Anyone else done with physical media?

[CyberCubed]

I sold off all my DVDs/blu-rays except for a very small handful of stuff mostly of sentimental value. Anything I want to watch or rewatch I can just watch online on the various illegal streaming websites on HD. So many movies, TV shows, or cartoons/anime are all online now that there's no reason to buy anything anymore.

I still have physical videogames of course, but even there I'm reducing my collection besides some classic games.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Okay, listen, I know how convenient steaming is and I like it too, but do NOT get rid of your physical copies. Because in the later future, millions of movies, TV shows, books, and comics will be censored and rewritten, and the younger generation won’t know how good entertainment used to be. Movies and TV shows are being censored on streaming services, if they haven’t been removed yet.

The Goosebumps situation is very serious and grim. Scholastic actually censored and rewrote some of R.L. Stine’s books, and the guy’s not even dead yet. That’s why I bought a couple of the original Goosebumps books from the 90’s on eBay.

[Andrew NDB]

I got rid of the vast majority of my DVDs and blu-rays. I am recollecting select movies in UHD/4k blu-ray, however. I don't see any reason I'd want to watch movies in 480p again if I don't have to.

[MrPliggins]

Yeah. Our physical movie collection collects dust in the closet. We don't even have our blu-ray player hooked up. But we rarely watch tv period these days, and probably shouldn't be paying for as many streaming services as we are.

[CyberCubed]

Okay, listen, I know how convenient steaming is and I like it too, but do NOT get rid of your physical copies. Because in the later future, millions of movies, TV shows, books, and comics will be censored and rewritten, and the younger generation won’t know how good entertainment used to be. Movies and TV shows are being censored on streaming services, if they haven’t been removed yet.
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Not really, for example Disney+ doesn't have The Simpsons episode with Michael Jackson in it from Season 3. However if you go to any other streaming website, you can watch the Season 3 Michael Jackson ep singing, "Lisa it's your birthday" episode right now.

Anytime an official company bans/skips an episode, you can find it easily anywhere else.

[Cowabung-Gal]

Anytime an official company bans/skips an episode, you can find it easily anywhere else.

For now. Not taking any chances though.

Besides, preserving physical copies and collectibles could one day benefit you financially. There are people who will pay good money for relics from the past.

[Coola Yagami]

Not really, for example Disney+ doesn't have The Simpsons episode with Michael Jackson in it from Season 3. However if you go to any other streaming website, you can watch the Season 3 Michael Jackson ep singing, "Lisa it's your birthday" episode right now.

Anytime an official company bans/skips an episode, you can find it easily anywhere else.

Or I could just pop in my season 3 DVD and watch it.

[Autbot_Benz]

I still collect Physical Media of movies and TV Shows. I don't trust Streaming services at all. I like watching stuff I physically own and I like supporting the stuff I like.

Music is the only thing I go digital for.

[triplexxx]

I never really bought too much physical media; most of what I have are gifts, inheritance, or purchased with gift cards. However, on the off chance there's downs on the web, will hold on to the physical copies for backup.

[Monty Mole]

Eh, it all depends. Digital is easier and more convenient, but even today, sometimes I'd still rather have the physical copy. I'm glad I never sold my 2003 Turtles dvds. I definitely would've regretted that!

[Andrew NDB]

On the one hand, there's the very real threat of digital media censoring or editing or just removing certain movies or episodes... on the other, when you're sitting around chained to 400 DVDs/blu-rays dragging them around with their racks every time you move and realize you haven't popped any of them in for years? Eh. It wasn't too tough of a decision, albeit painful when considering how much money was spent.

[Wildcat]

I’m 100% FOR physical media.

Not really worried about censorship. Nothing ever really stays banned or edited. It’s just things can be removed or change hands. Plus I love bonus features and collector stuff.

I don’t have a 4K player so for now I’m just on Blu Rays. Can’t fully forget DVDs though because certain things are not on BR like FW TMNT.

