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Theater 31 64.58%
On TV (Cable/Satellite) 23 47.92%
On TV (On-Demand Paid Rental/purchase from cable/satellite) 7 14.58%
Online Rental or Online Paid Download (iTunes, etc.) 4 8.33%
Paid Online Streaming (Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, etc.) 31 64.58%
DVD or Blu-Ray 22 45.83%
Online Streaming via Putlocker, Megaupload, etc. 4 8.33%
Online Download via Torrent, Usenet, etc. 0 0%
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Old 08-19-2017, 10:55 PM   #1
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How do you watch movies? (Theater, online streaming, DVD, etc.)

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Old 08-19-2017, 11:26 PM   #3
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Mostly Netflix and theater.
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Old 08-20-2017, 04:41 AM   #5
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Combination TV, theater, Blu-ray
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Old 08-20-2017, 06:12 AM   #6
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Mostly online streaming (paid and unpaid) and occasionally the cinema.
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Old 08-20-2017, 06:26 AM   #7
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You forgot antennae.

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All of the first 5. Our local theater is $4 for seniors (over age 60) so we go there frequently. Watch some movies on Amazon Prime and occasionally will buy one from Amazon, Google (via Chromecast) or Dish.
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Netflix. Sometimes cable. Twice a year the theatre.
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Old 08-20-2017, 11:24 AM   #10
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Mostly youtube and Amazon Prime, very rarely theater. DW watches some on TV.
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Honestly, it is about 90% Netflix or Amazon. Occasionally I will rent a movie from Amazon (once or twice a year). Maybe once or twice a year go to a theater. We have a huge collection of DVDs from back in the day. I will watch one if I get an urge to watch a move that I can't find on Netflix or free Amazon Prime.

I didn't check watching on cable TV even though I have that available. It is rarely convenient to watch a movie that way. I guess I could look through and schedule to record a movie but I mostly don't bother.
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You forgot antennae.

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Also, there is no option for those who don't like watching movies.
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I have a blu-ray rental agreement with Netflix because I think the movies look and sound better than streaming. Lately, I have also added a rental agreement with a company that rents 4K discs (really nice!) since I recently bought a 4K TV and replaced my old blu-ray player with a 4K blu-ray player.
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Netflix, Amazon and PS Vue. Can't remember the last time I walked into a theater.
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I am very curious to see how this new moviepass at $10/month will work?
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