Broadband Internet Brings an End to High Street Rentals
We are seeing a growing trend in how users are choosing to watch films and music videos online rather than their televisions. Now research from the technology company Motorola has revealed that 43% of Britons do this, whilst France came out on top with 59% watching some form of television online.
This is bad news for the high street video stores who have already seen the market decline due to the download and illegal sale of DVD's before films are often released in the cinema. Another factor has been the introduction of DVD rental by post, which requires you to keep an updated list of films online and as one is returned, the other is posted out to you. Blockbuster has always been a big player in this market and has regularly fought back with offers to entice people back inside their stores by offering free rentals to those returning them in person.
Long before the release of this information from Motorola and postal DVD rental services, our internet has been taken over by sites such as Youtube.com where users submit videos and then are watched by others. Now a system called Joost (pronounced "Juiced"), which distributes TV shows and other forms of video across the internet using peer-to-peer technologies, has launched and aims to stream high quality official content from many large corporations.
What does this mean for the average internet user? Well if you've not done so already; you're going to have to invest in a broadband internet connection. Without this you're to expect slow and jerky videos or simply miss out.
Once you've set yourself up with a deal from the many broadband providers available, you're well on your way to a night in with a bottle of wine in-front of your computer with a loved one. Don't worry though as this doesn't mean an expensive night in as you can download films from the likes of Tiscali Movies Now, who offer films from 99p to £3.50.
With so many options available and at a low price, it's no wonder were turning to the internet to satisfy our TV needs.
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Gary Parsons is a UK based writer with experience in the telecommunications industry.
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