Where Have All The Video Stores Gone?
Last week the Jumbo Video store at Stafford and Pembina began to sell off its movie stock and prepared to close their doors for good. You may have noticed that there are fewer video stores in your neighborhood as they find it harder and harder to compete with online offerings and the looming switch from DVD to Blue-ray discs. Does this mean that you will finally have to give up your VCR and purchase something new? Well, yes and no. If you are looking for movies to rent you figured out a few years ago that all the video stores had switched over to DVD. But if all you want to do is record your favourite TV show, videotape is fine and there is no indication that videotape will become harder to find. If you currently own a DVD player will you have to invest in a Blue-Ray player this year? No, Sony’s Blue-Ray has just won it’s protracted battle with it’s rival Toshiba’s HD-Disc and customers have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for there to be a clear winner before investing in either...