DVDs do not look great on a 75" TV. Low res and almost motion blurred in action. But I will buy them if, as you said, they're only reasonable option (price, availability). I'm also not gonna throw out my old collection from the early 2000s. Especially TV shows continued to release on DVD beyond the bluray years.
A big point people forget aout dvd technology these days is that most modern players,consoles have great upscalers that inproves dvd quality tremendously. This alone has helpes dvd stand the test of time. Especially any dvd being outputted through an HDMI
@@frommatorav1 I agree with you 💯 % percent on that. Bc I have been though vhs 📼 format & DVD 📀 format. And the dvd format was good for its time. But the bluray & 4k format is by far the best format out there. And there is some people still think the laserdisk format was the best format. But I can't really say much about laserdisk format other then that laserdisk had almost every catalog titles that you could think of was available on laserdisk
I'm still a DVD enthusiast for several reasons. Because of nostalgia and price. I'm not obsessed with picture quality. Just last week I got 11 dvds for $19 at a pawn shop. I just like owning movies for cheap and that's the case with most people. Collectors only want 4k but the general public is fine with dvd and the general public will always be the majority.
But blurays are often just as cheap for used, you can get a player for $30, and it is in many cases as good as the 4k imo. I'm happy you are happy, but c'mon, live a little, get you some more delicious pixels.
17:14 I agree with the conversation thus far, one thing id like to add in the mix as to why is DvD even still an option beyond its the most profitable is.. (and i might be wrong here) the DvD forum that came together in the first place to build it has the most amount of companies attached to the DVD licence. Sony mainly owns Blu Ray but Sony, Phillips, Pioneer, Panasonic, Toshiba and a number of other all get that lovely royalties pay from DVD sales and less so from Blu Ray. The video might go on to highlight this anyways but thats in part how we got the '06 format war sony had the better format so why share when you can push to be the one cashing all those licence royalties cheques from all the other manufacturers and studios using your products. So keeping DVD "out there" means a few bucks still coming in to all those who didnt back blu ray at the start.
This is super easy to understand when you notice that DVD'S still make up most of the physical copies being sold for the past several years. It has had the highest in sales over any other kind of physical media.
Great Article 🎉 100% agree on many points. - DVDs are a waste of time given the proliferation of 4K screens. - the issue is EVERY disc-device/player in the average household, going back 15+ years, will play DVDs. - Collectors Editions will completely take over the physical disc market, by end of 2020s IMHO ❤ - New release standard DVDs have little to NO resale value. Thankfully there will NEVER be 8K discs. 🎉
I still collect dvd's, blurays, & 4K's. VHS issue for me was ripping up in the VHS player, and rotting! And I only bought top name brand players, and they still rip over time. I had to throw alot of them away over time. Luckily many of the VHS's I bought in a dvd/bluray format.
After having gotten into this a little over a year ago, I've decided that blurays are fine for most stuff for me. Ive bought a bunch of 4k stuff, but my player and tv make the blu's look so good, that its not worth the cost hike for stuff Im not certain that Ill watch again, or some sick new transfer. I can get 10 used blurays for $20 bucks, lots of other deals all over the place, and that is acceptable for just casually watching something. If I find something I really like I can grab the 4k.
There have been a few cases where Blu-ray was actually cheaper than DVD I got the 4th season of Star Trek "Lower Decks" for $5 less than the DVD version.... it's a matter of shopping around & getting lucky at times.And when you buy any release depends when you buy as well...the same release can sometimes be far more expensive when first released whereas waiting till the initial hype lessons over time & that's where bargains happen,my friend bought the Nightmare on Elm Street 8 movie set for $110 I got the same exact set 10 months later for $22 (your mileage may vary)
VHS tapes were very expensive to make, which lead to low sell-through marketing. Most movies cost around $80 each (over $200 in 2024 dollars). Everyone owned a VCR, but you would mostly record stuff onto blank tapes or rent new releases. At the time DVDs were released, sell-through VHS (at around $15-20) had started to catch on, but people hadn't yet built up huge collections. DVDs were not only a huge increase in image quality, but the were seen as a gold standard format and were launched at sell-through prices. Also, DVD recording was expensive at first. So buying pre-recorded DVDs caught on quick and lots of people bought huge collections. ~ When BR came along, it was more expensive, and the increase in quality was not as significant, but most importantly, people now had huge collections they did not see the value in replacing. That factor simply didn't exist in the VHS-DVD transition.
