DVDs and why I'm going back to them
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2024
- Streaming channels have won the media wars, but I still see the value in DVDs. In this video, I'll discuss why I’ve had enough of streaming and why I’ve going back to buying and watching DVDs.
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The biggest advantage for me is when the political climate changes, they cant censor or remove the DVDs which you bought.
Totally agree with that. Thanks for watching!
No.
They have a bunch a 300lb tubby lezbos ready to come to your homes and confiscate your DVDs.
😂
@adamkane7513 I've got that locked into mind now hahaha!
Exactly
Perhaps we can look forward to "amnesty bins" similar to the ones for weapons, where public spirited citizens can anonymously surrender "inappropriate" media.
For the "Greater Good" 🤪
On top of it all… YOU OWN THINGS… AND ARE HAPPY.
I hear you!
The miracle of private property
@Anonymous-wb3nz thanks for watching!
Still have a huge collection… never bought in to Blu-ray either…. Just another way to charge you over and over for the same content.
@gordmills1983 thanks for sharing your thoughts
I’m obsessed with physical media and I still buy movies on DVD.
So do we! Thanks for watching.
Same here.
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Me too 👍
Same here !!
Welcome back. Some of us never stopped buying physical media and are quite happy for others to rejoin us so that physical media continues to be produced and sold.
I still have around 800 films and box sets I've collected over 20 odd years.
Thanks for your comment.
I'm still not giving up my DVDs or CDs. I only things I've given up was my cassettes and I'm kinda regretting it now. I should have transferred the things I like off of them.
I gave about 500 cassettes to my son's school music group back in the early 2000s. Luckily I'd copied everything I'd wanted to keep onto cd as I had a recorder at the time.@@YhwhKhaiMostHigh
I do have DVD’s and Blu-Ray disc and a Blu- Ray player. But there are some movies that I can’t find on DVD or Blu-ray that I can buy or Rent on Apple TV.
You have to do what's best for you and there's no problem as far as I'm concerned. I just think I reached the nd of my road with streaming and what I said in the video is only my opinion. Thanks for commenting.@@susanpratt3290
Those early years of streaming were great, unfortunately it didnt take long for companies to become greedy.
You're not wrong. Thanks for watching
Agreed. Also, I don't plan on paying for Netflix, Prime, Hulu, Paramount+, Max, etc.
@@walterwright8454 Facts. I ended up cancelling everything because the prices increase like every month.
It became a nice alternative to piracy for a while. You can get some bargain dvd box sets though, I pick up the odd one for next to nothing.
@@seebarry4068 I'm the same
I'm a thrift store guy, & one day I brought my 18-yr-old daughter along. When she realized that all the DVDs are .99 cents (U.S.) each, she said; "Why would we pay for streaming? We've been scammed!" 😂
And she's right!
@@JamesMurphyYTshe is
That realization when it hits you is so real😂 even a kid gets it. Tada
Sounds like you’re raising her up right, dude.
The quality of streaming is significantly better compared to DVD's though. I do suppose the average person doesn't care, but I do. But then again... there are also high quality physical options available (also at a cost, those 4K blu-rays definitely aren't going for 99 cents here in my country, cheapest I've seen one is €9).
it's the same thing for me with books. Yes I can read them on a kindle or listen to them with again a subscription service - but I prefer the smell and feel of real books and I like the idea of having a beautiful collection that one day I can pass on to my kids. This way I'm also not relying on power, subscription, electricity etc to be able to read my stories - AND my eyes don't have to stare at yet another screen. Books are the best.
We bought a kindle years ago, but prefer books and the only time it gets used is on holiday. My wife and I are both book readers and have overflowing bookshelves. We end up donating books to charity shops to make room for more! Thanks for commenting.
I love my books, but I was in the military and deploying. You have no idea how excited I was when I finally got a book reader! I still have all my books, I still buy physical books, but I'll never forget finally being to carry a library with me. Not many books fit in a single duffel bag!
We're both book readers and have different tastes in what we read. At the moment, I'm reading one of my wife's books and it's something I'd never normally read - it's about a child being kidnapped by a nanny - not the kind of thing I'd go for, but I'm enjoying it.
We have three bookcases full of books in our house and they're just about overflowing.
My wife has a kindle that she takes with us on holidays as well,@@valeriebolejack5957
I love having actual books. Hate to say it but the kids don’t want them. Just enjoy them and realize that people you don’t know, will like them after going to a used book store or garage sale
❤Book lover here! I completely understand. 😊
I agree 100%. After 14 years, I finally cancelled Netflix. I spent more time looking for something to watch than I did actually watching anything at all. Like you said, Amazon Video is included with my Prime membership but, I often have the same issue with them. And now, many of Amazon's titles, even older films and TV series include ads. That's not what I signed up for many years ago. But, they're the boss I guess. Physical media: movies, TV series and also video games are all becoming a thing of the past because the producers of such media don't want the consumers to actually "own" them. Nice video, sir.
Thank you for commenting.
I've still got Amazon, but haven't looked at it for at least 6 months.
It was a nice extra as we were prime customers, but it's not something I even think about these days.
If I had to pay extra for it, I wouldn't.
prime doesn't give you any real benefit for shipping either. Sure, they say next day delivery for free!!! except the fine print says it may be 2-3+ days before it actually arrives...which happens to be the same as the normal free shipping that everyone has access to in the first place. People buying prime are clueless.
I've got to be honest, Prime has always delivered next day for us. I can't grumble about that. However, with its streaming service, that's another matter.@@zarroth
As with everything in life, it's all about opinions. I must agree though, TH-cam is excellent. Had it not been for me seeing all those people having fun, I probably wouldn't have done it.@@MichaelTheophilus906
Agreed, all of the options are so overwhelming that I don’t even choose anything to watch. And prime has added ads unless I pay extra. 👎🏽
Censorship is why I have a massive dvd and blue-ray collection. Mostly 70s and 80s films you just don't see on TV anymore.
