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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 4, 2019 9:51:19 GMT -5
I found this post kind of interesting: www.cjchilvers.com/blog/the-resurrection-of-dvdsI never heard of the author before but he makes some good points. Streaming services will continue to be king probably until they start beaming movies into our heads. But it is fun to think about. |
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Post by Juice on Jun 4, 2019 10:37:44 GMT -5
I truly hate streaming and being held at the whim of corporations and studios.
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jun 4, 2019 10:57:17 GMT -5
All the points the writer made are incredibly valid, especially as streaming services are holding less and less movie content.
Heck could do a quick test: Using your streaming services how many of these 5 randomly selected films do you have access to?
Sex and The City 2
Son of Godzilla
Waterworld
Finding Nemo
Zulu
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I only have Netflix UK and got a grand total of 1 out of 5 (Which was Sex and the City 2)
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Jun 4, 2019 14:26:05 GMT -5
streaming movies just makes for a better all around movie watching experience. like i love stretching a 90 minute movie into 2 hours because it has to buffer every five seconds. or finding a movie i really want to watch, only to have it say "ERROR: We're having trouble playing this right now, please pick something else" so i end up watching something i might never otherwise have seen, like The Emoji Movie (which makes you realize that death might not be such a bad thing). best of all is when the internet craps out, and my ability to watch movies is gone, so i have to watch daytime tv. thats...thats fun, right  with disc though, i have to get up, physically walk over to the shelf, select one, walk over to the player and put it in, and then walk back over to the couch. that is an entirely unacceptable amount of effort required to watch a movie. and then i watch uninterrupted, which is okay i guess, but it removes a lot of drama and tension when you're waiting for things to load. i mean isn't "I'm gonna ma...............ke him an offer he ca...............n't refuse" a much better delivery of that iconic line. i'll tell you whats really not a smart move: getting the psychical discs, ripping them and sticking them on a hard drive hooked up to the tv, so you get the convenience of having an readily accessible built-in movie library like streaming provides, but with the reliability of uninterrupted viewing that dvds and blu-ray allows. that's just straight up kooky-dooks All the points the writer made are incredibly valid, especially as streaming services are holding less and less movie content. Heck could do a quick test: Using your streaming services how many of these 5 randomly selected films do you have access to? Sex and The City 2 Son of Godzilla Waterworld Finding Nemo Zulu - Sex and the City 2 is available to stream at HBO Go/Now; rent or buy at Amazon, FandangoNOW, Google Play Movies, iTunes, Microsoft Store, PlayStation, Redbox, YouTube, Vudu - Son of Godzilla is available to stream at Starz and Criterion Channel; buy at Vudu - Waterworld is available to stream at FuboTV; rent or buy at Amazon, FandangoNOW, Google Play Movies, iTunes, Microsoft Store, PlayStation, Redbox, YouTube, Vudu - Finding Nemo is available to rent or buy at Amazon, Google Play Movies, iTunes, Microsoft Store, PlayStation, YouTube, Vudu - Zulu is available to stream on The Roku Channel; rent or buy at iTunes thanks JustWatch.com! |
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Post by Kyn on Jun 4, 2019 14:31:31 GMT -5
I never stopped buying dvd's. Or cd's, for that matter, which I'm pretty happy about with the news iTunes is closing.
Streaming services have their place; yeah, sometimes I am too lazy to get up & put an Archer dvd on when I can just Netflix it, and they're good for checking out things you might not otherwise have seen. But if I love it, I buy the physical media.
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Post by FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM on Jun 4, 2019 16:56:17 GMT -5
I'm purchasing physical media until I physically can't.
I wouldn't call myself anywhere close to a videophile, audiophile or militant purist but I prefer to watch movies and TV as close to the director's intention as possible.
While I admit that sometimes it can be like splitting hairs, compression can truly get annoying. Many titles appear and disappear from Netflix/Amazon/Hulu or aren't even available online. That, and high speed internet isn't available everywhere. Abandoning physical media is a disservice to people who live in underpopulated areas.
The 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format is absolutely awesome in terms of quality. It's the closest to watching actual film prints at home. It depresses me that studios are seemingly abandoning the format, or pushing features onto the digital end because of "lower sales". But with the right equipment, 4K UHD is ridiculously good and the advantages over standard blu-ray are very noticeable.
The problem with the 4K format is HDR. There's too many standards of it, too many TVs that don't support it well enough and not a lot of consumer education. It's almost a feature built for only the most pretentious and snobby purists. You almost have to buy an OLED TV to get an authentic experience, and not many people are able to afford those. Nevermind the risks of using OLED if you're gaming or planning on having static images on screen for any length of time. Nevermind, manufacturers like OPPO and Samsung are discontinuing their Ultra HD blu-ray players. But that's another rant for another thread...
I love the Criterion Collection. The label always seems to present good movies in high quality with tons of relevant bonus features. They seem to be very financially healthy and should be producing new content well into the future. I'm sure they'll be around as long as people demand physical releases. They have their own streaming channel now, but it just isn't the same as getting one of their physical releases, reading the huge booklets they come with and studying the boxart.
With that being said, it seems physical media might be going the way of being seen as a "snobby" format. Many people are turning toward streaming/cloud-based video on demand because it's easy to use and studios seem to be behind it. But, to me, nothing beats the experience of popping in a disc or tape, sitting back, turning up the speakers and letting it rip.
