Time to finish for DVD?

We have witnessed the creation of a kind of storage device that was once considered as advanced as cassette tape, floppy disk . After several decades of effective service, they have retreated into the past and are coming soon. DVD, Blu-Rays.

Movies that watch live from the internet for the first time this year will surpass movies on physical discs, according to HIS Screen Digest. In the US, consumers tend to pay more for online movies, this year there will be 3.4 billion online views compared to 2.4 billion for physical discs.

Dan Cryan, HIS analyst, said that after more than 30 years people bought or rented video tapes and discs, now marked the time of the end. Consumers in the United States are currently making a historic transition to internet-based consumption and that is also the global trend of converting from physical to online. According to Cryan: 'We are witnessing the beginning of the end of the media era of movies such as DVD and Blu-Ray. However, the transition takes time, for example, for almost nine years to start the iTunes Store, but the CD is still an important part of the music business. '

Online movies have a growth rate of 135% / year. This year 2012 will be an important time to convince those who have doubts about the distribution of premium content on the internet. According to the Daily Mail, Prime or Netflix services allow unlimited viewing of movies when subscribers pay a monthly or annual fee. Netflix is ​​also integrated into many communication games and internet connection with flat-screen TV.