I prefer Blu ray but there are 100,000 of thousands more movies on DVD than Blu ray that are DVD only and since I buy large majority used , if I can only get a DVD copy then that's it. New movies are based on price for me but in general go for 4K.
I agree with you on that DVDs is cheap. Some people don’t care. Some people don’t care about the price of Blu-ray. They take care of their blues and they don’t care about the picture quality but some of us collectors want the best picture and I prefer the 4K ultra HD blue and I am in the process of replacing my brewery as stuff comes out in 4K cause my blueberries are starting to act up. I’ve had some of those for a long time it’s on my DVDs are starting to crack and wear out so I played them so much. That’s the reason why I’m replacing them on 4K. That is my reason. Have a nice day and I keep the good work up my friend and you and that’s my view on it. In my opinion 4K’s are better and I will and I really like the 4K format better have a great
I'm stuck on Super Nintendo. I also had the Wii but something happened to the picture on video out and it doesn't show clearly now. For new games, I play them on computer, instead of a console.
Aside from the great reasons you gave I think the reason DVD over ran vhs was because of the adoption of the PS2. So many people ended up with a high end dvd player in their home and they became hot rentals then it was over. I think it’s staying power is because everything that plays the new formats is still backward compatible to DVD and DVD is a much cheaper option than the HD formats and if you buy tv shows on disc DVD is the most affordable way to go. I also think we as Americans don’t deal well with technological change over.
The key point is among myself and you, we live in a vacuum thinking it's just $5 more to upgrade because we want higher quality resolution... but for the very casual viewer, they just do not care enough to pay the extra money. Or it's possible they still haven't bought a blu-ray player. Although like yourself, I don't know anyone who actively buys DVDs for new releases, I do know folks who buy DVDs of shows or films that is not available or when it's still significantly cheaper to buy a DVD particularly on the used market or budget stores like Big Lots. I know a friend who says that although he sees that 4Ks and Blu-rays are better quality, he watches the film itself and the additional resolution doesn't make a significant difference to his overall viewing enjoyment. We are all different people and have different preferences and tolerances... I like to use food for example, some people only eat prime grade steaks while others are perfectly fine with choice grade.
I still have my dvd collection and play them on 4k player . With upscaling it’s not to bad on 75” Sony tv. My 4ks and Blu rays I tend to watch those in my cinema room on 4k projector with 150” Screen
What size was your TV again, i missed it. If only the size of the TV determined its picture quality / spec humble brags like this would be important but its not.
@@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 I think the size of TV is mentioned because a lot of us (me included) have said DVD looks like shit on a modern 4k TV over 50". The more over 50", the worse it looks. I'm not really believing it looks good on his 75" TV, since they don't even look good on my 65" TV. Unfortunately, no 4k projector to 150" screen to relate to for me.
Just like VHS and Laserdisc were in the 80s and 90s, DVD still is for many home video releases such as movies, TV shows, cartoons and concerts the only way to watch them since many of those will never get an official release on current upgraded video formats or become available on any stream platform.
I've watched old concerts on TH-cam. Sometimes new concerts come out from the same group on bluray and 4k. They might be a different concert but a better experience if the surround sound mix is better, along with better picture. I don't recommend throwing away the stuff on old formats. Even though it was great to watch and the best available at the time, doesn't mean it always hold up real well. If you already own it, it's free. I just don't understand those that continue to buy in VHS, DVD formats still.
@frommatorav1 The last part makes logic for stuff that gets released on multiple formats, however is the other way around for stuff that only got released in old formats and is stuck forever in the standard definition realms. With concert DVDs used to happen that the PAL and NTSC editions differences we're night and day due to the artifacts inserted by upscalling and transcoding a video master, and for an optimal watching experience you definitely have to track down an specific region version.
