Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports is the survey source cited in Physical media’s comeback for current physical video viewing behavior. The episode says the survey found that nearly half of people in the U.S. watch Blu-rays and DVDs, and that 15% still watch VHS tapes.
In the wiki, this makes Consumer Reports a measurement input for Physical Video Media Revival. The figures help the episode argue that physical video formats have not disappeared into pure nostalgia, even after streaming became the dominant consumer-video interface.
Spirit Airlines and the future of cheap flights adds Consumer Reports as the customer-satisfaction benchmark Ben Baldanza rejects when defending Spirit Airlines. In this source, the survey becomes part of the Stated-Revealed Preference Gap: customers may rate an airline poorly while still buying it when low fares dominate the decision.
Connections
- Marketplace Tech - episode context.
- Physical Video Media Revival - survey evidence.
- Subscription Fatigue - streaming-friction context for renewed physical media interest.
- Video Store Culture - cultural pattern supported by continuing physical-video use.
- Spirit Airlines, Ben Baldanza, and Stated-Revealed Preference Gap - airline-pricing branch added by Planet Money.