Results: No choice but Streaming services
Published on 02/02/2025
Sony just announced that they are no longer producing bluray discs. Best Buy stopped selling physical movies last year. More and more people are moving away from traditional cable. What are your plans if video streaming becomes the only option?
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1.
Do you have a streaming service currently? If so, which one(s)? Don't have streaming services
12%
261 votes
Netflix
40%
880 votes
Disney+
18%
392 votes
Amazon Prime
43%
937 votes
HBO Max
11%
252 votes
Hulu
17%
379 votes
Crave
5%
106 votes
Paramount+
17%
377 votes
Peacock
14%
297 votes
CBS All Access
1%
31 votes
Crunchyroll
1%
23 votes
Shudder
1%
25 votes
Stack TV
1%
26 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
147 votes
Not Applicable
18%
399 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.39% | 16 | |
| roku | 0.15% | 6 |
| Tubi | 0.12% | 5 |
| britbox | 0.10% | 4 |
| YouTube TV | 0.10% | 4 |
| Apple+ | 0.10% | 4 |
| Apple TV | 0.07% | 3 |
| Apple | 0.07% | 3 |
| discovery plus | 0.07% | 3 |
| Philo | 0.07% | 3 |
| YoutubeTV | 0.07% | 3 |
| You Tube | 0.07% | 3 |
| youtube | 0.07% | 3 |
| You Tube TV | 0.05% | 2 |
| AppleTV | 0.05% | 2 |
| youtube premium | 0.05% | 2 |
| Tou.Tv | 0.05% | 2 |
| Starz | 0.05% | 2 |
| max | 0.05% | 2 |
| britbox, acorn | 0.05% | 2 |
| Pluto TV | 0.05% | 2 |
| you tube no ads | 0.02% | 1 |
| Philo, acorn, britbox, tubi | 0.02% | 1 |
| Spectrum on demand | 0.02% | 1 |
| direct tv stream | 0.02% | 1 |
| Play more board and card games, read, and do other things instead like color, crosswords and puzzles. Find and buy dvd's in thrift stores and garage sales to watch over time. | 0.02% | 1 |
| YouTubePremium | 0.02% | 1 |
| Pluto, Tubi | 0.02% | 1 |
| Tubi, freevee, Pluto TV, Roku channel | 0.02% | 1 |
| sportsnet | 0.02% | 1 |
| SlingTv | 0.02% | 1 |
| toutv illico | 0.02% | 1 |
| Apple, Britbox, Acorn | 0.02% | 1 |
| Pluto, CBC Gem | 0.02% | 1 |
| Spectrum Streaming | 0.02% | 1 |
| dazn, fubo | 0.02% | 1 |
| Ruko | 0.02% | 1 |
| Smart TV | 0.02% | 1 |
| Rakuten Viki | 0.02% | 1 |
| Discovery+ | 0.02% | 1 |
| Angel Guild | 0.02% | 1 |
| ROKU Channel | 0.02% | 1 |
| Local | 0.02% | 1 |
| prime | 0.02% | 1 |
| YouTube Xumo FiOS local pub | 0.02% | 1 |
| Pluto | 0.02% | 1 |
| Tubi, Apple+, YouTube | 0.02% | 1 |
| roku stick | 0.02% | 1 |
| discovery + | 0.02% | 1 |
| I have most but just watch Youtube | 0.02% | 1 |
| dish | 0.02% | 1 |
| PBS Passport | 0.02% | 1 |
| Britbox and Acorn | 0.02% | 1 |
| direct | 0.02% | 1 |
| Free streaming services like Pluto | 0.02% | 1 |
| Netflix starz | 0.02% | 1 |
| VCY, Lindell | 0.02% | 1 |
| ToutTV | 0.02% | 1 |
| FreeVee and Tubi | 0.02% | 1 |
| PlutoTV | 0.02% | 1 |
| Brit Box | 0.02% | 1 |
| F1 Channel | 0.02% | 1 |
| I sometimes like to fish in a stream | 0.02% | 1 |
| Youtube paid | 0.02% | 1 |
| Netflix | 0.02% | 1 |
| WNBA | 0.02% | 1 |
| DAZN FUBOTV | 0.02% | 1 |
| They are going to stop making recordable blu rays not regular movies | 0.02% | 1 |
| tubi, Roku, freevee | 0.02% | 1 |
| CIBOR TV | 0.02% | 1 |
| kodi | 0.02% | 1 |
| Tubi / Pluto | 0.02% | 1 |
| Sling TV | 0.02% | 1 |
| Tubi, Pluto tv, Plex, roku channel, Hoopla, Canopy and a few others. | 0.02% | 1 |
| firestick | 0.02% | 1 |
| Gem | 0.02% | 1 |
| ESPN+ | 0.02% | 1 |
| frndly | 0.02% | 1 |
| YouTube music | 0.02% | 1 |
| Starz, Frndly | 0.02% | 1 |
| F1 TV | 0.02% | 1 |
| Tubi, Pluto, Xumo Play, Roku | 0.02% | 1 |
| MHZ Choice | 0.02% | 1 |
| Freevee | 0.02% | 1 |
| A lot. Of free ones | 0.02% | 1 |
| Britbox and Acorn TV | 0.02% | 1 |
| Kanopy | 0.02% | 1 |
| Freevee, Roku channel, Pluto tv | 0.02% | 1 |
| Illico | 0.02% | 1 |
| FOX Nation | 0.02% | 1 |
| Free streaming services | 0.02% | 1 |
| tubi tv | 0.02% | 1 |
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Do you still have traditional cable? Yes
49%
1072 votes
No
41%
903 votes
Not Applicable
10%
225 votes
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3.
