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Yes it has, but was it the convenience of typing the name of a movie and streaming it? Or was it the convenience of watching a movie without having to navigate through commercials and menu options designed to ruin the movie experience?

Check all that apply :-)

One thing that absolutely killed DVDs for me was having children. If you ever want to put a movie on for kids, you want to put it on, press play, and watch. Navigating menus and ads just doesn't work for my kids, no way, no how.

I had to handbrake my entire collection of family DVDs. I buy movies through iTunes. A DVD is a pain in the ass if you want to watch a movie with kids.



Its even worse in the car. Ever tried to start a Disney movie for a 3 year old while driving?

For our own safety, every movie in the car is HandBraked from the original so it starts instantly when inserted.

I can just about guarantee that a serious accident has been caused by those damn menus.


Aren't you concerned that prolonged looking at the movie screen in the moving (and thus vibrating) vehicle will be bad for the kid's eyesight?

I personally feel eye strain if I try to watch or read something on my iPhone for too long in a moving car (not so bad on a bus).


Indeed - plus the fact that kids can scratch a DVD to the point of unusable within seconds.




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