You're comparing apples and oranges. Streaming can be used with any resolution, from 96 kbps MP3s to 24/192 PCM to DSD. And yes, it can work for video as well.
Streaming may eventually replace prerecorded disk-based media, though I think 5 years is optimistic. There will continue to be a demand for disks from us boomers who haven't grown up downloading music. And the bandwidth isn't there to serve up all that content to everyone who wants it yet.
But I'd like to see this article. Could you post a link?
Streaming may eventually replace prerecorded disk-based media, though I think 5 years is optimistic. There will continue to be a demand for disks from us boomers who haven't grown up downloading music. And the bandwidth isn't there to serve up all that content to everyone who wants it yet.
But I'd like to see this article. Could you post a link?