That's my era too! Thanks for watching.
I'm old enough to remember when Star Wars came out on DVD and they only had the "enhanced" versions for at least a decade.
@@affsteak3530 yeah recently picked up the original trilogy with the laser disc version on DVD.
It's not that it's censorship. It's just not streaming or carried be a service.
A large portion of my old music library wont play on W10, says i don't have the permissions. I imagine this will happen soon with my entire collection due to the inevitability of AI pcs, they will start to refuse to playback media and our physical libraries will be useless.
People think I’m old fashioned for still watching/buying DVDs as I was never a fan of steaming or paying for those monthly subscriptions. But I don’t care if they think I’m old fashioned! I love that I own it and can watch whatever I want!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Right. Who cares what other people think? Live and let live.
Well said.@@muffs55mercury61
Streaming is not the "opposite" of DVDs.
DVDs were great in the 90ies and early 2000s.
No sense in using them due to their large format and miniscule capacity. Best to store your movies on HDDs and perhaps SSDs.
A lot less hassle.
@@svr5423 I don't see anything miniscule on their capacity. I don't trust DVRs and other storing devices as they can crash. No hassle with DVDs as I removed the cases a long time ago and put them in sleeves. 3300 of them fit on the floor of my spare closet. Yes it can be a lot of work getting them out to watch but we physical media users don't mind.
I have just subscribed because you said “don’t bother subscribing just yet…” I have never heard a TH-camr say that in all the years I’ve watched YT. Your honesty, sir, MUST be rewarded and if my subscription does a little towards that end, I’m all in! 😅
That's very kind. Much appreciated.
Physical media, baby!
I still buy the occasional CD because I'm Generation X and enjoy the liner notes.
Thanks for sharing.
I'm lots of things, but I've never been remotely close to wealthy! .@@MichaelTheophilus906
@@JamesMurphyYTWhy'd you ever leave dvd? You Silly Billy.
We didn't. We've been buying all the time - I have a collection of around 800 Films and box sets. - We just got enticed to streaming for a while.@@ShinobiShaman
I never got rid of my DVDs nor will I stop collecting physical media. I'm glad others are catching on that physical media is far more superior because you actually own the item. It can't be altered nor can it be removed unless you decided you don't want it in your collection anymore. Let's keep fighting to keep physical media alive and support the physical media industry!
I've got around 800 DVDs that I've collected over the years. There's plenty for me to watch. Thanks for commenting and watching!
@@JamesMurphyYT Nice! I have roughly 500 movies on DVD. Not including TV shows, anime, or animated series. I probably own around the same. I have been a collector of DVDs since they came out in the late 90s.
@@TokyoACR me also.
@@Anoyingmagpie777 💯% agree.
DVD is good but Blu Ray and 4K blu ray is better and will last longer.
Case in point, Sony recently deleted over a thousand items from their digital content library that people had purchased. No refunds, Gone, done. This is why physical media is so important. You own it, so unless you get burgled, no ones taking it away from you. You spent your money & you ACTUALLY OWN IT.
Great point. I didn't know they'd done that.
Thanks for watching!
You don't own it, if you did you would have the rights to it. You can only play it in your home......over & over.......& over again. Zzzzzzzzzzzz leaves you brain dead.
@@ENGLISHISBESTyou have the right to sell it, therefore you own it. Stop trying to be clever, it’s clearly not working!
@@CarfilliotIn most cases with online digital media, you purchase a license to use the product, rather than actually buying the product itself; a license can "expire" at any time. A physical copy will always be the way to go if you want to keep it forever.
Torrent your films, fill a HDD full of them. It’s free and you own it. Winner all round.
I'm really glad I never got rid of my DVD player and VCR like a lot of people did.
Thanks for watching
Thanks for watching
Totally agree! Streaming is only as good as your internet. If my internet drops, so does the movie I'm watching. And don't get me started on wi-fi.... buffering, freezing, dropping.... You just don't get those headaches with a physical disc. I even converted my 2000+ movie and TV show collection to .mkv files and put on a portable 2 Tb. hard drive; talk about not having to get out of my seat! All I need is my popcorn, a couch, and my remote control. Heaven.
Great.. thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I really love my DVDs. And to be honest the best things in them are: I can watch them wheneve I want and... no damn commercials during movie 😊
True!
You need physical access and a BD or DVD drive on the device you want to view it on.
Best to just put it on the NAS. Then you can have it available world wide (if the remote internet is fast enough) on all your devices.
@@svr5423 and that's the thing: if internet is gone but power in the socket still, I have no problem to watch my DVDs. And I have devices to watch them as well. I don't know where do you live but internet connection can be lost everywhere in the world...
@@infernalfrostbite That's why you copy it to your local storage.
How do you watch your DVDs with your smartphone? or ipad? Or modern laptop?
Handling files is much easier, I can just press play on an MKV file, no matter which device I'm using. And easy also to backup.
@@svr5423 it's dead simple: I don't watch movies on smartphones. Screen is too small and I prefer to have nice screen, where I can see the details. The same with music, I don't listen to the music from shitty smartphone speaker. If you want to hear proper depth of the bass and other frequencies, you need to use proper equipment.
In the past I was blinded with technological speed as well. With the time I've slowed down and the fact of opening CD or DVD case, taking the disc into my hands to put into the device, setting everything and pushing "start/play" button, gives me feeling of starting some sort of "magic", when I can slow down and focus on the event of watching or listening.
But the best method of course to experience them is going for live event. In this case I pay for a ticket and go to watch and listen to the concert, or pay for a ticket and go to the cinema to watch and listen to the movie on big screen.
I don't know if you like to feel the vision and voice with your whole body. For sure watching or listening from smartphone will not bring you all these emotions.
