Death of the Media Server?
Tom Martin -- Fri, 06/27/2008 - 08:01
Sony announced yesterday that they plan to have network and wireless capability in 90% over the next 3 years. It has started with the Playstation 3, but this fall it will offer direct-to-TV movie downloads. The movie Hancock will be realeased for direct to TV download before it is released on DVD.
Does this change the nature of the media server? Limit sales?
I realsie this is an old post, but....
I would suggest not. People are just slow at accepting new technology in my experience. So they go for what they know. Also people like to have a tangible asset - especially when it comes to movies and music. There is nothing like CDs and Bluray Discs as a tangible asset. This is the same reasons why SD cards willnot be the prefered method of HD media distrobution.
So digital media will still need a place to live. The cloud, as it is called will not have enough storage space for mass consumarisation and a home network not connected to the interent is far more secure.
However I agree that in time, digital media will eventually become virtualised - we will download what we want, when we want. and it will most likely be a subscription based service. But I reckon it will take a while for it to become mainstream.
I disagree, if Rhapsody, for example, with its 3 million song base offered a true CD quality monthly subscription, I would be in heaven. This is the new paradigm people. Do you really want to lug your 3000 records, your 2000 books and your 1000 movies around with you everytime you move, warehouse them in your living space, and have root around for them or else play archivist just to enjoy them when you can have equal quality available at the touch or a remote, a far vaster catalog, a program which periodically plays for you new stuff you might like based on an analysis of what you currently play, and pay a reasonable monthly subscription for it. Hell I'll take that deal 365 days a year.
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