, on 10/12/2007, -5/+10@ Agret
I agree 100%, it'll be a sad day when everyone uses MP3s. You know why? Because most people have no exposure to new music that way. You still have to give people a way to try it before they buy it. Radio is just evolving, whether it be through streaming music, or satellite. - MAdaXe42, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I take mine in the comfort of my living room.
- ICSU, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5It just shows how unoriginal most of people are.
- sdrawkcaB, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8So then we should eventually get some kind of awesome future update to the theatre, like radio did with XM?
- Snakedal337, on 10/12/2007, -3/+8I also dont own a leather couch, nor am I legal to drink a beer, nor do I own the 64" plasma, and my audio set up is only a 5.1 :-(
....Anyway I was just shooting of examples from the top of my head to show as to why most people don't go to theathers. In summary you can get the same experience in your home, but if all theaters were IMAX style, people would have a reason to go. Its something they cant acomplish in their own house, plain and simple. - drlha, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@pauleric: I do listen to NPR, mainly for the news programs, but for music its no good because I'm not a classical or folk music fan. For the kind of music I like, local radio stations don't supply what I want, barring maybe the college radio station for 1 hour a day (for most of the day my college radio station plays classic rock believe it or not).
The radio stations that do exist here are easily replaced by a $5.99 Target compilation CD of "The Best of the 60s/70s/80s/90s" or whatever "Now!" compilation is current put on repeat 24 hours a day, with added mindless banter and commercials to pad it out. - phr0ze, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I don't know, with an $800 dollar projector and your existing sound system you can get very close. Much better than having some idiot talk through the whole movie behind you. My last few trips to the theaters have not been enjoyable because of other people in the theater.
- Shoeler, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7How is it less expensive? $250 for the PSP, $100 or more for a sony proprietary memory stick big enough to hold a feature movie, and then you can watch what - one? I'm not an apple fanboy - I love my ipod, but it's the only apple product I own. I tried out other portable music players - did you? Hell I own two minidisc players - one of which is about 10 years old. The iPod is the best overall portable music player and ITMS has the best selection I could find. What was your point again?
I had a PSP - bought it launch week. Traded it in 2 months ago for a DS lite and I love the DS - much better game selections. - affanjam, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5I still listen to Coast to Coast at night on the radio.
- dissident, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I'd prefer watching a movie at home actually. I find theater movies to have good sound, but the picture blurry, and I'm not a fan of loud people, cell phones, and the like. When I do go to a movie, I try to go during a weekday when few people will be there.
I don't think movie theaters will die though... lots of people do love them. It's more of a social thing... a place to take dates, and the like. - techlinks, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Oh yes! Theatre is dead! No one wants to watch movies on a fifty foot screen anymore! We all want to watch it on a 50" screen!
Makes perfect sense!
Seriously though...hmm, I think that what may happen is a lowering of the price of theatres. - darkmotion, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I prefer watching movies at the cinema :) Who could not resist the monster screens? :P
- Apreche, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Please oh please oh please kill TV after movie theatres. Please...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8The first part of the title is true. The next part is questionable.
- ScionX, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5I don't think the reason theaters are dying is because of movies being able to be watched at home. I think it's because they want us to pay $15 for ONE ticket to watch some lame movie. Then if you happen to get hungry or thirsty, it's probably going to cost you a min of at least another $10.
Maybe if they actually came out w/decent movies I'd pay to go see them at the theater. Last movie I paid to go see was the new Xmen 3, and I still felt raped (god what did they do to that series).
So until they come out w/movies worth paying the $50 to go see for, I'll continue to just download them on bit-torrent. - geminitojanus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Also shows how little there is to do in Smalltown, USA; the cinema is practically the ONLY thing to do in a great deal of small towns, including my own.
Too bad I'm not exactly on the dating scene, and have no interest in 98% of newer movies. - Shoeler, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Eh? You can get a refurbished 30G video ipod for $179 from the apple store. Besides the article is not about price - it's about how the ipod and itunes may kill the movies. I happen to disagree as I love the big screen for some movies. It may kill the rental market, but I doubt that too. I'd say the video ipod and itunes selling movies will just make it easier for people to take their movies with them, like they do with their music today.
- phr0ze, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3No, but I've had it fill the wall for just over a 12 foot screen. And I like my sound system just fine. Often at the theater there is something with the sound system. Besides, I got it to 12 feet just to see if I could do it. It was too big for the shorter viewing distance. And that needs to be taken into consideration.
- ahhell, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7@snake
FYI
There is no such thing as 8.1 surround sound.
Also, you got seriously ripped off if you bought a 64" Plasma. - culbeda, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I don't consider XM to be a huge improvement other than the shear number of channels and constant availability because it still has plenty of advertising on its music channels, despite the monthly premium.
