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Boo Radley @ Jan 1st 2009 6:21PM

Here's the problem with the digital streaming logic. A very large portion US still cannot receive boradband internet without using the painfully slow satellite options that cost in excess of $100 a month. Add to that the fact that in areas where there is broadband most providers will be instituting bandwidth caps in the next few months if they haven't already.

While the bandwidth caps run from 150G to 250G a month, when you start figuring HD content streaming into every day internet use and game downloads people are going to hit that wall extremely quickly (stream a season of any show you want in full HD and you've maxed out your allotment for the month). The costs of exceeding those caps can be quite high, that or the provider completely cripples your connection. When people run into that physical media will begin to climb rapidly, just give it a month or so, people get really bored in Jan. and Feb.

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