I project everything with my beloved JVC d-ILA and while I use streaming 80-90% of the total viewing time, blu rays look and sound a lot better especially for new stuff (this really depends on the system being used for viewing). I only buy physical media for my top favourites.
Do you still buy physical media?
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skottichan
macrumors 65816
Witch new media, yeah, but not as much. Vinyl albums of bands I follow, physical comics/graphic novels/manga/books, and games that have either steenboks or collector's editions. The latter is rare tho, especially when stuff like Horizon Forbidden West having a steel book, ad statue, but a digital version of the game.
That said, most of my physical stuff is collecting older media, mostly laserdiscs, cassettes & 8-tracks.
That said, most of my physical stuff is collecting older media, mostly laserdiscs, cassettes & 8-tracks.
jollydogfellow
macrumors member
No.
If nothing else, because you very rarely see the same DVD master upscaled and re-released on BD, usually BD and 4K releases get a whole new treatment.
In fact, I would be mighty pissed if somebody came and replaced my copy of Iron Maiden's first three albums with the 1997 and then the 2008 remasters, which suck.
I would also
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
I've never bought a Blu-ray, dvd or vhs tape with content in my life. What for? You can rent that stuff.
Last CD I bought, with content on it? Probably 25 years ago or longer.
ThisBougieLife
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I have a small Blu-ray and DVD collection. In most instances, I purchased the discs so I could watch uncensored or uncut versions of TV show episodes that appear in their censored/cut "TV versions" on streaming services.
I don't think I own any movies on Blu-ray or DVD anymore.
(This is to say nothing of my extensive vinyl record collection).
I don't think I own any movies on Blu-ray or DVD anymore.
(This is to say nothing of my extensive vinyl record collection).
MarkC426
macrumors 68040
A lot of people (especially me....
) do not find the 'renting' model appealling.I don't rent anything (house/car/software/tv streaming services etc).
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
Yup. People are different.A lot of people (especially me....
I don't rent anything (house/car/software/tv streaming services etc).
I try to own as little as possible.
People think they own stuff. At some point, they find out their stuff owns them.
To that end - I have some 400 CDs for sale. Anyone wants them for $250 and lives anywhere nearish Pittsburgh, they're all yours
satcomer
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Yup. People are different.
I try to own as little as possible.
People think they own stuff. At some point, they find out their stuff owns them.
To that end - I have some 400 CDs for sale. Anyone wants them for $250 and lives anywhere nearish Pittsburgh, they're all yours
My older car still has CD player inside it! So my older CD collection comes in handy once in while!
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
Mine does too. In fact, it has a six disc MP3 DVD player.
It has the same six DVDs I cut for it some 16 years ago in it.
satcomer
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I find using a simple disk cleaner cd/dvd disk can make the drive last longer over the years!
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
I kinda wish it would die. Then I could justify putting in a CarPlay unit (;
WriteNow
macrumors 6502a
I'm still pretty much locked into physical media, although my purchases tend to be secondhand. I'm not sure when I last bought any new media. Then, too, a lot of my DVD usage is just DVDs checked out from the library. I can't remember for sure, but I don't think I've ever bought a new DVD for myself. (Except DVDs I bought in a thrift store that were still new with factory shrink wrap.) The only new DVD I can remember buying was a super cheap purchase that I got to give as a gift.
In the early 1990s, I got a new audio system--and it was initially could only play records (no CD player, tape deck, or tuner). This was quite untrendy back then. But since few wanted LPs then, that meant LPs were really cheap used.
In the early 1990s, I got a new audio system--and it was initially could only play records (no CD player, tape deck, or tuner). This was quite untrendy back then. But since few wanted LPs then, that meant LPs were really cheap used.
Likewise. I tend to buy 4k UHD movies because the audio surpasses streaming. I also wait until the discs are on sale.
Much better video and audio quality.
Especially when projecting on a big (100+ inch) screen.
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
So, an owned disc has better quality than a rented disc? How does that work?
-Gonzo-
macrumors 68000
Yes apparently so, especially more so when projected on a large 100+ inch screen 😂
While most of the time this obviously isn't the case, there have actually been instances where movie studios put out special "rental" versions of the disc that are authored differently, like lower bitrate to fit on a 25-gb disc, or a lower-tier audio track, like Dolby Digital instead of TrueHD/Atmos or DTS-HD: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/thre...ntal-copy-of-new-hunger-games-blu-ray.345808/ More frequently these rental discs are the same movie encode, just without the special features included on the retail disc.
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
Uh huh.
Made a bad assumption that you were comparing streaming quality to optical disk quality. Now that Netflix is discontinuing rental disks the rental market for physical media is almost dead. There is no place that I know that rents optical media in my large metropolitan area.
Just compared my Netflix queue for availability with
and all but 2 were there. The site says that they can be requested. So looks as if there is an alternative. They rent 4K!
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
The problem with all these "high quality" formats is that they don't do a damn thing for the actual quality of movies, which is largely piss poor. Honestly, it's amazing most movies get made.
On the other hand, most people will watch anything, so it shouldn't be that surprising.
Lol, it has been that way since silent films and will continue beyond our time. It's normal.
monstermash
macrumors 6502a
If I can't stream it, I don't need to watch it (;
Truth...I probably still don't need to watch it, but I may (;