[mghackerlady]

Right, but I was referring to the concept of watching a movie digitally in general, whether that be streaming, renting, buying, torrenting, ripping, whatever. My question is why do people buy movies digitally as opposed to any of those other options

[toast0]

It's hard to find newer movies on laserdisc, vhs, or home film projection, so analog is out.

I buy or rent media from online services occassionaly. Much content I would like to watch isn't on subscription platforms, or is sometimes on streaming platforms I don't want to use. Some content isn't available to rent, and some content I feel like I'm likely to watch more than once. I prefer to buy discs, but some discs are difficult to obtain and sometimes I don't want to wait. When the buy price isn't much more than the rent price, I consider it. Or if I have amazon credits to use.

[eduction]

If your _overriding_ concern is convenience, digital purchase wins. No monthly thing to sign up for and eventually cancel, no little expiration window, no need to find and download a torrent.

Digital movies are convenient, that’s why we like them. You are right. Why wouldn’t we like the _most_ convenient form of them?