I will not try to convince you what is better or worse. I prefer to have my own copies of music and movies to listen to and watch them at home. Mostly during listening to the album I like to take the booklet from the case, go through it and go through the lyrics and graphics printed in the booklets. They are one big story together with the music I listen to. And I know it sounds weird for younger people. Artists write and record music but they ask some other artists for graphic to their music and if they like it, they add it to their music. It's made for all of us, just people who run and listen to it from smartphones don't get it. Mostly they say "I don't have time for this". I didn't as well in the past. But I've come back to the moments of peace and no rush. Maybe one day you will try it as well...
I watch TH-cam more than anything else. Channel's like yours run by 1 person is my goto form of entertainment.
Thanks for your thoughts
Same. I've also got DVDs of some of my favorite old-timey TV series (Twilight Zone, Mission Impossible, Outer Limits) and dozens of movies I picked up when DVD rental outlets started going out of business & liquidating their inventories. I'd be willing to consider a pay-per-view service, but can't seem to find any that don't require some kind of commitment fee.
Thanks for sharing your comment.@@lesnyk255
I love DVD’s from the 90’s and the early 00’s❤️
Thanks for commenting.
*DVDs. Learn elementary level punctuation.
@@thiscorrosion3843 Well i am Dutch, so English is not my native language.
I have crime dramas, sitcoms, British tv shows, like "Law and Order" very interesting.
I buy mines from a store that sells used CDS and DVDS!
CDS as low as $1.00 and up.
DVDS as low as $2.50 and up.
Movies, cartoons, tv shows used that fit my budget.
It's great when you can buy such great films and series for such good prices. Thanks for sharing!@@samuelgates5935
I`m proud to say that I have never gone away from dvd`s and that I have never had a streaming service. For me, it is the best way to watch a film.
We're still enjoying watching our DVDs. Thanks for commenting.
I NEVER stopped buying physical media. I NEVER subscribed to any streaming or music service. I currently own hundreds of CDs, DVDs and Blurays and I can watch them or listen to them anytime I want without fear of them being edited or "Modernized." Plus I don't have to wait for them to be "Available" on whatever service I would subscribe to. Physical has always been better but they've brainwashed so many people into thinking otherwise.
I continued buying DVD boxsets and films, I just fell behind watching them because I was streaming and now I've decided I'm going back.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
Couldn't have put it better myself.
As a lifelong Hanna Barbera fan I collected the cartoons because I enjoyed them so much. Now of course the PC Brigade have stepped in since and only watching them back I realised that in today's modern society they are no longer fit for broadcast and it would take them way too long to re edit the content so they just banned them from TV. So am very thankful that I collected the DVDs.
On a side note I would also like to say that with Disney going the way it is going presently I have bought backup copies of Snow White and Peter Pan so at least I can still watch them if Disney tried to erase their classic animated films from history.
In conclusion I urge you to keep buying physical media. If it's what you love buy it to keep and save yourself a fortune as the gentleman in this video has done.
@matthwe3468 thanks for your comment and for watching.
Well said everyone I went and got myself a vcr on eBay cos of the nostalgia and bought some vhs movies.
@@orcue70 Good for you. That's really retro.
I couldn’t agree more. This is happening in gaming, as well. I am a fierce defender of physical media. Be it DVD, BluRay, games, or music, I want to see the original artist’s vision and I want to be able to watch/play/listen to it when I want without Amazon or Disney giving me permission.
Another thing is why do I have to rent or purchase something on Amazon if I’m already paying for the service? What a complete waste!
Your video makes the point I’ve been making with friends and family quite succinctly. Thank you, sir. Instant subscriber.
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Totally agreed. My only resignation with physical media is disc rot/degradation. Then again, I guess we don’t all live forever? Though it does present a problem for old CD-based games. Happens with DVDs and cartridges too, but not as frequently.
@@rustylasagna I've only had it happen a couple of times over the years
@@JamesMurphyYT Right. It seems to get blown way out of proportion online.
@@rustylasagna It's absolutely blown way out of proportion online. Disc rot is mostly a problem on burned discs. Commercially pressed discs are still holding up just fine, well past the point of where "disc rot" was supposed to kill them all. Don't scratch them up, keep them stored in reasonable temperature and humidity (the same levels comfortable for humans), and they'll last quite a long time.
I never got rid of my DVD’s, but I did get rid of my CD’s years ago and switch to an iPod. It was phenomenal! Until it wasn’t. Only 5 years after I bought it, and after spending a lot of money buying music, it broke. I’ve been back to CD’s for almost a decade now.
Any music I converted to digital files I made sure I had back ups on hard drives.
I've never converted my DVDs though.
Thanks for commenting.
With CDs you get CD quality. MP3 files are compressed and don't sound as good. They're okay for really old recordings from a hundred years ago that didn't have great sound quality, but modern recordings can't be accurately captured in MP3 files. Because computer storage is dirt cheap now, I copy my albums, 45s, and CDs to the computer as full resolution WAV files.
I get that. We used mp3s in radio and I expect they still do most of the time. I
know all the promos I got sent were also mp3. To be honest, after years of having me ears blasted with loud music when I had a fairground ride and from DJing, my ears are shot and the quality I hear isn't close to what it used to be, so it does the job for me these days.@@bite-sizedshorts9635
I miss the iPod. I had the bigger, but skinnier tall nano version. Not the tiny square ones. Mine was a tall purple rectangle. So nostalgic! Still, I’m thinking of going back to CD music players. At least for occasional experience sake. It’s so sad I never use my CDs. I mean, they’re on my phone and I don’t mind them on my shelf. I don’t have that large of a physical library, especially if I’m only counting CDs, it’s tiny, but still, I miss CDs and CD players. And Target has CDs now. I also recently got a record player for Christmas. So, I gotta try it out. Target has records now, too, so, I suppose records really did come back.
