Hard Copy: Many Blu-Ray users still prefer the real thing
According to an article by Home Media Magazine,the internet-connected Blu-Ray player crowd hasn’t quite fulfilled the prophecy of downloaded media taking over the world quite yet: only 17 percent of consumers who own Blu-ray players connected to the internet have downloaded a movie rental. It seems hard copies are still the preference in the group, bucking a well-publicized trend of downloads slowing leeching from disc sales.
Many industry and Wall Street analysts have forecasted that a download system like Vudu, Netflix and the like will take over home entertainment media. That may still happen, but it isn’t happening right now, it appears.
To see a real contrast of styles and attitude: 75% of iPhone and iPod Touch users have downloaded music or videos onto their player. Totally different markets, it appears.
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