Washington, D.C. (November 28, 2006)
--
Blockbuster says it has a secret
weapon in the fight against movie downloads.
High-Definition DVDs.
Blockbuster CEO John Antioco tells Reuters that
consumers will opt for high-def discs when they compare
them to the lesser picture quality of movie downloads.
He added that the time involved in downloading a film
will also discourage online rentals.
"We
think packaged media remains king for a long time,"
Antioco told Reuters.
Blockbuster recently began testing rentals of Blu-ray
and HD-DVD discs at approximately 250 stores.
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Blockbuster Banking On HDTV DVDs Company chief says movie downloads will not impact sales of high-def discs. By Phillip Swann ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phillip
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