If streaming becomes the only option, what will you do? Just bite the bullet and subscribe to whichever streaming service has the most shows i want to watch
39%
860 votes
I have a collection of physical dvds, files or vhs tapes to watch
14%
311 votes
If i can still get channels from an antenna i will do that
16%
359 votes
Rent movies from the library
7%
148 votes
go out to the movies more
5%
109 votes
browse the internet
19%
426 votes
find an less than legal option for video entertainment
4%
95 votes
read more books
17%
363 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
64 votes
Not Applicable
22%
481 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.26% | 7 | |
| I don't know | 0.11% | 3 |
| Satellite | 0.07% | 2 |
| STOP GETTING IT | 0.04% | 1 |
| I dropped cable 10 years ago and have only had streaming. I get everything I need. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Dreaming is the greatest there are no commercials | 0.04% | 1 |
| let my kids make the choice of what to do | 0.04% | 1 |
| Most of the TV watching we do comes from channels like Knowledge Network and PBS. Hopefully these with continue. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I already stream everything. | 0.04% | 1 |
| listen to music on CD's I already own. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I already stream | 0.04% | 1 |
| I already stream stuff. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Stream | 0.04% | 1 |
| Already have streaming only | 0.04% | 1 |
| I already only use streaming | 0.04% | 1 |
| roku stick | 0.04% | 1 |
| Use free ones like Roku, freevee, tubi, other free movie channels on roku | 0.04% | 1 |
| Order DVDs from amazon | 0.04% | 1 |
| Free streaming apps | 0.04% | 1 |
| Satellite tv | 0.04% | 1 |
| continue to stream | 0.04% | 1 |
| Dish Network Satellite | 0.04% | 1 |
| use Dish | 0.04% | 1 |
| I have a firestick. Buy it one time and no other monthly fee. | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know, depends on the cost of streaming. Assuming the price will go up. | 0.04% | 1 |
| We'll see if and when it happens! | 0.04% | 1 |
| Video games | 0.04% | 1 |
| Pluto TV, YouTube | 0.04% | 1 |
| Android TV box | 0.04% | 1 |
| I donb't have streaming, so I will just keep on what I am doing now. | 0.04% | 1 |
| All the free streaming services are good enough | 0.04% | 1 |
| Rotate streaming services, and binge watch their best offerings | 0.04% | 1 |
| Already have streaming | 0.04% | 1 |
| Been streaming for some time now. | 0.04% | 1 |
| continue streaming. Haven't owned a tv in decades | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'd rather fish the ocean, reservoirs, and lakes instead of streaming | 0.04% | 1 |
| Not sure what I ll do for Live TV | 0.04% | 1 |
| use free streaming services | 0.04% | 1 |
| Live! | 0.04% | 1 |
| DVD or Blu-Ray | 0.04% | 1 |
| i watch my tubi tv i get watch my favorite tv shows and movies | 0.04% | 1 |
| Still watch tv | 0.04% | 1 |
| antenna | 0.04% | 1 |
| We only use streaming. | 0.04% | 1 |
| youtube | 0.04% | 1 |
| don't know, let's hope that dosen't happen | 0.04% | 1 |
| it is my only option and its much cheaper than what cable was | 0.04% | 1 |
| Streaming like AI will never become the sole options! | 0.04% | 1 |
| I already use solely streaming options. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'll be content as I have used only streaming for past 3 years | 0.04% | 1 |
| I like streaming services, if Nascar had their own service like F1 I would cancel the cable because Nascar is the only thing that I watch on cable, I stream the other sports that I watch | 0.04% | 1 |
| I haven't had cable in 25 years! Until streaming came into play, we had an outside antenna on a rotor to change its direction for the channel we wanted to watch | 0.04% | 1 |
| use my PVR to skip through the commercials | 0.04% | 1 |
| Already streaming... | 0.04% | 1 |
| Board games, crafts, coloring and crossword puzzles, Jig saws and arrange scrap books and photo albums | 0.04% | 1 |
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4.
Do you worry at all about these large corporations buying up everything and limiting our choices as consumers? Yes
63%
1393 votes
No
22%
479 votes
Not Applicable
15%
328 votes
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