For me it's simple. If it's a comedy, drama or other genre that doesn't rely much on effects or immersive sound, the upgrade isn't usually worth the price. Plus there's a lot of TV content that was shot on video and just won't benefit much if at all from an HD transfer, so the dvd is about as good as it can look.
you are aware that half of the country struggles to pay rent, health insurance , car insurance, utilities. and then has to figure out how to feed themselves...DVDs are cheaper...that's the answer.
If its not broken, use it 🙄 for me the quaity is enough, only got 40" tv, dont need bigger screen. Also, I prefed dvd case desing more than bluray cases.
I was quite late to the DVD party. My first DVD player was a Cyberhome brand model that I got in 2005 and I did not get it to watch DVDs, but to watch torrent Divx files on my CRT.. Haha.. US shows and movies (i am in europe)
The only reasons why DVDs are still in production in 2024. Is bc the studios still have not released at least half of there catalog titles still only available on DVD to this day. And the studios still release some of there new releases only on DVDs & not released them either on bluray or 4k. And lastly the studios need to do less surport the DVD format & surport more of the bluray & 4k format. And if the studios do all this we would see the DVD format drop off & the bluray & 4k format would take over & dominate the whole format & the market charts sales would be higher then what they are now
VHS is the best. The owner of streaming don’t like it cus it’s the only uncut version of movies. They also don’t like the fact that you can fast forward thru the fbi warning etc. I like that I can stop a tape and it stays and can continue anytime anywhere
I had a Panasonic DVD player that would resume where you left off at. You could also click on the nearest chapter and be there in a few seconds on any player. I can watch shows and movies on streaming and resume from where I left off, too. I can rip movies (DVD, BD, 4K BD) to my HDD and play just the movie using a media player. I can resume from the spot I stopped at using that, too. Since I bought an HD TV in 2010, I have hardly purchased anything on DVD (nothing since 2014) and have been using bluray since then. Didn't start getting 4k until 2022 after buying an OLED TV. I think your nostalgia is blinding you from seeing reality.
I still buy DVD, never buy on release though. However I hate to tell you more and more manufacturers are stopping making Blueray players. You might want to buy a few players!!!
I still buy dvd because my Panasonic UB420 can upscale dvd to 4k this is the only reason why people still buy dvd they looked damn good on 4k upscale. Of course I buy 4k today's newest dvd player have 1080p upscale this extended dvd life
The reason is they never got replaced. There is no standard def format that is more up to date than DVD. So if you still have standard def stuff maybe for a secondary set of stuff then it's your only option. And with upscale players they look fine on HD TVs
How many CRT TVs are you still watching stuff on? Where I live, there are several OTA channels in 480i SD. You could watch that. On a smaller HD TV, DVDs look OK. Once you buy a 4k TV that's 55" or more and see 4k HDR content, those DVDs won't look very good anymore.
Whoever asked the question 'why are DVD's still in production' are going to be in for a shock when VHS tapes get their revival and it's coming, I know it's coming.
only as a very very niche fun gimmick. Will not be a patch on the vinyl revival for the simple fact is vinyl sounds amazing whereas VHS looks crap and always looks crap no matter what your setup. That's why audio cassettes never took off again even though some bands release them as a sort of "gimmick".
@@andrewg2618 I always had the theory that if Napster and the MP3 era of music that forever reshaped the record industry bussiness of the early 2000s didn't happen at all, vinyl as a format would never had a come back and it's market for old records resurrected as it did. By the late 90s the new formats war and players that were meant to retire CDs was in motion but got fucked up by the MP3s and only became a niche among a few audiophiles, and that's why new music still gets released on CDs despite the red book audio specs are two decades obsolete already.
If they really start making videotapes again then they should make d-vhs/d-theater tapes, they look awesome. Check it out here on youtube. But d-vhs players would be really scarce i'd imagine.
A blu-ray player starts around £74 here in the UK where as a DVD player can be aquired for as cheap as £18. The player prices for blu-ray/4K are too expensive and that didnt help adoption
I agree that current players cost too much. The best prices for bluray players was between 2012-2016. Because they aren't producing as many, the price went up as production was scaled down.
@@frommatorav1 Yep, i suspect the popularity of streaming is what reduced down producton of blu-ray players therefore increasing their cost. DVD players were cheap and mass produced, were common and everyone owned one, unlike blu-ray players.
