• knotthatone@lemmy.one
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    5 months ago

    Most people don’t know how to switch between inputs on their TVs or have gotten rid of their DVD or BluRay players at this point.

    They’re using the built in streaming apps or they’ve plugged a Roku in where the cable box used to go.

    • discount_door_garlic@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      dont know why youre being downvoted, this is completely true. The majority of people favour the convenience that streaming has represented, and TVs have been designed to turn on showing a shiny netflix icon instead of “Composite II” for like a decade now.

      Yes, while consumers have been sold a double-edged sword/lie - the streaming companies were obviously never going to market their platforms by saying “one downside of streaming is we can take away content whenever we like”.

      The average person with a bluray collection is going to be much more aware of the pros and cons of the formats - I’d be willing to guess most peoples family “collections” are still on DVD.