It’s just better to actually own stuff.

[Zulithe]

I recently bought a new disc drive for my computer so I can play/burn/rip discs easier, including 4K discs, but for the most part, I am continually decreasing my dependence on discs over time in favor of digital. My new drive is top of the line and works great, but in the process of using it after not having messed with discs too much for a few years, I'm reminded why I am pretty much over discs.

Discs are simply not convenient. The only way it's convenient is when you are sitting at home, front of your dvd shelf, can pluck one off, put it in your home video disc player, and watch the output on your couch. any other scenario and you are going to run into increasing levels of difficulty and resistance. Want to play your content on your new computer that doesn't even have a disc drive? What about your tablet? Phone? What about when you are away from home? You are very limited with discs.

If you are fine just having one decent and easy way to watch your collection then fine, but that's not going to work for everyone. It's very restrictive.

Discs are also just inconvenient by nature. It's a big improvement over VHS but it's still a chore to locate the disc you want, physically put it inside the player, then wait for the disc to read, then fiddle with the remote in the various menues, skipping the ads and the logo ******** (or being forced to sit through some of them), then finding the right chapter on the disc, then waiting for that to load, then doing it all over again if you want to swap discs.

Let's take the digital version of TMNT 2012 as one example, which I own on iTunes. What if I want to watch a highlight from a particular episode? It takes very little time to scroll through the episodes, click play, and move the seek bar to whatever I want to see. If I wanted to do the same thing with a dvd set of 2012, there's a lot more to it to get what I want.

Convenience always will win over time if you ask me.

[MikeandRaph87]

At one time Netflix had the majority, if it was not in streaming form it was a physical rental. Then when streaming became more prevalent it became countless streaming services to keep up with just to watch everything. Now, it seems that an increasing percentage of original program is on a streaming service. It seems like a limitation of viewership instead of just turning on a television set.

Similarly, I would like to be able to watch something when I want to. Owning a physical copy allows me to do just that. If something is digital it can be pulled tomorrow. Something can be switched from a streaming service I have to one that I don't. Streaming may be coinvent for now, but it's not a sure thing. Disney Plus is losing money and I wonder how other services are doing as Warner Bros. continues to reformat it's streaming service(s).

[CyberCubed]

People keep saying digital can pull shows/movies whenever they want, but everything is uploaded somewhere. I find it hard to believe anyone can't find any popular movie, TV show or cartoon online right now if they wanted to watch something.

[AquaParade]

I actually think the reverse is happening to an extent. Streaming growth has finally slowed down over the last few quarters which probably is a small part of it as well.

People are remembering that it’s nice to just own the things you love.

I try to use both physical and streaming to my advantage and I love the combination. If I truly love a piece of media, I own it. With everything else, even things I just *really* like, I’m happy to just stream it when possible.

[RaphaelinSTL]

I've been clearing out a lot of my CDs, DVDs, and blu-rays I know I'll never care to put on — more limited pressing or weirdo stuff I've been keeping around.

I still actively buy vinyl and cassette tapes.

My Nintendo Switch is the only current console I will pursue a physical cartridge if it's a game I like. My PS4 is basically my streaming device until we move and get a new smart TV.

[drgon78]

I love my physical media and only get rid of my DVDs when I can get a Blu Ray upgrade.

[Storm Eagle]

I love my physical media and only get rid of my DVDs when I can get a Blu Ray upgrade.

Same here, except I'll also give up a Blu-ray when it gets a 4K release. I'm only done with CDs.

So far this year, I've bought a DVD, two Blu-rays, and a 4K release. There are five more known upcoming releases that I plan on getting in the future, and I'm sure it won't just end with them.

I donated a DVD to Goodwill earlier this year once I got its Blu-ray counterpart. I'm almost surprised they took it though. I also have DVDs that still haven't gotten Blu-ray releases, but I hope they will someday.

Now get this. People actually seek out VHS releases to this day.

