@Tigertank The issue isn't about the quality of downloadable content, it's about bandwidth. Many people around the world do not have bandwidth capable of downloading high quality video much less stream it. The US government is busy defining broadband as 4mbit+ download speed, which just isn't good enough.
The telcos and cable companies are fighting to keep from upgrading their networks to be capable of handling the increased load; instead they are choosing to implement data caps instead. At 250GB a month, a handful of high quality movies will use up your entire allowed capacity.
Until the bandwidth providers are forced to upgrade their networks to match demand, physical media will still be necessary and widely available.
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