I have a larger physical library when everything is considered. Mostly, it’s books (about 80 last I checked + a handful more I bought in recent years), but it still doesn’t compare to the entire library sized collections others have.
@FullmoonPhantom-dn2sr I only listen to CDs when I buy the to rip onto mp3. I still buy them and they're pretty much played once!
We're book readers and have three tall bookcases full.
I've just editing a video about records and CDs that will be posted on Friday.
I’m with you! Sometimes I spend so much time trying to find something that is interesting to me to watch that I just give up and pick up a good book to read! Thank you for your perspective.😊
Thank you for commenting.
Would it be easier if you had a large DVD collection?
I'd say no because once you have seen them all a couple or a few times, they will likely be of little interest.
My problem isn't that there is nothing, it is just that there is nothing I like anymore.
Even the stuff I like I don't really like anymore.
Like your favorite song. You still like it but don't really want to hear it anymore.
I find I am reading more now. No commercials!
That's true enough!@@gene_takovic57
We need to bring physical media back to the fore. It's not too late!
Agreed
This is not limited to CD's, DVD's &, Blu-Ray's correct?
I think it is coming back. I've noticed most movies that came out last year that made any impact have since been released on DVD.
At the moment, they're still releasing films every week. New films and series are still being made, not like they were years back but at a lesser degree. Hopefully as long as we keep buying them, they'll keep selling them.@@muffs55mercury61
Its already coming back....vinyl is big, companies like Arrow are devoted to physical discs, and cassettes are even returning.....good times.
Spot on. You also get extras with the DVDs.
Thanks for your comment and for watching.
I miss those, they were fun. I remember being excited to find they had little games in some of the animated movie DVDs!
Yes indeed
You are 100% right. A really great example is my favorite all time movie. The longest day, The disc with the extras shows much of a big deal the premier was, seeing the stars arrive to watch it.
@@robertliskey420 thanks for your comment
I remember when Netflix was a dvd service. I have no streaming services. I much prefer my old dvd series, boxed set movies and I don't even have to pay for cable anymore. Nice video, thanks!
I think you have the best idea!
I have collected 350 individual DVD movies in the last year and a half and LOVE my collection. I live in Regina Saskatchewan Canada and I can buy used DVD's for $1 Canadian each.......many stores sell them. Cheers !
It's the same here in the UK. We've been doing the same as you.
Thanks for sharing
This guy's completely right
I love when YT recommends videos with less than 1k views
Thanks for watching!
I believe wholeheartedly in possessing physical media. Twenty years ago, I started buying VHS and DVDs, because even back then, I couldn't find a dang thing that interested me on TV. I'm happy that I did so, because I can see how streaming services over the years have screwed their customer base.. I can watch what I want, when I want. No commercials! Remember when streaming services in the early days promised commercial free programming? That sure didn't last long. Anyway, I'm so happy to see you talking about this and I agree with you. New subscriber. Cheers from Virginia.
Thanks for your input. It seems you've been in front of the curve! Well done! Thanks for watching!
DVDs bother me when they have previews. Sometimes you can't skip them, but when you can youhave to skip each one individually.
@@stephenshelton4267 Very true. I do run into that. Still better than the mind numbing same commercials over and over again. Cheers.
Physical media is fine until it starts to degrade or you don't have a working player.
@dm8579 I can't disagree with that. But whilst I can I will. So far so good. Thanks for watching.
Well I'm thoroughly convinced. Thanks. I've gotten back into picking up DVDs and Bluerays and it feels great honestly. Another factor is they play perfectly without relying on a good internet connection. Crystal clear every time no matter how spotty my internet is at that moment. Not to mention.. hunting for movies and shows is fun. And once you find them, you OWN them. Digitally hunting around the services is never fun.. it's paralyzing and somehow cheapens the content they do have.
I feel the same as you. Thanks for watching!
I'd go back to VHS if I could. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Old school ✌️
Thanks for watching
Very HOT Stuff❤
VHS was very complex in comparison.
First of all, it was analogue (with competing standards including SECAM, PAL and NTSC), but could not really be displayed on superior VGA displays. Deteriorates over time. Takes hours to make a copy of. You need a special VHS drive. And the quality was really bad.
A DVD or BD you could already watch on any device with an optical drive. Now with standardised file storage, you can just click on it. no matter on your smartphone, HTPC or laptop.
The 1990ies used to have such a large amount of devices in the living room. Now it's only a Raspberry Pi for me (with external HDD), a TV and the amp for the speakers. Can hold over 500 double layer DVDs (raw) and 10 times as much properly reencoded.
I still have two VHS players hooked up and a couple of hundred VHS tapes, I will pull one out from time to time and they still play perfectly, the oldest goes back to 1985. I have only had about four tapes that gave up over the decades and became unplayable. If you look after them and use a VHS tape head cleaner, you are still in business. I have had more trouble with DVDs freezing or failing to play altogether than I ever had with VHS. Poorer quality picture, so what! Its part of the experience. I prefer the use and convenience of DVDs but that old technology was still solid.
@@midnightteapot5633 i have 1 and 2 dvd/vhs combosand also 1 dual deck vcr... they all work right now though, none of them are hooked up.
as far as what yu sa bout yur old vhs plaing good still yep my tapes still play good too... i remember some who said that tapes would only last bout 20 years then they wouldnt play well.... tose who said that were wrong.
the same gose for a couple guys who bout 15-17 years ago told me dvds were done / they guesses with internet and the new streaming stff coming out dvds would end. they were wrong.... thuh i just got my latest order of new unopened dvds just the other day.... and too i've noticed when looking dvds that many new as in made this year or last year movies are still being put on dvd for sell. In fact, some new movies are only put on dvd and no sies have them to stream at least for many months to 1+ years after they are in theaters. i had my first personal example with that with this most recent dvd order... i found out about a new movie i wanted to see so i looked a a few+ streaming sites and none of them had it... i then looked if perhaps it was put on dvd for sell and boom it was put on dvd... so gladly i paid nearly $20 to get and have it... which by the way is another really good thing bout dvds i noticedothers commented here about and that is you buy a dvd then you own it. you hace the case with picture, yu have the disc, yu can watch an re watch them whenever you want whenever you'd like....
i've been noticing and even keeping track here and there how net flix has been having last day to watch on movie after movie each and every month etcccc
100% Agree, I won't give up my DVD, BluRay, Laserdiscs VHS etc...
