Will CDs and DVDs Disappear?

Dom · Sep 2, 2003, 10:50 PM

Market research firm Forrester Research claims that new distribution channels like the iTunes Music Store stand to completely replace physical media like CDs and DVDs. "The end of physical media is nearing," said the company.

A new report entitled "From Discs to Downloads" states that 20 percent of Americans participate in some form of music downloading activity, and half of those admit to buying fewer CDs. The report says that in five years' time, a third of all music sales will come from downloads, and video file sharing will increase as well.

Forrester expects that almost 15 percent of the movie rental business will come from on-demand movie services; as it stands now, 20 percent of "young file sharers" has already downloaded a feature film from online services.

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mike2h · Sep 2, 2003, 11:14 PM

do not know where they get their #'s from. very, very few of the adults i know download music. quite a few kids/young adults do. but saying 1 in 5 americans is doing this is stretching it quite a bit. & if you want high sound quality it is not even an option. as far as movies go, that is a long way of. if ever.for all sorts of reasons.

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Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,942 Rep Power: 0	Will CDs and DVDs Disappear? Market research firm Forrester Research claims that new distribution channels like the iTunes Music Store stand to completely replace physical media like CDs and DVDs. "The end of physical media is nearing," said the company. A new report entitled "From Discs to Downloads" states that 20 percent of Americans participate in some form of music downloading activity, and half of those admit to buying fewer CDs. The report says that in five years' time, a third of all music sales will come from downloads, and video file sharing will increase as well. Forrester expects that almost 15 percent of the movie rental business will come from on-demand movie services; as it stands now, 20 percent of "young file sharers" has already downloaded a feature film from online services. Read More...

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,489 Rep Power: 74 System Specs	do not know where they get their #'s from. very, very few of the adults i know download music. quite a few kids/young adults do. but saying 1 in 5 americans is doing this is stretching it quite a bit. & if you want high sound quality it is not even an option. as far as movies go, that is a long way of. if ever.for all sorts of reasons. __________________