[AquaParade]

Even some CDs are getting more expensive. Didn't see that coming but I guess it's their turn to ride the nostalgia market.

[IMJ]

I have been into digital media since the PS3 first made it widely possible for anyone to have a home media server in the house. After that I added a MyCloud media server at home which has run reliably for a little more than a decade now.

But I still pick up physical media for 4k movies, the occasional cd that I love as a hard copy and an off and on record collection. I believe in owning hard copies of the stuff you love because streamers have been and will continue to turn their movies and games into "licensing" and simply take them away from you.

[Dpooly84]

I'll never be done with physical media. When video games finally go digital only is when I'll stop play new games lol

[CyberCubed]

I'll never be done with physical media. When video games finally go digital only is when I'll stop play new games lol

For videogames, this may be it. Playstation 6 and the next Xbox will probably be digital only. Digital sales of games are much higher than physical games, and the PS5 without a disc drive has sold a lot more.

Nintendo will likely stick with physical games a few more gens, but I think for Sony and Microsoft this is the last gen.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

The Goosebumps situation is very serious and grim. Scholastic actually censored and rewrote some of R.L. Stine’s books, and the guy’s not even dead yet.

With or without the original writer's permission?

[Cowabung-Gal]

With or without the original writer's permission?

Without his permission. He didn’t even know about it until someone brought it up to him on Twitter.

[IMJ]

Like all things, the "insanity censorship" will be phased out by future adjustments going forward. Writers will have to have things in contract deals that expressly prohibits censoring their work.

Simple fact is that once that starts happening, even the large publishers will have to comply or they won't get the books.

[Warhorse]

My problem is finding BluRay players that will last a while. Now, I'm lucky if I can get them to last a year when they used to last a good decade.

Because of that, I stopped by DVD's and BluRays. But I'm not planning on selling my hard copies anytime soon.

[IMJ]

My problem is finding BluRay players that will last a while. Now, I'm lucky if I can get them to last a year when they used to last a good decade.

Because of that, I stopped by DVD's and BluRays. But I'm not planning on selling my hard copies anytime soon.

You definitely get what you pay for, man. I bought my OPPO UDP-203 in Summer 2017 and it's still running perfectly without noise.

[CyberCubed]

I can't remember the last time I put a disc into a blu ray player.

[AquaParade]

I bought a Sony 4K player back before I had a capable console, and it's one of the worst pieces of tech I've bought.

Yes, it plays the 4K discs and they look great, but the functionality is terrible. The system is unresponsive and I need to re-connect to the wi-fi every time I turn the thing on, for some reason. It's like they weren't even trying. It wasn't cheap either. If you need a 4K player, just buy a console.

[CyberCubed]

I can't even remember what the last Blu ray player I owned was. I know it was a Sony one.

[Andrew NDB]

I just use my PS5 as the 4K blu-ray player.

[Dpooly84]

Just bought the 2012 tmnt complete series, now they need to release 2k3

[CyberCubed]

I remember going to Best Buy and seeing stacks of DVDs. I haven't stepped one foot into Best Buy in 10 years.

[TMNTFanatic4Life]

It hit me odd going into a Best Buy about 2 years ago after not going to one after a few years and seeing them have more isles of action figures/toys than the coupe small isles of movies /tv shows. I know times have changed but I can remember going into Best Buys and seeing them stacked to the brim with isles and isles of movies.


Good times!

[CyberCubed]

I can't remember the last time I stepped into a brick and motor store to buy electronics.

[Jester]

Just bought the Nick TMNT complete series. I had digital copies I..."acquired" during its run but felt I should go a head and own it outright. And physical media is a great back up in my case, because I usually rip them to my PC any way.

[ssjup81]

As surprising as it may sound, I never really had much physical media in general past Beta/VHS stuff and unfortunately, most of those got damaged when the house flooded. I have some tapes still, though. My father still has some physical media (like his records, some CDs), but just like with our tapes, a lot were damaged from flooding and had to be tossed. I have some DVDs here, but not many. Lost quite a few CDs as well.