I can't say I blame you. Thanks for watching!
Laserdisc. The granddaddy of all discs! Long live LD!
@@goldenheartOh I only collect blu ray 4k blu rays and laserdisc
@@JunkerDC Manufacturers locked 4k playback out of the stock PC drives to make home theaters harder to maintain, just a matter of time before PCs refuse to play back or blank out the video feed on "unlicensed" copies.
@@JunkerDC Happens now to some degree, using "SBO
I cancelled all my streaming services other than TH-cam a few months and just buy anything I want to listen to, read or watch on a physical format. Other than waiting for stuff to arrive, I honestly find it more convenient. Much less faffing about. Much fewer algorithms and faceless suits deciding my “content consumption” for me.
I was fed up with the fact that everything it recommended was all samey.
I much prefer going into my DVDs to find something to watch.
Thanks for watching!
Yes, I have noticed that certain TV series are censored to a greater or lesser extent, dependent upon the time of the broadcast. When using DVDs, the censorship level - which is still there within the British Isles - stays at the same rate. Region 1 DVDs are, to my knowledge, not censored at all.
I cancelled my TV licence (television tax).
@@memyself1566 tha is for watching!
Paying for TH-cam 😂😂😂
Same! Though one of my main reasons is because I getting into the analog movement. Its a return to a slower pace and a more physical, tactical way of life. At 22, a peer told me about it and how much it helped her mentally and emotionally, one of the things she got rid of was social media as it was a huge time waster and was a source of her depressive feelings. It got me really thinking, and in 2019, I took the leap, deleted everything besides YT (i dont post content i just use it for making playlists), started getting back into reading physical books, getting into art, keeping a journal, and watching old movies. What resulted was living a life surrounded by things of my choosing, not what an algorithm dictates, drama, clickbait or politics. It reminds me of how my grandma lived with her little garden and collection of bunny decor. She lived to be 98, so she was doing something right!
It sounds as though you're going backwards to go forwards. And so are we.
A lot of social.media is going overboard at the moment and it strikes me that people are worse off for it.
I've found that we're like many others and going away from things that seem to eat away at your life.
Well done for taking control of your life.
Dude! You make a bunch of great points! I am so glad I saved my DVDs and boxed sets. Now, I'll be asking for boxed sets for birthday and Christmas presents!
I'm glad it stu k a chord with you. And don't forget to pick up bargains at charity shops and second hand shops!
You’re right I agree with you!!! I’ve been collecting DVDs Blu-rays and now 4K blue ray since they launched. Now my movie collection is pretty much complete I only buy about two or three movies a year now of new releases. I have zero subscriptions. Despite what people think it’s cheaper long-term to buy your movies then to constantly pay for subscriptions to the rest of your life.
That was my thinking. Thanks for you input...abd for watching!
Especially when streaming is like a toilet. Only waste product.
When streaming became massive, everyone laughed at me for keeping my DVDs.
Now everybody wants to go back to DVDs and I'm laughing at all the money I've saved in the interim.
I know... I'm slow to go back! Thanks for watching!
😂 I know, right. People look at me side ways for still having DVDs. There are some people thought that still use DVDs strictly for their car. I make custom DVDs for them all the time.
I wasn't laughed at but I was given strange looks....at least until the show they were currently watching was dropped and they came to me to borrow mine. The "I told you so" were very strong on those days.
You're always best doing what suits you and let the rest get on with it. Thanks for watching!@@Elwaves2925
Actually if someone started collecting DVDs first now, they will actually spend far less than you ever did, because it's like 1$ to 5$ for DVDs and Blu-Ray 5-10$.
I collect 4k, also have to rely on imports and that is 20-40$ but I only buy must have movies, no more shovelware BS. VHS is risky, they have a lifespan of 20-30 years. I had a Moonraker copy from the 80s, i tested it a few years ago when I came across it at my mothers house, it was so bad that it barely had colors, degradation.
Keep buying DVDs The streaming services are going to get worse and the prices will keep going up.Choice is very important! Nice video ❤
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@@JamesMurphyYT your so welcome
@@LisaWagner-wy5li*you're. Spelling and punctuation are hard.
I learned that buying a used dvd cost the same as renting online. & then I can watch it whenever I want❤
Thanks for sharing!
Gotta try blurays, you’ll get an even better image/sound quality then on streaming services
the best thing with dvds, or any physical media, is that when you've got it, you've got it 'forever', if relying on streaming, it could be taken off any time, you cant rely on anything to be available indefinitely
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
The problem is they do spoil eventually thou . So there not forever sadly . Dvds and blu rays suffer from disc rot . so nothing is for ever these days doesn’t matter how they’re stored either .
@@mrs_really_tired I've only had it happen twice since I first started collecting in the early 90s luckily
@@mrs_really_tired they shouldnt 'rot' if manufactured 'properly' and stored in correct conditions, theyre 'effectively' permanent (could always copy them using suitable software 😉)
@@mrs_really_tired I've never heard of that. What is disc rot and how do I prevent it?
Spot on! Streaming has its place of course but dvd’s and blu rays are my preference also. With the present cancel culture I’m happy to keep my favourite movies and series in tact. No adverts and plenty of extras available 👍😃
Agreed. Thanks for watching!
