One reason is that discs of all kinds may become obsolete as a new wave of digital media services starts to flow into the living room. On Monday, for example, the Korean television maker LG Electronics plans to announce a new line of high-definition televisions that connect directly to the Internet with no set-top box required. The televisions will be able to play movies and television shows from online video-on-demand services, including Netflix.
I believe that the future of any video format is in jeopardy on one side of the coin thanks to websites (legality issues aside) that stream movies. I have a brief list of such sites to offer up in a hodge-podge collection. Some sites may still work at the time you read this, others may not. Also I cannot vouch for the validity of streaming movies. I personally prefer Netflix for all my DVD and Blu-ray needs. But to each his own.
www.cinemaspot.com/watchonline
www.free-tv-video-online.info/internet/movies
www.quicksilverscreen.com