Oh, I know this one. Because they sell the most. A lot of older people and people on the poorer side of collecting never bothered to upgrade to Bluray. They figured DVD still works, and even on HDTV's DVD players have a HDMI port. Like my father for instance, he never would have switched from VHS to DVD but Star Wars 3 wasn't going to be released on VHS. At least that was the one I used as an example with him to show him that they aren't making VHS anymore meaning we'd never get another new film. So we got one of those VHS/DVD combo packs. I didn't have a bluray player until I started working and had my own money. I went to a black Friday sale and got the player and whatever films I got that year during the sale. I didn't bother with 4K because I personally don't see the difference much, I own 4k's because they come in the Steelbooks, and have watched them or back with Black Friday was still a thing, I got a 4/Blu pack on sale at a better rate then blu by itself. They also seem to have a higher fail rating. I have a 4k player and PS5 (for now, I have it listed on ebay as i'm dumping it) and don't notice a difference in the blu or 4k difference, except 4 doesn't have any special features or sometimes even the visually impaired audio track. Which i sometimes use for either background noise or when I was still with my ex she was blind and that was how she got to enjoy the films with me.
Best dvd examples that you cannot get on the bluray. Is Master and Commander is because all those special features aren't on the bluray. Along with the Troy Collector's dvd set. The pros and cons that some of the special features aren't ported over to the bluray or 4k yet. Also that's why there's out of print dvds that haven't made it to Bluray format. I have Dvds, Blurays and 4ks.
My car only plays dvd so when I got it put in recently went to Walmart to get a dvd for my drive and got the hangover trilogy for 5$ on 2 discs. I own none of them and you can’t stream them anymore
alot of people don't care about picture quality that much and its all about the price and dvds are the cheapest format to buy so people keep buying them
dvds at walmart are the biggest waste of space at least at my store. the few 4ks sell out day 1 of release and the dvds linger for months. at least they could have equal amounts on the shelve but it's 90% dvd 7% blu and 3% 4k
Today it is not worth having a DVD player, even if you only collect DVDs as a Blu ray player also plays DVDs, and with the Blu ray player's upscaling function DVDs look better when played on a Blu ray player. And in terms of image quality differences between DVD and Blu ray, it is a little more complicated. Among other things, due to the upscaling function. For example, if I put Mad Max Fury Road on first on DVD and then on Blu-ray, you basically can't tell the difference. If I put on a DVD with a film from the 80s, and it is, for example, Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost art that is HD, restored and remastered, it looks fantastic. If it is a film from the same period that has not been restored or remastered, it is just as bad or worse than VHS. A few examples are Missing in action with chuck Norris and weekend with Bernie. Almost unwatchable. What makes me stick to DVDs, in addition to being cheaper, is that in order for Blu Rays to be played, the player needs to be connected to the internet in order to download firmware updates. And it's a must, because if you don't download the firmware, your Blu Rays simply can't be played. And if you have to be connected to the internet, I could just as well have streaming. For reference, I have a 55 Qled TLC TV.
That's true. I choose not to buy those. I've gotten new blurays for $3 and $5 and 4k UHD BD for $10 and $20 frequently. I've paid $25 for a couple of 4Ks. The only time I've paid over $30 was for 5-disc Jurrasic Park 4k/bluray set and Avatar 4k Collector set and that was $33 each on ebay, months apart.
dvds are the cheapest ones to buy and blu rays and 4k's are way to expensive and 4k's have not taken off like dvds or blu rays have at all and its not even close
Hey bud. The way theres all kinds of content creators getting into physical media collecting and they’re all saying it’s DVDs they’re referring to, then you have the actual collector market not even knowing anybody who collects DVDs, there’s another page about to turn and another regime of taste makers reinsuring interest into DVDs, and I wouldn’t surprised if the blu ray 4k collectors basically miss out on what the hip thing will be in a few years. I think it will have to do with the vintageness of the DVDs. Just saying it’s a possibility because all the hipsters went out and got all the DVDs from the thrift stores it turns out being a situation where an old mega produced 2002 edition of uncle buck on DVD is worth more than mad max seven on 8k. Food for wondering
The hipsters can keep their Uncle Buck DVD. I'd never pay extra to get worse quality. I like to get better quality at the same price but will pay more if I have to, but not a lot more. DVD should have been phased out for bluray, like he suggested in the video. If only common sense could have prevailed back then.