For me, personally, when it came to DVDs anyway (and I've never had a Blu-ray player, but I do have an external one for my computer), I would only buy them if I felt they had rewatch value (or for nostalgia purposes to share with my cousins' kids since I wasn't planning on having any). There aren't too many shows for me that I can just rewatch compared to when I was a kid. Same with some movies. There are some I can watch over and over without ever getting bored and may do a yearly watch of it, but others, it's once in a blue moon. I think the main thing that kind of killed the rewatch thing was my being in Japan and not having access to my DVDs and stuff so I started watching things less and less.

I guess, for me, I was more into trying to collect CDs and Concert DVDs...but, they were mostly Japanese artists/bands/groups/musicians. I used to use my PS2 to watch my Region 2 DVDs, as I'd change the region using my Action Replay disc.

[IMJ]

I'd buy the Nick show and replace my "digital copies" as well but I know that as soon as I cave and do it they will turn around and announce the series in HD.

[Andrew NDB]

I remember going to Best Buy and seeing stacks of DVDs. I haven't stepped one foot into Best Buy in 10 years.

That or the little DVD/blu-ray stores that also sold music like in the malls. Aisles and aisles of them. It's almost becoming like a Toys 'R' Us nostalgia thing now, as they've all but dried up into nothing. If those DVD/blu-ray stores that sell music still exist, they're mostly only selling vinyl records to hipsters, Funko Pop figures, and some random DVDs/blu-rays in "Buy 2 Get 4 Free" bins.

[CyberCubed]

The days of people owning huge shelves/bookcases of nothing but movie and TV show DVDs and blu-rays are long over. Also anime DVD sets of shows were huge back then and now they're just all streaming.

I remember back in the day I would always get excited when a show I liked got a DVD boxset announced, when we were getting DVDs of stuff we never dreamed of seeing again. Nowadays that everything is uploaded online either legally or illegally it feels like owning disc's is a thing of the past. They may go the way of VHS tapes eventually.

[Barkworm]

I had stopped buying DVDs and Blu Rays but the older I get the more I try to distance myself from streaming so I started buying them again once in a while. Apart from that, I still buy tons of CDs, the occasional Vinyl and lots of books - anything I can put in my shelves is just way more satisfying to me than clicking on links.

[oldmanwinters]

Also anime DVD sets of shows were huge back then and now they're just all streaming.

I find anime fairly awful via streaming because just about every digital outlet makes you purchase subbed and dubbed versions separately for the same price. On the DVDs it was just a simple audio channel switch for one or the other. Plus, with Dragonball Z, I think there is no option for Falconer Studio music tracks on streaming, if that's someone's preference.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I keep some physical media, because I fear a near future where all Internet media is guided and controlled by the PR China.

Someone uploads a documentary about the PR China's executions of political prisoners? The video is removed and the account suspended within two minutes.

A pop group records a song ciritizing Communist dictatorship? The song is taken offline immediately.

I'm sad the days when the Internet meant more freedom are gone, and this may be the horrors of the upcoming years.

[Storm Eagle]

I'll just continue to enjoy and savor physical media while it lasts. I'll still redeem the digital codes that come with the titles I buy so I can watch them on the go. I use Vudu, Movies Anywhere, and Apple TV. I can link Vudu to Movies Anywhere, and Movies Anywhere and Apple TV can be linked to each other. I have this movie on DVD that still doesn't have a Blu-ray release. It's a Paramount movie. Movies Anywhere doesn't have those, or ones from Lionsgate. Vudu and Apple TV do, and I mainly redeem codes on Vudu, and Paramount movie don't cross over to the other two. So I bought the movie digitally on Apple TV when there was a discount. I'm holding out for an actual Blu-ray release for that movie, and I'd just redeem its code on Vudu. If no code, I'd download it digitally on Vudu when it's discounted.

