Sony, the only movie studio tied to a top hardware maker, is in a unique position to try selling movies directly to consumers through television sets.
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Make DVD's and Blu-Rays $5-10 bucks and I bet they will sell a lot better. Thats most of what I see people buy anyway is the heavily discounted or previously viewed bargain bins.