2 reasons dvds are sill being made. 1. they still sell like like gold, actually they still outsell blurays and 4Ks. 2. not all films can be scanned for a bluray or 4K, because thier original film elements are missing or dont exist anymore, so if they did get a bluray or 4K it would be a super upscaled picture instead of a native 1080p or 4K image which theres no point to, because it would be cheaper to just put out a lower quality scan on a dvd
Dvd upscaling is good on Sony TVs. They are more than adequate for some sitcoms where you don't need to pay top dollar. Dvds have the best menu systems - you can tell the attention to detail in the menus.
This is the most obnoxious and judgey video I've ever seen in the physical media space on TH-cam. First off, like it or not, the world is dominated by DVD not Blu ray and 4k - the math is there for you to peruse at your leisure anytime you like. You and this Aussie content creator have alternately insulted peoples' economic means in buying DVDs; you've insulted peoples' intelligence in buying DVDs and you've even bagged on old folks for buying DVDs! And then your answer to this supposed "problem" is "why don't we just push all DVDs off a cliff so no one can buy them anymore". What the hell are you two on??? And more importantly, what dog do you have in this fight? -- especially in light of the fact their purchasing choices have absolutely no impact on yours! Do your parents have stock in blu ray and 4k manufacturing?
Interesting take away from this video. I didn't mean to sound malicious if I did. I'm just replying to his thoughts. Sorry if I offended you. That was not my intention.
VHS is the best. The owner of streaming don’t like it cus it’s the only uncut version of movies. They also don’t like the fact that you can fast forward thru the fbi warning etc. I like that I can stop a tape and it stays and can continue anytime anywhere
DVDs do not look great on a 75" TV. Low res and almost motion blurred in action. But I will buy them if, as you said, they're only reasonable option (price, availability). I'm also not gonna throw out my old collection from the early 2000s. Especially TV shows continued to release on DVD beyond the bluray years.
DVDs are really good in CRT TVs
A big point people forget aout dvd technology these days is that most modern players,consoles have great upscalers that inproves dvd quality tremendously. This alone has helpes dvd stand the test of time. Especially any dvd being outputted through an HDMI
As a guy that knows a few long haul truck drivers. I know most of them have portable DVD players and buy movies at truck stops and nearby Walmarts.
VHS was not as bad as most people think.
RIght. It can look almost like DVD if everything is perfect.
Yes they are. I'm 55 and have lived through all the format changes. The disadvantages are clear (although the picture isn't) on VHS.
@@poolboyinla On SP mode and if it's a TV recording even on EP it can look good as long as the tape wasn't re-recorded over and over.
@@frommatorav1 I agree with you 💯 % percent on that. Bc I have been though vhs 📼 format & DVD 📀 format. And the dvd format was good for its time. But the bluray & 4k format is by far the best format out there. And there is some people still think the laserdisk format was the best format. But I can't really say much about laserdisk format other then that laserdisk had almost every catalog titles that you could think of was available on laserdisk
@@tomboling2309 Don't get me wrong, if I am going to watch a movie, I would rather do it in 4K.
I'm still a DVD enthusiast for several reasons. Because of nostalgia and price. I'm not obsessed with picture quality. Just last week I got 11 dvds for $19 at a pawn shop. I just like owning movies for cheap and that's the case with most people. Collectors only want 4k but the general public is fine with dvd and the general public will always be the majority.
But blurays are often just as cheap for used, you can get a player for $30, and it is in many cases as good as the 4k imo. I'm happy you are happy, but c'mon, live a little, get you some more delicious pixels.
The picture jump form blu to 4k is not that much. Especially when most people are using another device while watching distracted.
17:14 I agree with the conversation thus far, one thing id like to add in the mix as to why is DvD even still an option beyond its the most profitable is.. (and i might be wrong here) the DvD forum that came together in the first place to build it has the most amount of companies attached to the DVD licence. Sony mainly owns Blu Ray but Sony, Phillips, Pioneer, Panasonic, Toshiba and a number of other all get that lovely royalties pay from DVD sales and less so from Blu Ray.
