Why the DVD Burning Kiosk May Be the Next Big Thing Home

 

You know all about the DVD rental kiosks that have been showing up in all the grocery stores, convenience stores and big box chain stores, but have you heard about the latest revolution? The DVD burning kiosk is getting people talking. Its capabilities will outshine all the other alternatives for getting DVDs. The DVD burning kiosks will be located in stores similar to the current rental machines. No companies have set firm prices for the videos from these new kiosks, but they are expected to be in line with current rental fees.

So, what is all the buzz about? Well, the average rental kiosk today can hold about one to two hundred DVDs. There is a limit on the number of transactions one of these kiosks can handle in a single day. If DVDs are not returned quickly, the kiosk will not be able to make additional rentals. This is the downside of the current technology. With a DVD burning kiosk, the number of DVDs that can be processed is increased tremendously.

The idea with a DVD burning kiosk is that the machine will be able to store thousands of new and old movies in digital form. The customer will browse the selections on screen at the kiosk. After choosing one of the movies, the kiosk will instantly burn the video to a DVD. The DVDs from this type of machine will be time stamped, meaning that the customer will only have a certain number of viewings or hours to view the DVD before it will be unreadable. Manufacturers are designing machines that will also recycle the used DVDs when the customer has finished viewing the movie.

The video might take a bit longer to get than the traditional rental at a kiosk, but with the expanded selection, it is a good bet that customers will be willing to wait a few minutes for the DVD burning kiosk to create the DVD. Since this technology has not been widely tested in many locations, there are questions still to be answered. The cost of the producing reliable equipment might be the biggest concern. However, once the technology has been perfected, these machines have the potential to be much smaller and more cost effective than the current DVD kiosks. Investors should be able to see a return on the investment in a short period of time, making the DVD burning kiosks the next big profit makers.