Streamed stuff has a use. I have a handful of favourite albums on my IPad and phone. I can listen to when I’m away from home. That’s deliberately kept to just that few. I would never subscribe to any service like Netflix. That’s just money gone down the drain. At home CD’s & DVD’s rule,
@caroleast9636 in not saying that anyone should t stream.
I just found that it wasn't for me.
Streaming has won the media war and I can't see it changing anytime soon.
I just decided I didn't want to do it anymore.
I think people should do whatever suits them best.
I still got all my DVDs than goodness and I continued collecting them cheaply when everyone else was getting rid of theirs. Thing is, old movies and TV shows are so much better than 'content' for streaming channels being churned out today.
Thanks for commenting.
I’m through with streaming. I too have decided to go back to DVDs. With streaming, I can’t find what I want to watch or they want $3.99 for a movie that’s 30 years old. I wanted to watch a Charlie Chan movie from the 1940’s and they wanted $3.79 for it! Streaming can kiss my ass.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I'm with you. DVDs are best because, as we saw with BBC removing Little Britain from IPlayer, I want to watch things when I want to watch them and with DVDs no-one can tell me I can't. Also prevents these studios going back and editing shows for political messages and changing history etc. Physical media is supreme!!
I think a lot of people think the same as you. Thanks for watching.
@@JamesMurphyYT I prefer Blu ray over dvd ... for the full HD 1080p and as for 4k blu rays , I don't really care for also don't have a 4k tv ,.
I would only get dvds for many the cool menus or the special features that have not been ported over to Blu ray. but yeah Blu ray is 100% also depends on the transfer but for most part Blu rays are amazing , I actually perfer the colour on some blu rays films , that look better then even some 4k releases lol
Well put, man. This is why I have more respect for the past than the future.
Thank you
I so agree the thing I really like about dvds is that you get the extras cast interviews,the making of, etc. wonderful!
I love the extras. Thanks for commenting.
Library is my go to. You best invest into multiple dvd players or computers that even have a dvd player in them. Without either a player or computer you aren't watching the DVDs
I have a few players and am looking to buy a bluray player as well. Mind you there are still plenty available at the minute..
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I have several new DVD players stockpiled and plan to get a few more. At $40 or so for a regular DVD player (Blue Ray is higher) it's a bargain and now they're making DVD players region free so people can watch DVDs from overseas sources such as from the UK or Australia.
Do you remember the glory days when a laptop had a hard drive, a CD/DVD drive, and a floppy drive to boot, so to speak? 😀
Sure enough. I have to say though that I've never had much luck with a laptop. I loved a floppy drive with 1.44 MB to play with hahaha! And now that PCs don't come with CD/DVDs, I've got an external one to use.
Yes, things move on, but I'm old and feel comfortable with one foot in the past.
Thanks for sharing.
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I'm right there with you! We have a whole room full of physical media. Back when netflix was king, we loved it. Now we pay for 7 streaming services, and there's still nothing on. Going back to just Dvd.
That's what we're doing. Thanks for watching
Agreed. I never stopped buying physical media. I have a big collection of shows and movies. You dont have to worry about streaming removing shows due to licensing expiring, and you dont have to worry if your internet goes down
That's right. Thanks for your comment
I’m done with waiting for updates every time I turn it on and signing in through a separate device each time!! I like collecting physical it feels good to have my own:)
I've found I'm watching my DVDs more than in ages.
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I never stopped buying DVDs. I love their simplicity. Never had Netflix or anything like that. I recently discovered 3 large boxes containing over 1000 unwanted DVD movies someone had discarded. Happy days 👍 one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.
That's a nice sized haul. Thanks for commenting
Completely agree, censorship on streaming has gotten out of control with them now cutting entire scenes out of movies as it may offend someone. The original physical media is the way to go now.
Seems for so as time goes on.
The studios or in particular, the directors should sue streaming services if they edit movies without their permission as it's a violation of copyright. I remember a company in the States that was telling it's customers to send them their VHS ,yes it was a few years ago, to them and they would edit out the Kate Winslet nude scene from Titanic and James Cameron threatened to sue them.
@alex35agm I think it's becoming worse in this PC age we're living in. The rush to not offend is ruining our ability to make our own minds up
My DVDs have always been good to me. I have my DVD/Blu-Ray collection and that’s all I’ve ever needed for my entertainment. Plus a lot of these streaming services just don’t have the obscure horror titles and independent films that I’m usually looking for…
Very true. Thanks for watching!
I find the steaming quality is lacking.
@@Anoyingmagpie777 Harry Potter a TV show?
It's GREAT to hear I'm NOT the only one who thinks this way (PLUS THE LIBRARY has DVDs to borrow for FREE!)
-San Francisco fan girl
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@@JamesMurphyYT New San Francisco Subbie and good to hear your point of view!
It’s great to know that I am not the only one who likes DVDs.
I think you'll find there are lots of us. We're just quieter than the majority of people.
I definitely agree with you on this! People dont know how much you can actually save with dvds when you just want to watch a few movies and not having to force yourself to watch way too much just to get your money's worth. Great video!
I've got less and less enchanted with streaming of late and when I look at how much DVDs are costing, it just seems to be a no-brainer for me.
Thanks for watching!
Yes
This is why about 12 yrs ago : I started collecting Blu-rays & now I have mixed 4K in there. I have about 850 movies/shows & have really curated what i own to what I’m really gonna watch. As a tip : check places like Big Lots/ Family Dollar - I picked up the complete Black Sails show on Blu-ray $5
Many thanks for your comments and thoughts!
The whole endless searching thing did it for me. And it's just more enjoyable to watch an entire series from start to finish without having to wait for the new season.
Thanks for your comment.
Excellent video. There’s no commercials in the middle of DVD’s as well.
That's very true!
You've nailed it here. No point paying for a massive collection of shows on a streaming service when only a few are of interest.
You are correct about the amazing bargains to be had with DVD/BD boxsets now. If I passed on a set in the past due to high price, I now look for it and find it is heavily discounted.
