Anyone else done with physical media?

[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]

Originally Posted by Dpooly84

It's just you

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

Do you, dude.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

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.

[Dpooly84]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

That must be why they call you Cybercubed.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

I think the thing that has really changed for me is that I also....

Originally Posted by Dpooly84

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.