And honestly, unless you're listing to retro (70's, 80's, etc) or current pop hits, most of the channels will annoy the living hell out of you. Even Fred, Ethyl, etc. (Yes, for those who have never had XM, those are real channel names. Another "brilliant" move was to name some of the channels so obtusely that new subscribers can't figure out what's on a channel without listening to it for awhile first.)
If radio is dead (which it's not, it's going through a rather painful and costly metamorphosis), it's due in large part to talk radio. Sirius didn't overtake XM because of their music channels (which are similar but commercial free), they were able to do it because of Howard Stern, etc. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5That's a very easy headline. Actually radio in the UK has never been more vibrant. There's a real return to form going on even among certain commercial broadcasters. But the BBC in particular is truly great.
I guess by "dead" the article assumes the world IS America? No change there then. - Jeebugorn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2more like, 7pm on friday night of whatever new movie is relased....doesnt matter what movie it is....there are always kids there....even at hostel.
- gizmo490, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I fully agree with angel, I have a big TV at home comfortable leather couches and a nice stereo system but there is just something a little bit better about going to see a movie in theaters. Not to mention the fact that asking a bunch of friends to go to the movie theater to see a movie will usually get a much more enthusiastic response than asking them if they want to rent/download a movie and sit at home watching it.
- crashingechelon, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4I don't think the movie theaters are dead. There's something that I prefer going to the theater over being in a home theater. Not only that though it's a completely different experience then watching it at home.
- OmegaNine, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I agree, the conveyance to value pay off not enough for me yet. I rent them when I cant, and I have a net flix account, but if I want to see a movie I cant get, i download it.
- dbalaski, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I do not think either is quiet dead...
Radio still has its place in the world.
But I do agree with one point of the article, going to the theatre is expensive -- especially with the quality of the movie plots these days... I know I wait for the DVD to be released these days. I have a 50" HD TV and surround sound, so I am happy with the experience that I can have -- no talking people, I can stop the film for bathroom runs if I want, I can replay sections of the films.. etc Just a better experience IMHO
Do I think itunes will have an impact ?
Yes -- but not as big of one as people are thinking. Their movie price is still expensive too. - norris, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2here (mpls) the Current rules. Then again, they don't play corporate crap mixed with commercials.
- oxymoron69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Radio is definately not easily replaced with a subscription service and proprietary equipment....
I for one am not paying a subscrition so my clock radio can play tunes in the a.m. - moisie, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Radio certainly isn't dead in the UK, radio audiences are pretty consistently going up.
- ShrimpCrackers, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I'd never buy 640x480 movies from iTunes. The quality is terrible. Especially for $14.99.
Secondly, movie theaters around the world have adapted a bit, trying everything except for shooting/booting those that forget to turn off their cellphones on sight (something I'd pay for).
In Taiwan most theaters have first come first served arranged seating, everyone has comfortable chairs, and they even have a more expensive center section with big leather couches with the best angles to improve the experience. Food is delivered and sold before the movie and delivered to your seat by people running around like they do at the stadium and coupons encourage you to return at a discount.
On the otherhand I spent a few thousand over the course of half a decade to build my cheap basement theater with most of the cost going into the projector. It was worth it, I have the walls covered in crimson cloth like they have in certain theaters, I brought the ceiling lighting from ikea, the lighting controls manually from RadioShack, the speakers are better and more accurate than THX (which is mainly just loud), and managed it. It looks convincingly like a small private theater. Worth the effort, definitely, everyone loves it and the movie starts when you want it. I even put in the Hi-Def Quicktime trailers I get from Apple Movies. - Jeebugorn, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3all you people talking about the size of movie theater screens being superior to home theater screens seem to be forgetting one thing.....yes, the movie theater's screen might be 50'....but you're sitting 50 feet away from it (rough estimate of the distance from the screen to the center of the theater where we normally sit). so they way your eyes see it at that distance makes it appear to be 7' screen. now i have a 60" screen at my house and sit about 6 feet away from it and at that distance the screen in my house looks about the same size as the screen i saw clerks 2 on (the local theater stuck it in some tiny theater in the back of the complex).
so i dont see a real benefit of going to the movies.....aside from fortifying some friendships with my group of friends. - stealthboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2> "It's easily replaced by Sirius and Xm."
Not for me. Satellite radio is just more stations of people deciding what you need to hear. Sorry, but I want to decide for myself.
iPod FTW. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+7i don't know, i like some radio. There is a local jazz station that i just can't stop listening to.
so i doubt radio is dead yet.
And if radio is, in fact, dead then it was music piracy and not iTunes that 'killed' it. So logically movie piracy would kill movie theaters. - chench, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It's true. The tagline on the blog says, "Radioisdead.Net hopes to bring you the best free net broadcast info and free music and music video downloads you can find. There is nothing on traditional radio worth listening to any longer. Radio is Dead! Long Live Radio!"
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