The video might go on to highlight this anyways but thats in part how we got the '06 format war sony had the better format so why share when you can push to be the one cashing all those licence royalties cheques from all the other manufacturers and studios using your products.
So keeping DVD "out there" means a few bucks still coming in to all those who didnt back blu ray at the start.
This is super easy to understand when you notice that DVD'S still make up most of the physical copies being sold for the past several years. It has had the highest in sales over any other kind of physical media.
DVD is actually decent upconverted on Blu ray player and highly cost effective. And some films or series are only released on it.
True. My Panasonic Bluray player does a good job at upscaling to FHD, and my TV upscales to 4k. Most DVDs look great.
Was rewatching World War Z DVD on Blu ray player yesterday. :)
Great Article 🎉
100% agree on many points.
- DVDs are a waste of time given the proliferation of 4K screens.
- the issue is EVERY disc-device/player in the average household, going back 15+ years, will play DVDs.
- Collectors Editions will completely take over the physical disc market, by end of 2020s IMHO ❤
- New release standard DVDs have little to NO resale value.
Thankfully there will NEVER be 8K discs. 🎉
I still collect dvd's, blurays, & 4K's. VHS issue for me was ripping up in the VHS player, and rotting! And I only bought top name brand players, and they still rip over time. I had to throw alot of them away over time. Luckily many of the VHS's I bought in a dvd/bluray format.
They outsell every single format still.
After having gotten into this a little over a year ago, I've decided that blurays are fine for most stuff for me. Ive bought a bunch of 4k stuff, but my player and tv make the blu's look so good, that its not worth the cost hike for stuff Im not certain that Ill watch again, or some sick new transfer. I can get 10 used blurays for $20 bucks, lots of other deals all over the place, and that is acceptable for just casually watching something. If I find something I really like I can grab the 4k.
Dvds look terrible nowadays on 4K TVs, 1080p and 4K is the way to go for movie collecting
There have been a few cases where Blu-ray was actually cheaper than DVD I got the 4th season of Star Trek "Lower Decks" for $5 less than the DVD version.... it's a matter of shopping around & getting lucky at times.And when you buy any release depends when you buy as well...the same release can sometimes be far more expensive when first released whereas waiting till the initial hype lessons over time & that's where bargains happen,my friend bought the Nightmare on Elm Street 8 movie set for $110 I got the same exact set 10 months later for $22 (your mileage may vary)
VHS tapes were very expensive to make, which lead to low sell-through marketing. Most movies cost around $80 each (over $200 in 2024 dollars). Everyone owned a VCR, but you would mostly record stuff onto blank tapes or rent new releases. At the time DVDs were released, sell-through VHS (at around $15-20) had started to catch on, but people hadn't yet built up huge collections. DVDs were not only a huge increase in image quality, but the were seen as a gold standard format and were launched at sell-through prices. Also, DVD recording was expensive at first. So buying pre-recorded DVDs caught on quick and lots of people bought huge collections. ~ When BR came along, it was more expensive, and the increase in quality was not as significant, but most importantly, people now had huge collections they did not see the value in replacing. That factor simply didn't exist in the VHS-DVD transition.
I prefer Blu ray but there are 100,000 of thousands more movies on DVD than Blu ray that are DVD only and since I buy large majority used , if I can only get a DVD copy then that's it. New movies are based on price for me but in general go for 4K.
Myself have found value in regular Blu ray. Not too costly for quality. But get DVD
if no other option. So it's really preference.
Its cheaper and good enough to watch 😊
I agree with you on that DVDs is cheap. Some people don’t care. Some people don’t care about the price of Blu-ray. They take care of their blues and they don’t care about the picture quality but some of us collectors want the best picture and I prefer the 4K ultra HD blue and I am in the process of replacing my brewery as stuff comes out in 4K cause my blueberries are starting to act up. I’ve had some of those for a long time it’s on my DVDs are starting to crack and wear out so I played them so much. That’s the reason why I’m replacing them on 4K. That is my reason. Have a nice day and I keep the good work up my friend and you and that’s my view on it. In my opinion 4K’s are better and I will and I really like the 4K format better have a great
Just imagine if everyone just stuck with the original PlayStation
I'm stuck on Super Nintendo. I also had the Wii but something happened to the picture on video out and it doesn't show clearly now. For new games, I play them on computer, instead of a console.