Stores stopped selling VHS material in 2003, and I didn't realize it until I was at a Best Buy back then. Someone asked for Finding Nemo on VHS, and they were told that they don't stock VHS material anymore. Circuit City, Target, and Wal-Mart even stopped around that time.

[Andrew NDB]

And also there's another issue. It's less that I moved away from physical media as much as it is that physical media moved away from me. There's a growing trend that began with Furious 8 where even if you buy the blu-ray, the only way to watch the extended version is to plug in the code that comes in the case to watch it online. Wtf! What are you supposed to do at that point? Rip it to a file somehow, decrypt it and manually burn it to a writable Blu-Ray? That's a lot of work.

[Shark_Blade]

Been done long ago, it’s all digital now. That’s the future; accessible anytime anywhere and saves lots of space.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Stores stopped selling VHS material in 2003.

2006. But it was in June 2003 when DVD rentals surpassed VHS for first time.

[CyberCubed]

I actually remember when so many people were reluctant to let go of VHS and their VCR's. They had entire shows taped on VHS and didn't want to give up their collection and move on to DVDs. Then once DVDs of TV shows started coming out where you got full seasons and at better quality, then people started throwing out their VHS tapes and VCR's.

I think by 10 years time DVDs/blu-rays will be seen as a thing of the past or a novelty item. Right now we're in a transition phase but already we're seeing a push to digital and less people buying discs, I think by the 2030's they'll all be gone besides the most popular movies or whatever. I think this is it.

[AquaParade]

It’d be sort of interesting if there were a market for selling pre-loaded USB sticks. Buy The Simpsons complete series on USB in a tidy little collector package. The USB stick could even have a Simpsons theme or little sculpt of Bart’s head for the USB cap.

I think that could be really cool. I’m not saying it’d be super practical or at all popular enough, but I like the idea, assuming a USB can last at least as long as a disc.

It seems that a USB stick is more versatile these days than a disc. I can plug it into my Xbox, laptop, tablet, pc. Doesn’t scratch or skip either.

[Storm Eagle]

2006. But it was in June 2003 when DVD rentals surpassed VHS for first time.

Actually, 2006 was the year that studios stopped putting material out on VHS. You could still get blank tapes from stores years after that. I believe I last bought some in 2014.

I switched to DVD in early 2002 since I got a job around that time and used my first paycheck to buy a DVD player. Later that year, I actually bought two VCRs so I can make copies. I still have both to this day, and one of them is hooked up to my TV, which is 4K. I don't seek out old VHS releases of movies I own on disc, but there's a part of me that wishes I didn't give away the VHS copies of movies I had.

I actually remember when so many people were reluctant to let go of VHS and their VCR's. They had entire shows taped on VHS and didn't want to give up their collection and move on to DVDs. Then once DVDs of TV shows started coming out where you got full seasons and at better quality, then people started throwing out their VHS tapes and VCR's.



That was very helpful. I was able to get rid of a lot of VHS tapes because of that. Hopefully some of the recordings of shows I made can still get DVD releases.

[AquaParade]

The DVD era was the peak of owning movies physically. The packaging was all out and studios were producing tons of great content for behind-the-scenes footage before you could just go look it up on the internet. The special features were such a selling point for me at that time.

Going back to The Simpsons, the DVD-sets had so much love and care put into the packaging. Easter eggs all over the box, mixed media art within the case. Great stuff.

Didn’t like having to choose between wide-screen and full-screen. Remember how there’d be different covers for each?

[Storm Eagle]

The DVD era was the peak of owning movies physically. The packaging was all out and studios were producing tons of great content for behind-the-scenes footage before you could just go look it up on the internet. The special features were such a selling point for me at that time.

Going back to The Simpsons, the DVD-sets had so much love and care put into the packaging. Easter eggs all over the box, mixed media art within the case. Great stuff.

Didn’t like having to choose between wide-screen and full-screen. Remember how there’d be different covers for each?

