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Is it possible they are being bought by another company?
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My guess is that Oppo couldn't generate the returns required to continue operations on a product that is viewed by the masses as a commodity item. Only the video/audio 'philes think they generate sufficient mass to sustain a dying market. Their is no doubt that streaming is the future. Sure their will be a small market for similar products but they will be priced accordingly.
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Should not come as a surprise. Double digit drop in physical media vs growth of streaming services year after year. Much like CD, the Blu-ray/DVD is dying out. 2017 saw another 14% drop in Blu-ray/DVD sales.
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For the avg consumer of video content that would be true.
Though I use my fair share of streaming content, I usually like the extra quality in video and soundtrack that comes with physical media. I hope my Oppo 203 lasts forever so I can enjoy uncompressed video and full Atmos 7.2.4 sound
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For music, I completely agree streaming is the future, but for video? Don’t see it yet... I cannot tolerate the crappy picture quality and sound quality of streamed movies.
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I just ordered a 205 today. I'm still using the BDP-95 from years ago and it has never given me any issues. I hope the 205 will be just as good. Hopefully someone else will take the reigns because at this point, my blurays are significantly better than anything I stream and most come with a digital copy anyway.
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Not related to topic but worth noting. We will see a big decline in movie theaters in the years to come as well. The AMC, Regal and IMAX are all in trouble. AMC reported $154M loss last year vs $24M profit the year before.... IMHO that clearly indicates the future belongs to streaming. Why shouldn't it?
For less than the price of two tickets going to the movies or even a 4K Blu-ray, the powerhouses like Netflix, Amazon, iTunes will deliver all the entertainment you want to see on your 4K TV in the comfort of your own home all day, every day, anytime of day or night on demand and instantly... Splurge on Roku, Nvidia, Fire stick, Chromecast, AppleTV but most smart TVs come with all the apps already installed to watch anything you want. The future is clear and it belongs to on demand streaming not physical media or movie theaters. |
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We have a discussion on this topic in another thread. https://www.audioaficionado.org/showthread.php?t=42623
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Sean Parker (Napster & FB) has been trying to develop a streaming service for box office movies. It seems people prefer to watch at home these days and the only way theaters can profit is to charge us $20 for water and $25 for a small popcorn Dave Last edited by SuperD; 04-03-2018 at 01:34 PM. Reason: spelling |
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I will merge them.
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