This is the time to get back into physical media. The irony being you watch what you want rather than a load of old rubbish thats pushed into your feed.
Thanks for your input...and for watching!
Absolutely wonderful! My name is Daniel, a 40-year old swede, and have done exactly like you! Only dvd:s that I buy for nothing and only old series that I know I like (and without the pc). I save time (which I dont have much of) and lots of money. I am now watching favorites from the past which I then did not have the opportunity to watch all seasons. I have finished the Macahan family, Columbo, Seinfeld, the X-files, The Hulk (the tv-series), and are soon finished with Dallas. After that waits Hill street blues. This way to watch (like we did 20 years ago and backwards) is the best in my opinion. Thank you very much for your youtube- channel. I Will look closer into it. Best regards!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Great series you have there!
You had me at "Columbo"... BIG FAN! Totally agree! I'm even converting my 2000+ DVD and Blu ray collection to .mkv files and putting on usb portable hard drive. I never have to get out of my seat and my favorites are ALWAYS available when I want to watch them!
Streaming is a waste of time and money. As a physical media collector, I absolutely love special editions of blu ray and 4k blu ray. Some great boutique labels are releasing some lovely special edition of classic movies. Brilliant video, long live physical media.
I agree. I refuse to stream.
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Thanks for commenting
I for one love curating my own movie collection, regardless of the price, it will always be worth it to me to have films that are mine that I feel a connection to when I buy them, open them, when I’m watching them and afterwards when I put them on my shelf. And the more connected I feel to my films, the more my love of cinema grows :)
I agree with everything you've said. I've felt as though we've kickstarted our love of films again since we ditched streaming.
@@JamesMurphyYT Absolutely 🙏 🎥 🤩
Definitely agree! You get so much more on disc than you get from streaming. Better audio and video quality, no censored movies, tons of extras on the making of movies/series, and much more. You also now own the shows to watch whenever you want again and again in the future. I'll sometimes watch a show/movie by streaming it and if I like it, I purchase it on disc.
Thanks for your comments and for watching!
You would be one of the coolest grandpas ever. Wish we had more people like you in this world!
Very kind of you to say so
Hah! I’ve recently spent a couple years rebuilding and expanding my DvD/BluRay collection and I couldn’t be happier. My disgust with streaming costs, the lack of decent original content and love of not being tethered to online, made it a no brainer to get into eBay dvd collecting. And oddly, pawn shops. They sell dvds for Pennie’s.
I know what you mean. A few days ago, I picked up 20 Dvds for £6.50. And they're all films I wanted to see!
I agree with you 100%! I am glad I have kept my large collection of DVD movies as well as some VHS videotapes.
Thanks for watching
There are a lot of movies that are not on any streaming services. Physical media is a must.
It's why I kept my DVDs in the first place. You're spot on there.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks fro your comments. Sadly we;re obviously not all clued up enough.@@alanfox691
Try finding the theatrical version of Amadeus (1984) on a streaming service.
@@ts214121 I'm pretty sure that's not gonna happen anytime soon
@@ts214121 I have it on DVD
My husband and I have done this too. No more streaming. If we want to watch something, we want to own it. A lot of these shows are fairly cheep to get at used media stores and then you own them forever.
I just splurged and bought myself the entire Psych series on blue ray(like 8 seasons and 3 movies) I'm very excited to start watching, and I don't have to rush because of a sub. I can take as long as I want to watch it all
That's a great find. With the prices of media being so cheap in the second-hand market, it's worth going on the hunt!
Brilliant analogy! My wife and I completely agree! Blu-Ray and DVDs are the way to go. Same with musical mediums. I want hard copy. That's a guarantee that nobody can screw with.
We're still buying DVDs. In the last week, we've picked up over 30 for less than £10 at Car boot sales as well as being gifted some.
There's plenty of bargains still about to pick up from Charity shops too.
Make sure to back up your DVD's for when your player dies and they don't make them anymore.
Edit: when I go over to my brothers house we end up spending forever scrolling through all the shows on Hulu only to end up re watching something we've already seen before.
I've got a couple of players and they're still readily available at the moment. But I take your point
Dvd players will always be available. Theres millions of used ones available. One ciuld just keep a few in a closet for backup
Older gaming consoles that are compatible with DVDs are also an option
Yes I have several DVD players stockpiled. At less than $40 a piece it's worth it.
YOu can still buy new ones for that price on places like Amazon.
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Even as a Gen Z, I don't blame you, You're doing something right, man.
Thanks for your comment.
Very true! What really irked me was when I realized that a digital movie I had “PURCHASED” was missing from my collection. Further, the record of my purchase had disappeared from my account. Tangible media is the way to go!
That's not good. Thanks for sharing.
I concur. I've been snatching up series on DVD whenever they show up at Goodwill.
I do the same!
Yep, I agree. I have a huge collection of DVDs. The most frustrating thing about streaming is like you said, that they remove shows before you finish half the time, and the new stuff is a trick to get you to subscribe to yet another streaming service service.
It's certainly not a straightforward thing. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Completely with you on this. We dumped the TV licence nearly 4 years ago - best thing we ever did - and now only watch discs. Our local charity shop, St. Barnabas, is currently selling DVDs for 50p each or 3 for £1. You can go wrong.
Absolutely. Thanks for watching!
You are so spot on! This year, I had begin paying a fee to keep out commercials. Then, the new programming worth a watch, are additional subscriptions/seasons on top! I’m getting fed up too! Good for you!
Thanks for commenting.
I totally agree. I rent or buy DVDs at local rental or secondhand shops, and collect vinyl records (there are still tons of those in Japan). With all the technology creeping into every aspect of our lives nowadays, the value of owning something tangible is getting even more profound. Then there's the experience of actually going out to a shop, browsing through the shelves, and physically picking out movies, something that digital platforms will never be able to replicate. Thanks for bringing up this topic!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I agree plus the DVDs often have extra "making of" , interview , deleted scene, etc segments!