DVD really was a legit format. I bought movies on VHS, but a lot of releases got scarce within time. So I once decided to record The Outsiders myself when it aired on Showtime once. Then I went and bought it on DVD after I got a player. It didn't have much in the way of special features except for the theatrical trailer, but later reissues had a lot more worthwhile ones.

I remember when DVD movies were offered in full screen and widescreen, and had different cover art. Some even had both versions on either side of the discs. I still have some like that, but I always went with the widescreen version.

[AquaParade]

DVD really was a legit format. I bought movies on VHS, but a lot of releases got scarce within time. So I once decided to record The Outsiders myself when it aired on Showtime once. Then I went and bought it on DVD after I got a player. It didn't have much in the way of special features except for the theatrical trailer, but later reissues had a lot more worthwhile ones.

I remember when DVD movies were offered in full screen and widescreen, and had different cover art. Some even had both versions on either side of the discs. I still have some like that, but I always went with the widescreen version.

I forgot about the double-sided discs!

Yeah, I’d usually just go with whatever cover I liked more because I was so clueless regarding video formats during the peak of dvds.

[Storm Eagle]

I forgot about the double-sided discs!

Yeah, I’d usually just go with whatever cover I liked more because I was so clueless regarding video formats during the peak of dvds.

The Outsiders is actually one disc that I had that was double-sided with both the full screen and widescreen version. Releases of the Transformers movie from 1986 contain two discs where one is full screen and the other widescreen. This one is unique, since each version shows a part of the picture the other doesn't, and a lot of people actually seem to prefer the full screen version. The 4K release has the widescreen version in 4K while the Blu-ray disc is full screen.

I have the set for Freaks and Geeks on Blu-ray. It has discs where you can see episodes in full screen for nostalgia, and discs where you can watch them in widescreen.

[oldmanwinters]

I think all the first run dvd prints of the Tmnt live action films were double-sided with wide and full screen versions.

[AquaParade]

The Outsiders is actually one disc that I had that was double-sided with both the full screen and widescreen version. Releases of the Transformers movie from 1986 contain two discs where one is full screen and the other widescreen. This one is unique, since each version shows a part of the picture the other doesn't, and a lot of people actually seem to prefer the full screen version. The 4K release has the widescreen version in 4K while the Blu-ray disc is full screen.

I have the set for Freaks and Geeks on Blu-ray. It has discs where you can see episodes in full screen for nostalgia, and discs where you can watch them in widescreen.

Providing both is the way to go.

The most frustrating aspect of physical media right now, imo, is that we can’t get the IMAX versions of movies on disc, so we aren’t actually getting the full picture on some recent Blockbusters. The MCU films are one example.

[Andrew NDB]

This one is unique, since each version shows a part of the picture the other doesn't, and a lot of people actually seem to prefer the full screen version. The 4K release has the widescreen version in 4K while the Blu-ray disc is full screen.

I don't get it. What is the 4K widescreen version not showing of the picture that the full screen cropped version is showing?

[Storm Eagle]

I think all the first run dvd prints of the Tmnt live action films were double-sided with wide and full screen versions.

I remember the disc for the first movie being that way.

Providing both is the way to go.



That can be very helpful.

I don't get it. What is the 4K widescreen version not showing of the picture that the full screen cropped version is showing?

I found a site that should explain. It doesn't cover the 4K version, but it should still apply.

https://animeblurayuk.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/transformers-the-movie-comparison-which-is-superior-the-anniversary-blu-ray-the-metrodome-blu-ray-or-the-ultimate-edition-dvd/


By the way, is it just me, or do a bunch of DVDs together look as antiquated as a bunch of VHS titles together?

[Dpooly84]

I remember the disc for the first movie being that way.



That can be very helpful.



I found a site that should explain. It doesn't cover the 4K version, but it should still apply.

https://animeblurayuk.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/transformers-the-movie-comparison-which-is-superior-the-anniversary-blu-ray-the-metrodome-blu-ray-or-the-ultimate-edition-dvd/


By the way, is it just me, or do a bunch of DVDs together look as antiquated as a bunch of VHS titles together?

