![]() Just picture an angry man fumbling around with his SD Oppo remote and only watching corny cartoons - because that's what I will have devolved to.thanks to this war. If one day, you see I'm not posting anymore - you'll know that that's what has happened to me. 1 spot on the home video sales charts the week ended June 19, topping the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart. I swear if I didn't love movies in high-def.Įvery second I'm anxious to just throw it all in the trash and go back to watching only anime and Asian films on SD DVD. John Latchem 22 June 2016, 11:23 pm Walt Disney Studios’ Zootopia kept the No. ****, I agree - I agree with every negative anyone can come up with about both formats. You'll never see me arguing for BD or not agreeing when someone blasts them/Sony. If I didn't already own an expensive home theater or love high-def - I would devote my time to pissing on both formats, picketing in the streets against the war, and watching movies only off my portable media player.īut I don't so I just try to deal while hating the war. BD seemed on track til recently.Įvery other second though, I think of selling everything I own. But I want to support the one side that has a chance of becoming a clear victor (only because sales say so, not for any other BS technical reason - the formats are equal). I support anything that helps that.Īt the end of the day I think both Toshiba and Sony are full of **** and that the formats are equally crappy for not offering a better solution. Besides, if some sound so it is only because, of course, I would want certain titles to come to BD (it is the format I own) - and because, of course, what I want more than anything is for one format to win outright quickly. I was a big HD DVD supporter prior to switching to BD. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons.How so? Read them again, they end up being fairly neutral. Stephen Silver, a technology writer for The National Interest, is a journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to Philly Voice, Philadelphia Weekly, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Living Life Fearless, Backstage magazine, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. ![]() The film’s solid home video performance follows an underwhelming box. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert sales chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended July 17. Redbox's website lists the newly released "Dolittle" as tops on its "Most Popular" list, followed by "Underwater," "Just Mercy," "Jumanji: The Next Level" and "1917." Lionsgate’s Allegiant, the third installment of the studio’s teen-centric sci-fi Divergent Series, debuted at No. What about Redbox? The rental service requires venturing out of the home and using a touchscreen, and it appears at least some customers have been doing so.Ī Redbox spokesperson told People last week that its 40,000 kiosks remain open, and advised customers to disinfect discs and cases before bringing them home, while also stepping up cleaning by its field staff. While physical media has been declining for years, there is still a market for it, and it's clear that while some Americans who are stuck at home are streaming, some others are still in the habit of purchasing DVDs and Blu-rays. The website The Numbers publishes specific sales figures of weekly sales of Blu-rays and DVDs, but that chart has not been updated since March 1. Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice fought its way to an easy No. In Amazon's Ultra HD category, "Rise of Skywalker" is #1 as well, followed by "Jaws," although the latter film is listed as "currently unavailable."
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