network vs dvd

I want to weigh in on the DVD/Network argument.

There's two sides to consider.

In favor of the network:

Much less space
Less money overall for more value, especially when you consider network exclusives
Lot's of variety

In favor of physical media:
Physical ownership
Able to watch without an internet connection.
Some exclusive content

I did some moving around recently, and I went from a place with a really good internet connection to a place with an internet connection that was just ok. Places like this are more common than you might think. Even a mediocre internet connection can be very frustrating. In that way, I can see the advantage of having physical. And we can't pretend like the other point isn't valid. Physical ownership DOES matter. If I cancel my subscription, I'm left with nothing.

Where I might make my argument against physical ownership is this:

If I wanted to cancel my membership, the likeliest of reasons is that I'm no longer interested in the product. If that's the case, then losing out on being able to watch on demand isn't really much of a loss at all. To the point on internet connections, I'm not going to sit here and tell you that you'll always have an internet connection strong enough to watch a streaming service, but I think it's fair to assume you might.

If you don't have a strong enough internet connection, I can see the point in getting physical media, and to be fair, it's less expensive now than ever before. I can totally see myself getting some of the DVD/Blu Rays that aren't on the network yet, like the Kevin Owens or Chris Jericho docs. Those are things that I want to see that the network doesn't have available.

With that said, I've certainly bought less wrestling dvds than ever before since the network came out. It's a great value, and I was starting to run out of space.

If you're a collector, more power to you, but let's keep in mind these things don't typically accumulate in value. Back in 2013 I got No Way Out 2012 for 50 cents. Canadian. I had to pass up buying one of the New Years Revolution DVD's because I literally didn't have enough space for it.

I lean heavily in favor of streaming, but if the right thing came along I'd totally get it.

And you do have a valid point about physical ownership. WWE at any point could pull all of their PPV's or any of that stuff that I previously said made for great value. They have the right to do it without warning. With that said, I suspect they probably wouldn't. It's a similar argument to the apple/iTunes one. When you buy a movie off iTunes you don't REALLY own it, and they can remove it whenever they want. However, they're highly unlikely to remove it ever.
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