During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Earlier you said you have not purchased any new DVD or Blu-ray Discs in the past 6 months. From the list of reasons below, please select the one reason that has most impacted this lack of new DVD or Blu-ray Disc purchases."
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Reasons for not buying DVD/Blu-ray movies in the U.S. 2012-2013
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Rentrak, & Nielsen, & Interpret, & IHS. (July 23, 2013). What are your reasons for not buying new DVD or Blu-ray movies? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/296389/reasons-for-not-buying-dvd-blu-ray-usa/
Rentrak, und Nielsen, und Interpret, und IHS. "What are your reasons for not buying new DVD or Blu-ray movies?." Chart. July 23, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/296389/reasons-for-not-buying-dvd-blu-ray-usa/
Rentrak, Nielsen, Interpret, IHS. (2013). What are your reasons for not buying new DVD or Blu-ray movies?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/296389/reasons-for-not-buying-dvd-blu-ray-usa/
Rentrak, and Nielsen, and Interpret, and IHS. "What Are Your Reasons for Not Buying New Dvd or Blu-ray Movies?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Jul 2013, /statistics/296389/reasons-for-not-buying-dvd-blu-ray-usa/
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What are your reasons for not buying new DVD or Blu-ray movies? [Graph], Rentrak, & Nielsen, & Interpret, & IHS, July 23, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/296389/reasons-for-not-buying-dvd-blu-ray-usa/