It's just you

[Andrew NDB]

DVDs? We're not there yet but kind of/pretty much. Remember, we've had blu-rays since 2006, so... 17 years to switch from 480p media to 1080p/2160p (if 4K blu-ray) media. You DVD guys kind of are the new VHS people now. If the signal coming across your Netflix and Amazon Prime is signifantly better resolution than your DVDs... that's not great.

[Storm Eagle]

It's just you

DVDs? We're not there yet but kind of/pretty much. Remember, we've had blu-rays since 2006, so... 17 years to switch from 480p media to 1080p/2160p (if 4K blu-ray) media. You DVD guys kind of are the new VHS people now. If the signal coming across your Netflix and Amazon Prime is signifantly better resolution than your DVDs... that's not great.

I don't think I was clear enough. I meant in terms of packaging, and not in resolution.

[Stu_Padasso]

Not just physical video or music media but print media as well. If/when the lights go out you might be doing a lot of your reading by candlelight to save on your electrical backup.

[CyberCubed]

This reminds me of boomers clinging to their newspapers and crossword puzzles when you can read up on all the news on your cell phone.

[Storm Eagle]

Not just physical video or music media but print media as well. If/when the lights go out you might be doing a lot of your reading by candlelight to save on your electrical backup.

Well I still like the smell of books.

[CyberCubed]

At this point I have no desire to touch anything physical. Everything I want to touch is electronic or through the swipe of a screen.

[Storm Eagle]

At this point I have no desire to touch anything physical. Everything I want to touch is electronic or through the swipe of a screen.

Do you, dude.

[AquaParade]

Well I still like the smell of books.

Same. It’s good to have an excuse to get away from all the screens we have these days as well. And the physical aspect is part of the art that I appreciate too when it comes to media.

Going back to the old Simpson dvd sets I mentioned that are so lovingly crafted.

[Andrew NDB]

I don't think I was clear enough. I meant in terms of packaging, and not in resolution.

Oh. Because a DVD disc is as different from a Blu-ray disc as a DVD is different from a CD. It's about capacity, not resolution. You could technically burn a very tiny 1080p video to a DVD same as you could burn a very small 480p (DVD resolution) video to a CD.

[Storm Eagle]

Same. It’s good to have an excuse to get away from all the screens we have these days as well. And the physical aspect is part of the art that I appreciate too when it comes to media.



I'm reminded of when I was at the doctor's office a couple of years ago. When this man at the desk called me up to pay, I went up there and brought the book I was reading with me. He said it's nice to see someone reading an actual book instead of an e-book, since he likes the feel and the smell of actual books.

I even liked the smell of a new CD when I'd get one, and I always smell a new video game or console when I get one. Even the smell of a new magazine.

[IMJ]

Was at a Disc Replay yesterday and found a bunch of stuff that you don't normally see in those stores - some Down, Lamb of God, Porno For Pyros and Sister Soleil. Some real deep cut stuff, so boom there you have it - more physical media. :lol:

[Dpooly84]

At this point I have no desire to touch anything physical. Everything I want to touch is electronic or through the swipe of a screen.

Lmao, you might want to read that again

[ranger_scout]

I am still collecting 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/Digital or Blu-ray/DVD/Digital combo packs. I might play them at our school if the internet doesn't work. I also like the special features.

[CyberCubed]

The problem is you buy something, you watch or look at it once when you first get it...and then you place it on your shelf where it just sits there for months and YEARS before you ever go back to it. We've all done this, not just with DVDs but with videogames and anything.

I bought a ton of stuff when I was a teen and in my 20's and then over the years I realized it was all just sitting on my shelf collecting dust for an entire decade. I started selling things on ebay because I realized, "Am I really going to keep this stuff for another 10 years when I'm going to be 40+ years old? What is the point?"

