Death of the dvd

[Son of Stan]

John Lewis is killing off the DVD player – and it's Netflix's fault
John Lewis has become the first major retailer in the UK to stop selling DVD players in its stores, following a 40% drop in sales for 2018.

I use Netflix but there are times I want to watch something produced before 1990 - such as the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice from the 80s - way before Colin Firth got his shirt wet. I have many old films and tv dramas which would never see the light of day on any streaming site. I appreciate I'm in the minority here.

Alarm clocks may also be on their way out, I admit I use the phone for the alarm...with a clock backup.

Not all bad news - the retailer said the "biggest surprise" was the resurgence of thongs and suspenders, which saw sales increase by 72 per cent and 132 per cent respectively.

 

[Jimmer13]

John Lewis is killing off the DVD player – and it's Netflix's fault
John Lewis has become the first major retailer in the UK to stop selling DVD players in its stores, following a 40% drop in sales for 2018.

I use Netflix but there are times I want to watch something produced before 1990 - such as the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice from the 80s - way before Colin Firth got his shirt wet. I have many old films and tv dramas which would never see the light of day on any streaming site. I appreciate I'm in the minority here.

Alarm clocks may also be on their way out, I admit I use the phone for the alarm...with a clock backup.

Not all bad news - the retailer said the "biggest surprise" was the resurgence of thongs and suspenders, which saw sales increase by 72 per cent and 132 per cent respectively.

Ah, but the pity is while suspenders and thongs may only get better, not much use to you, to play your DVD's.....Excuse the bad pun

 

[shepherd88]

John Lewis is killing off the DVD player – and it's Netflix's fault
John Lewis has become the first major retailer in the UK to stop selling DVD players in its stores, following a 40% drop in sales for 2018.

I use Netflix but there are times I want to watch something produced before 1990 - such as the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice from the 80s - way before Colin Firth got his shirt wet. I have many old films and tv dramas which would never see the light of day on any streaming site. I appreciate I'm in the minority here.

Alarm clocks may also be on their way out, I admit I use the phone for the alarm...with a clock backup.

Not all bad news - the retailer said the "biggest surprise" was the resurgence of thongs and suspenders, which saw sales increase by 72 per cent and 132 per cent respectively.

I never knew one existed. Love Pride and Prejudice

 

[shadowplay]

Or maybe its just a decline of standalone players since most TVs have them built in now anyway. Or you could watch them on a comp/laptop.

 

[Arkle]

Isn't it also because a lot of other devices besides DVD players can play DVDs as well?

 

[Slow joe]

Dvd player still alive and well in my bedroom. Used every night by me when I don't have my son and by my son when he's here.

 

[Bishop Mackem]

Cant Can't remember last time I watched a dvd which wasn't played on a games console

 

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

Not all bad news - the retailer said the "biggest surprise" was the resurgence of thongs and suspenders, which saw sales increase by 72 per cent and 132 per cent respectively.

My alarm cock just went off

 

[Son of Stan]

I never knew one existed. Love Pride and Prejudice

It's my favourite version...BBC stopped making it available after the success of the later one. So I have it from BBC Netherlands, fortunately with the English option. And - it was adapted by a woman - Fay Weldon, so more from Lizzie's perspective. It was originally one of those Sunday afternoon productions BBC used to do.

 

[Space Hopper]

I can't find my 'Gone in 60 seconds' DVD. It was here a minute ago.

 

[AndrewP]

The zombie one is better

 

[The Lonious Monk]

I got rid of my dvd player some years back when I was making the change to a minimalist lifestyle. You can play them on just about anything - game consoles, computers, laptops, etc, so there's really no point in having one anymore.

 

[Son of Stan]

Or maybe its just a decline of standalone players since most TVs have them built in now anyway. Or you could watch them on a comp/laptop.

It might just be me, but as I have a large telly, I don't want to watch something on a laptop.

What I need is a channel just for me - with all of my particular films and dramas that I want to rewatch.

 

[PinzaC55]

I did read a couple of years ago that laptop manufacturers were going to move to SD Card readers and that we would eventually buy films on SD Cards once they could manufacture the cards cheaply.

 

[SAFCOldie]

I use Netflix but there are times I want to watch something produced before 1990 - such as the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice from the 80s - way before Colin Firth got his shirt wet. I have many old films and tv dramas which would never see the light of day on any streaming site. I appreciate I'm in the minority here.

Isn't most of the older stuff on Youtube ? Would be surprised if it isn't.

 

[AndrewP]

The 1980 one is on daily motion

It might just be me, but as I have a large telly, I don't want to watch something on a laptop.

What I need is a channel just for me - with all of my particular films and dramas that I want to rewatch.

Stream it then.

 

[Son of Stan]

Isn't most of the older stuff on Youtube ? Would be surprised if it isn't.

Some is some isn't. I do watch things from YouTube - not always good quality however.

 

[PinzaC55]

It might just be me, but as I have a large telly, I don't want to watch something on a laptop.

What I need is a channel just for me - with all of my particular films and dramas that I want to rewatch.

If you get a TV Tuner card and install it in your desktop PC you can get rid of your TV and have a git big fuckoff monitor instead.

 

[Deleted member 26]

Shirley you can just buy a blu ray player ?

 

[Son of Stan]

Shirley you can just buy a blu ray player ?

Yes, indeed John Lewis are still selling them.