Unhook3d said..kiteboy dave said...
Point is that when a new medium comes, it virtually never kills the previous paradigm.
Except blockbuster video and a few hundred other examples?
Fair point, they have pretty much been replaced by the booth where you "rent" a DVD and it burns the disk with your file.
However - people are still buying CDs and DVDs in their thousands. Walk in to any shopping centre, there's DVD shops and JB Hifi and all the big stores. There's a whole generation who will only ever watch a 'film' on FTA or by renting or buying a DVD.
As for drive-ins, they had a certain romance but as a business had their drawbacks anyway - tinny mono sound, foggy windows, massive outdoor screen (less bright/clear etc), low density due to cars therefore low return per m2, expensive to set up & run, etc. Only worked as a business model in the heyday of the car when social norms made it hard to get some quiet time with your girl..