Tsutaya and Geo are my go-to places for DVDs. And music too. You can "rent" a bunch of albums and totally, er, not, download the tracks before returning them.
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I'm doing the same thing. I dropped Netflix after the discontinued their DVD service and I've just gone over to physical media. And there are some good things turning up in thrift shops. One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
Same here.
I enjoyed your perspective here. I am beginning to get more serious about dropping digital content in favor of physical media, in many areas. We really let all this tech get away from us. It's a snowball that's rolled down a hill too far, too fast.
There are a lot of good reasons, including all the ones you cover here. And you know what? "Getting your butt out of the seat" is actually good for you! Keeps us active, and keeps us making conscious decisions about what we're doing and watching. Thank you.
I appreciate your thoughts. Thanks for watching!
I didn't bother watching your other videos before subscribing. You won me over a few minutes into this one. Great job!
Thank you. Glad you found it of value
im really glad i never got rid of my old dvds- there are so many movies and tv series i cant find on the streaming services, and i hate the ads!!!! 🖤🖤🖤
A lot of our DVDs are on TV but I can't stand the ads when they're on TV either.
i burn my own blu rays and have been way happier since re-embracing physical media. watching standard DVDs on a 4:3 CRT takes me right back as well. its the way!
Thanks for your input...and for watching!
I used to love watching movies with the DVD commentary on to learn extra bits of behind the scenes from the director and actors. I miss that now that you mentioned the extras on DVDs.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
First video I see of this man and he's already iconic to me - LOVE the dedication to DVDs and to things that withstand the test of time!
Very kind of you. Thanks for watching
Loved this, all good points about the pitfalls of streaming and subscriptions and shows disappearing from your service before you finish it. I don't have unlimited space for DVDS so will have to carefully select a library or maybe rental stores will make a comeback as the streaming services become progressively cost prohibitive. Great info
Thanks for your comments.
never had a streaming subscription but have an awesome dvd and tv series collection, mostly sci-fi, from local op shops and markets. Same for retro games. I also collect the old hardware as much as I can. One day the disposable/digital society will catch up with us
Thanks for sharing your thoughts
The algorithm blesses you, you showed up on my home page
Thanks for watching!
I've been telling friends for years, that we need to go back to the way things were before social media. Go back to writing actual letters instead of texting or E-mailing. Landline phones; ( even more so, now that a nationwide blackout, caused peoples I-phones to go black). I miss cassette tapes, walkmans, DVDs and VHS tapes. Technology is too frustrating, invasive and expensive.😮
In a way, I agree with you...but...my landline is only ever used by call centres trying to sell me stuff. I loved my cassettes and still have a cassette deck but only have a few now as I gave 600 or more to my kid's school music department back in the early 2000s.
I got a bunch of DVDs for really cheap, too. I also go to pawn shops and other secondhand shops to get DVDs. Public libraries also have secondhand DVDs.
It's great to pick up DVDs at such good prices. Thanks for sharing!
Also when the Internet fails, one can still watch DVD films but not the Streaming Services.
I have around 800 DVD's and 350 Blue Ray's.
I also have 200+ VHS Movies and 3 VHS Machines which I keep in really good condition.
That's a great collection to have!
I was watching a series on prime video I was at the end of season 1 then prime video pulled down the show never got too see season 2. I was really loving that series.
I've had that often. Prime is bad for that. I don't watch it anymore even though I've got it because of it.
Thanks for watching!
I have only had that once.
Anyway thanks for replying back.
I live in the US and have the same problem but I have never quit buying DVDs. I have a very big collection and I will continue adding to it because I think that’s the best way to watch what you want. I agree with you 100%.
We're still buying DVDs. We bought 16 movies at a Car Boot Sale (Flea Market) on Sunday.
I loved this!
How marvelous to know that I am not the only one who doesn't do streaming. Thanks!!
There appears to be a lot of us who've gone back to DVDs.
Glad it struck a chord!
I'm starting to collect DVDs now. Sometimes it's just neat to find interesting stuff this way.
It certainly is
Spot on commentary. Here in the States it's been a boon for collecting used DVD's. For the past few years I've been making out like a bandit. My best deal was one dollar for the complete series "Three's Company". My local libray just wanted to be rid of it.
It's great when you find something you really wanted.
Good!!! Their loss, your gain.
Yep 👍
I’m another that has stayed with my dvd and video collection that I started when I got my first vhs recorder/player at 17 years old. I’m now 59 years young and still collecting and enjoying real media. Records and cds, dvds and books. 📚 😊🙈
I'm much the same as you. I was going to sell my records and CDs but couldn't bring myself to do it!
I find DVD/Bluray for series not available online. I got the "The World At War" Bluray, which was very well done with a lot of new additions. I also found James Burke's "Connections" (Series 1) on DVD. Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" too. These are all ground-breaking doc. series and worth having.
I remember the World at War series. My Dad used to love it.
Thanks for shaking.
I copied most of my DVDs and VHS tapes to external hard drives to play from my computers and put them in storage to make room at home. My wife has a huge DVD collection. I keep a few physical copies of favorites around for when I want the nostalgia of playing them on a CRT TV, and we also keep the copy protected DVDs (mostly late Lionsgate releases) here on the shelf with all the BluRays. All of these things really come in handy whenever the internet isn't working.
Sounds as though you're sorted! Thanks for watching!
Damn why didn't I think of that. My DVD's got scratched. How much space does it take up to copy DVD's on your hard drives?
For me, it's 1GB per movie using Handbrake and some copy protection extension for it.
@tonyp9313 Yeah it really depends on what format and bitrate you rip them in. And a DVD ISO can be 4.7GB or 9.something for dual layer ones if you want them completely lossless with all the menus etc.