Anyone else done with physical media? - Page 3

*CyberCubed* · 03-30-2023, 01:38 PM

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** · 03-30-2023, 04:02 PM

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* · 03-30-2023, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

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* · 03-30-2023, 05:12 PM

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* · 03-31-2023, 12:05 AM

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* · 03-31-2023, 12:28 AM

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* · 03-31-2023, 01:25 AM

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* · 03-31-2023, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

Stores stopped selling VHS material in 2003.

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

*CyberCubed* · 03-31-2023, 06:35 AM

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~~ · 03-31-2023, 06:58 AM

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* · 03-31-2023, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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.

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~~ · 03-31-2023, 08:17 AM

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* · 03-31-2023, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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?

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~~ · 03-31-2023, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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* · 03-31-2023, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AquaParade

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* · 03-31-2023, 06:34 PM

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

~~AquaParade~~ · 03-31-2023, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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* · 03-31-2023, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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* · 04-01-2023, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

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.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AquaParade

Providing both is the way to go.

That can be very helpful.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

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/...e-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~~ · 04-01-2023, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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/...e-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

03-31-2023, 12:05 AM	#45
Storm Eagle Saved by Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,395	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. Last edited by Storm Eagle; 04-22-2023 at 07:46 PM.

03-31-2023, 12:28 AM	#46
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,560	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. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ] Last edited by Andrew NDB; 03-31-2023 at 12:36 AM.

03-31-2023, 06:34 PM	#56
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,505	I think all the first run dvd prints of the Tmnt live action films were double-sided with wide and full screen versions. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

03-30-2023, 01:38 PM	#41
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	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.

03-30-2023, 04:02 PM	#42
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	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.

03-30-2023, 05:12 PM	#44
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	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.

03-31-2023, 01:25 AM	#47
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Been done long ago, it’s all digital now. That’s the future; accessible anytime anywhere and saves lots of space.

03-31-2023, 06:35 AM	#49
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,881	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.

03-31-2023, 06:58 AM	#50
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	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.

03-31-2023, 08:17 AM	#52
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	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?