mc_squared Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 DVD player sales plummeting as film lovers switch to downloads By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:56 PM on 2nd May 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Death of the DVD: Sales are in decline and are likely to fall off in coming years Sales of DVD players have fallen to their lowest level for seven years, leading experts to warn that the technology could soon die out. The rising popularity of internet downloads and digital video recorders has seen a switch to watching films and TV series virtually, rather than keeping a hard copy. The trend could see the once dominant DVD go the way of the tape deck, vinyl LP and VHS player. At the peak of the format's popularity in 2007, 7.3million DVD players and recorders were sold in the UK. That fell last year to 5.7million - the lowest figure since 2003, figures from market analysts Mintel show. They estimate that by 2014 the figure will have slumped to fewer than 4.5million devices. Sales are surviving thanks to the rise of Blu-Ray - the high- definition version of DVDs - and the fact that DVD players now cost less than £20 in supermarkets. But plummeting prices mean the industry is less profitable. Last year the market for DVD players was worth £610million - down from £720million in 2005. By 2014 it will have shrunk to £475million, Mintel predicts. DVDs were introduced to Britain in 1999. Their superior image-quality meant they soon overtook videos for home viewing. However, they initially could not record television shows. More... The extraordinary row between Apple and Flash that's stopping people watching BBC iPlayer on their iPhones Back from brink of extinction: The new Polaroid camera made with help from Lady Gaga In recent years recordable DVDs have become more popular, but they have been superseded in turn by recording using Sky Plus and digital video recorders, and by watching TV online via BBC iPlayer and similar sites from other broadcasters. The younger generation increasingly uses screens linked direct to the internet, to watch videos via sites such as Youtube or to download films and series from legal services such as iTunes or from illegal file-sharing sites. However, many Britons have amassed large DVD collections and will be reluctant to bin them just yet. A spokesman for Mintel said: 'Continued reliance on DVDs by older age groups will cushion further volume decline in the market. 'This resilience in demand will be partly due to the fact that many consumers have existing DVD libraries. 'At the same time, older are groups are the most likely to value the tangibility a disc offers, be that for a movie feature or recording. 'Part of this is also down to the fact that older consumers are traditionally regarded as less technologically sophisticated. 'DVD players also have a proven track record, and are therefore likely to inspire greater trust amongst experienced users.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1270704/DVD-sales-decline-likely-die-internet-Digiboxes-over.html#ixzz0mqn21EEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 The trend could see the once dominant DVD go the way of the tape deck, vinyl LP and VHS player. Excuse me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 The younger generation increasingly uses screens linked direct to the internet, to watch videos via sites such as Youtube or to download films and series from legal services such as iTunes or from illegal file-sharing sites. THE TRADEMARK OF AN OLD PERSON WRITING: not using the right words to describe computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Escapist Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 hows the new system battle going, there's a tie between blu-ray vs HD? and that article is wrong: people may not buy commercial dvd already recorded (say a film), but do buy dvd to burn their stuff there or external hard-drive to store the download stuff in it, isn't it? big business enterprises always complaining when the smaller get more profit. :dozey: all 'pirate' thing is their fault, they put on sell the burning dvds machines and all that, you can't allow one to do it and blame them for using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I know people when replacing an old dvd player they get a blu-ray player which also plays dvds, so the format isn't dead nor is it dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene_Ihnfsa Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 ah then that's better. i disliked the idea of having to buy a new player for the blu-ray thing :whip: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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