Yes.
For a lot of what I love in foreign movies, physical media is the only way to go.
For a lot of what I love in foreign movies, physical media is the only way to go.
Yes.
For a lot of what I love in foreign movies, physical media is the only way to go.
The final nail in the coffin was my VHS collection. I hadn't watched any of them in over ten years. Boxes upon boxes of movies. Nearly all of them so worthless. They weren't worth the cost of shipping. I just had to dump them at Goodwill. Thinking of all the money blown on them. Then most of them bought again on DVD. Then many bought another round on Bluray. 4K BR was just around the corner. I realized that it was absurd to keep wasting money this way.
I didn’t know that. That’s actually more appealing.Yes, me too. Except I had Beta tapes and Laser Discs as well.
That's why I think iTunes is a game changer. Movies purchased in HD are being updated automatically and with no additional charge to whatever the highest quality encode is, including free upgrades to 4K, Dolby Vision, HDR10, and Dolby ATMOS.
Combine that with the fact that Apple frequently has $5 and $10 sales on titles I actually like (not just old WB/MGM catalog titles meant for the Walmart bargain bin), and it's a winner.
For example I love the "Alien" movies and got them for $5 each, and one by one they (and many of my other HD purchases) are being upgraded over time for free to 4K/HDR/ATMOS as it becomes available from the studio. Likewise, as extras become available, they are just there. No need to double-dip for a "Special Edition" disc.
With free upgrades, there's no more double dipping or triple-dipping or quadruple-dipping for me. Even if Apple stops the policy of free upgrades some day, the reality is that 4K is good enough for me. There have been massive improvements over the decades, but I'm noticing we are also reaching the point of diminishing returns.
I didn’t know that. That’s actually more appealing.
If you missed a movie, the Blu Ray can eventually be cheaper than a cinema ticket. I would not buy it again anyway.I didn’t know that. That’s actually more appealing.
I recent bought a product that came packaged with a DVD. It just sat on my counter...like an inanimate object, until I threw it away.
Coincidentally, last week I threw away a Betacam cartridge. It has been sitting in a drawer...like an inanimate object.
Now I'm imagining the Betacam cartridge as an animate object, wondering when you're going to let him out of the drawer, and trying to conduct conversations about video production with paperclips and post-it notes, which roll their eyes (well, not exactly eyes, except in the case of Clippy) and quietly giggle when "Ol' Gramps Betacam" starts in on yet another story of his experience Back In The Day.Coincidentally, last week I threw away a Betacam cartridge. It has been sitting in a drawer...like an inanimate object.
Now I'm imagining the Betacam cartridge as an animate object, wondering when you're going to let him out of the drawer, and trying to conduct conversations about video production with paperclips and post-it notes, which roll their eyes (well, not exactly eyes, except in the case of Clippy) and quietly giggle when "Ol' Gramps Betacam" starts in on yet another story of his experience Back In The Day.
Because I didn't have anything better to do with my Thursday PM than to invent fanciful tales while my Lambo is out being detailed.
Certainly not. Just riffing.Certainly you’re not mocking my similes. O^O
Certainly not. Just riffing.
And since you mentioned "mocking", isn't it odd that a mockingbird has that name? After all, how could humans tell by listening to the mockingbird songs that it's mocking other birds (teasing them in a contemptuous manner)? Or is this the simpler non-judgemental meaning of "mock" that's merely a synonym of "mimic"? And what about when the mockingbird makes variations in the songs it mimics? So shouldn't it more properly be called a riffingbird?
You may have mispronounced something in the spell, because I'm feeling quite peaceful.I just cast a pox upon you.
Boils inbound.
You may have mispronounced something in the spell, because I'm feeling quite peaceful.
Dare I say: a Pax.
I’ve noticed that the image of a DVD running on a Blue Ray player, connected to a 4k TV is excellent, so regarding owned titles, you are still in good shape from a tech standpoint.A few years ago, my brother gave me the first series (probably the best series of the lot) of Downton Abbey on DVD; as recently as this year, I watched it - in its entirety - again.
And this year, as a sort of comfort thing - and yes, the production values, acting, script, and history are all excellent - I treated myself to The Crown on DVD - exceedingly good.
I loved it.
That being said. I've mostly stopped buying movies. For $10 a month I get tons of new (or new to me) movies and TV shows in HD from Netflix. More than I can keep up with. It just makes no sense to me to spend $20 to $30 for a new release I'll only watch a couple times. Even $10 for a two or three Bluray pack of older movies is hard to justify.
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Just to be clear, this is for "HD" purchases only. The cheaper tier "SD" purchases are stuck where they are.
Exactly.
And just because a technology has been invented does not mean that everyone feels a need to adopt it, or use it.
Sometimes, an existing technology meets our needs perfectly well.
I usually use Amazon, eBay, and https://www.deepdiscountdvd.com
may I ask what advantage does deepdiscountdvd has over Amazon or Ebay?
I should have been more explicit in my answer and indicated that DDD is a one stop store.Do you shop online? I am looking for one stop stores, because I rather receive all orders in one package than have each one mailed separately. Amazon and Ebay usually ship from different sellers.
I worked at a library and I was amazed at how popular DVDs still were. They had some of the highest circulation rates.
We're already talking about 8K but people are still buying 480p DVDs.
I will buy DVDs if that is all that exists of a certain movie or TV show I want to watch, but it is an absolute last resort.
Yes there was Super Audio CD and today there are very high bit rate versions...
I bought a couple of used SACDs from the local Goodwill, just out of curiosity. I can't tell the difference except for the fact that they are multi-channel surround sound.
It's probably time to sell them. I see that for one of the two titles I have, sellers are asking for $180 to $600 on Ebay.![]()
I bought a couple of used SACDs from the local Goodwill, just out of curiosity. I can't tell the difference except for the fact that they are multi-channel surround sound.
It's probably time to sell them. I see that for one of the two titles I have, sellers are asking for $180 to $600 on Ebay.![]()