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Post by turkeysandwich on Jun 4, 2019 18:28:18 GMT -5
I can probably count on one hand the number of times my wife and I wanted to watch a specific movie and actually found it free to stream. Especially if you want to watch a specific holiday movie around a holiday. Oh, the crappy sequels of whichever movie are always there, but never the one we actually want to watch. I'll never stop buying physical media for that very reason.
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Post by Tenshigure on Jun 4, 2019 18:28:57 GMT -5
To quote myself from a previous thread... *looks at 40TB Plex server in the corner* Eh...I'm good. |
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Post by mcmahonfan85 on Jun 4, 2019 19:28:11 GMT -5
I can probably count on one hand the number of times my wife and I wanted to watch a specific movie and actually found it free to stream. Especially if you want to watch a specific holiday movie around a holiday. Oh, the crappy sequels of whichever movie are always there, but never the one we actually want to watch. I'll never stop buying physical media for that very reason. well that's not that surprising you can't find it for free around the holiday, considering when it comes to physical media they always jack up the prices of holiday movies during the months they know there's going to be interest in them |
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jun 4, 2019 21:38:33 GMT -5
I love the Criterion Collection. The label always seems to present good movies in high quality with tons of relevant bonus features. They seem to be very financially healthy and should be producing new content well into the future. I'm sure they'll be around as long as people demand physical releases. They have their own streaming channel now, but it just isn't the same as getting one of their physical releases, reading the huge booklets they come with and studying the boxart. Yes! I love that company, and I'm always surprised that they're able to keep up the level of quality in all their releases. It helps that two of my favorite directors, Wes Anderson and David Lynch, are near automatic Criterion releases. |
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Post by FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM on Jun 4, 2019 21:57:55 GMT -5
It helps that two of my favorite directors, Wes Anderson and David Lynch, are near automatic Criterion releases. Oh nice, I'm just about to watch Lynch's Blue Velvet for the first time on Criterion blu-ray. Kinda know what I'm in for, but fully expecting to be disturbed. |
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jun 4, 2019 22:02:16 GMT -5
It helps that two of my favorite directors, Wes Anderson and David Lynch, are near automatic Criterion releases. Oh nice, I'm just about to watch Lynch's Blue Velvet for the first time on Criterion blu-ray. Kinda know what I'm in for, but fully expecting to be disturbed. Blue Velvet is a lot more straightforward than later Lynch. Still disturbing, but not difficult to follow by any means. |
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Post by ayumidah on Jun 5, 2019 0:46:50 GMT -5
Mmm I never stopped buying DVDs, and outside of WWE Network, the only time I actually used a streaming service was a free trial of Netflix to watch Cloverfield Paradox. So if DVDs can continue hangin' on, I'd be happy!
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Post by Casey Jones (AKA MrThrowback) on Jun 5, 2019 4:06:15 GMT -5
I can probably count on one hand the number of times my wife and I wanted to watch a specific movie and actually found it free to stream. Especially if you want to watch a specific holiday movie around a holiday. Oh, the crappy sequels of whichever movie are always there, but never the one we actually want to watch. I'll never stop buying physical media for that very reason. That's the opposite for me. I can only think of a handful of times I couldn't find a movie/tv show somewhere on the net. However I do prefer to own a physical copy of my favorite movies. Plus. sometimes I'm in a place that doesn't have internet so I still keep my dvds. I also have a VCR and a good amount of VHS tapes |
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Post by tartsonawire on Jun 5, 2019 12:29:48 GMT -5
I like my DVDs. I like not being dependent on my internet connection and what happens to be available. My connection is fast enough and pretty reliable, but during hurricane Harvey, I was home from work fora week and lost internet for a few days, and having DVDs around was nice.
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Post by salz4life on Jun 5, 2019 13:11:11 GMT -5
For me, buying a DVD (in my case 4K Blu ray) allows me the convenience of streaming (via Digital Copy) after the fact. I enjoying the convenience of streaming, but I don't like the convenience of companies removing the ability to stream movies purchased STRICTLY via digital means.
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Post by edgestar on Jun 5, 2019 13:59:35 GMT -5
I have some streaming services, but I definitely still buy DVDs. Streaming services can take the show off, at the drop of a hat, and having the physical copy, I can watch whenever I want to. I do give my brother the codes, since he has those apps, and I'd rather share them, than toss them.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 5, 2019 17:06:08 GMT -5
Another reason I just popped in a DVD. I wanted to watch the new season of Black Mirror just now, but when I tried to on Netflix it said too many people were using my account since my girlfriend and I share one. I don’t need to watch Black Mirror that badly so I just popped in one of my oodles of unwatched DVDs. In this case Lucio Fucli’s Voices from Beyond.
It’s a pretty awesome movie that I probably wouldn’t have watched for a while longer if Netflix didn’t suck so much.
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Jun 5, 2019 17:45:00 GMT -5
The Resurrection of DVDs by the Coward Robert Ford?
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Post by Heeltown, USA on Jun 5, 2019 21:27:51 GMT -5
I just want to bring to the table the scenario of a power outage. DVDs don’t mean shit in this scenario. If your laptop, iPad, phone is charged up prior to the storm then you are good to go. That’s where streaming will always be clutch. All your favorites from Netflix, Hulu, Prime, pornhub, and YouTube are at your beckon call.
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