I had a lot of stuff I still bought when I was a teenager or my early 20's, and I thought to myself if I hadn't gone back to it much in the last 10 years...what am I going to do with it in the next 10 years?

[Andrew NDB]

Or in a lot of cases in the past, I'd be buying movies on DVD just to see them for the first time. Then if it wasn't any good... on the shelf it would sit for years.

[Dpooly84]

I get what both Andrew and cube is saying, I used to buy everything then you end up with a bunch of clutter and junk. But I've started just buying dvd and Blu rays and albums that I know I will go back to. You still support physical media while cutting down on the clutter and sending a message to the studios that you're not willing to buy everything just what you want.

[Coola Yagami]

At this point I have no desire to touch anything physical. Everything I want to touch is electronic or through the swipe of a screen.

That must be why they call you Cybercubed.

[AquaParade]

I get what both Andrew and cube is saying, I used to buy everything then you end up with a bunch of clutter and junk. But I've started just buying dvd and Blu rays and albums that I know I will go back to. You still support physical media while cutting down on the clutter and sending a message to the studios that you're not willing to buy everything just what you want.

Same situation for me. I’m highly sensitive to clutter. I only own what I truly love.

It’s a tricky balance sometimes because I can’t deny that there are things I’ve sold and then bought back later. There are those particular things that don’t remain “shelf-warmers” and end up being taken out every few years. I have to be careful not to sell those ones while doing my best to curate a small collection.

[TurtleManiac]

I still have a small box of VCR and some VHS tapes I held onto just for nostalgia so I could watch some old commercials/previews from time to time. Last time I tried to play a VHS the picture was terrible and even the tracking wouldn’t fix it. Not sure if they were all like that but I only tried 1 tape. I’ve been meaning to go through the archives again and see what VHS still work. It felt so retro and nostalgic just to actually insert a videotape into a VCR and hearing it loading etc. What a trip.

I still have most of my old DVDs, although throughout the years I’ve got Bluray versions of most of my favorite movies. The only DVDs I ever really ever watch is the ‘87 TMNT cartoon DVDs, since they never got a Bluray release. And also alot of retro late 80’s and early 90’s cartoons that got DVD releases but never got on Bluray.

I don’t really plan to get rid of anything at this point. Space isn’t an issue I could just box them up and place in the archives. It’s not like they’re worth anything to try and make a quick buck, and who would even want them? Most people don’t have VCR anymore.

Definitely holding onto the cartoon DVDs. I don’t do much streaming and also I don’t like having to rely on the internet to watch TV or do anything. Like what to do when the internet goes out then you can’t watch your favorite shows? Not to mention the uprise in censorship we’re now seeing on re-releases.

[IMJ]

I get what both Andrew and cube is saying, I used to buy everything then you end up with a bunch of clutter and junk. But I've started just buying dvd and Blu rays and albums that I know I will go back to. You still support physical media while cutting down on the clutter and sending a message to the studios that you're not willing to buy everything just what you want.

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used to buy everything then you end up with a bunch of clutter and junk. But I've started just buying dvd and Blu rays and albums that I know I will go back to.

That sums it up for me 100% as well. Now I buy the stuff I deeply like and anything that just "looks cool" or was a speculative "this could be good" buy in the past is now just a digital copy on a hard drive, both in movies and music.

I'm pretty interested in seeing when the market will come back around on CD's as a collector's movement the way that vinyl has in recent years.

[CyberCubed]

As I got older I realized I am not a material girl and I don't live in a material world.

[oldmanwinters]

As I got older I realized I am not a material girl and I don't live in a material world.

Never would have pegged CC for a modern-day gnostic.

[Cowabung-Gal]

“Why don’t you have Netflix? They have the best shows!”

This is why I don’t have Netflix:

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[CyberCubed]

The true benefit of streaming websites is you don't have to pay for any of them if you don't want to.

[Andrew NDB]

That Coco Melon stuff is pretty insane. It's for little kids and it's got 2 dads encouraging their son to try on a dress.