Aside from the great reasons you gave I think the reason DVD over ran vhs was because of the adoption of the PS2. So many people ended up with a high end dvd player in their home and they became hot rentals then it was over. I think it’s staying power is because everything that plays the new formats is still backward compatible to DVD and DVD is a much cheaper option than the HD formats and if you buy tv shows on disc DVD is the most affordable way to go. I also think we as Americans don’t deal well with technological change over.
Great point!
The key point is among myself and you, we live in a vacuum thinking it's just $5 more to upgrade because we want higher quality resolution... but for the very casual viewer, they just do not care enough to pay the extra money. Or it's possible they still haven't bought a blu-ray player. Although like yourself, I don't know anyone who actively buys DVDs for new releases, I do know folks who buy DVDs of shows or films that is not available or when it's still significantly cheaper to buy a DVD particularly on the used market or budget stores like Big Lots. I know a friend who says that although he sees that 4Ks and Blu-rays are better quality, he watches the film itself and the additional resolution doesn't make a significant difference to his overall viewing enjoyment. We are all different people and have different preferences and tolerances... I like to use food for example, some people only eat prime grade steaks while others are perfectly fine with choice grade.
I still have my dvd collection and play them on 4k player .
With upscaling it’s not to bad on 75” Sony tv.
My 4ks and Blu rays I tend to watch those in my cinema room on 4k projector with 150” Screen
What size was your TV again, i missed it. If only the size of the TV determined its picture quality / spec humble brags like this would be important but its not.
@@SecretOfMonkeyIsland784 I think the size of TV is mentioned because a lot of us (me included) have said DVD looks like shit on a modern 4k TV over 50". The more over 50", the worse it looks.
I'm not really believing it looks good on his 75" TV, since they don't even look good on my 65" TV. Unfortunately, no 4k projector to 150" screen to relate to for me.
Just like VHS and Laserdisc were in the 80s and 90s, DVD still is for many home video releases such as movies, TV shows, cartoons and concerts the only way to watch them since many of those will never get an official release on current upgraded video formats or become available on any stream platform.
I've watched old concerts on TH-cam. Sometimes new concerts come out from the same group on bluray and 4k. They might be a different concert but a better experience if the surround sound mix is better, along with better picture.
I don't recommend throwing away the stuff on old formats. Even though it was great to watch and the best available at the time, doesn't mean it always hold up real well.
If you already own it, it's free. I just don't understand those that continue to buy in VHS, DVD formats still.
@frommatorav1 The last part makes logic for stuff that gets released on multiple formats, however is the other way around for stuff that only got released in old formats and is stuck forever in the standard definition realms.
With concert DVDs used to happen that the PAL and NTSC editions differences we're night and day due to the artifacts inserted by upscalling and transcoding a video master, and for an optimal watching experience you definitely have to track down an specific region version.
For me it's simple. If it's a comedy, drama or other genre that doesn't rely much on effects or immersive sound, the upgrade isn't usually worth the price. Plus there's a lot of TV content that was shot on video and just won't benefit much if at all from an HD transfer, so the dvd is about as good as it can look.
Down grading to a CRT TV makes media more interesting. I have one under my 4k and run both at the same time.
you are aware that half of the country struggles to pay rent, health insurance , car insurance, utilities. and then has to figure out how to feed themselves...DVDs are cheaper...that's the answer.
If its not broken, use it 🙄 for me the quaity is enough, only got 40" tv, dont need bigger screen. Also, I prefed dvd case desing more than bluray cases.
DVD is not primitive it's the 4Ks that bring all that film grain to a movie
I was quite late to the DVD party. My first DVD player was a Cyberhome brand model that I got in 2005 and I did not get it to watch DVDs, but to watch torrent Divx files on my CRT.. Haha.. US shows and movies (i am in europe)
The only reasons why DVDs are still in production in 2024. Is bc the studios still have not released at least half of there catalog titles still only available on DVD to this day. And the studios still release some of there new releases only on DVDs & not released them either on bluray or 4k. And lastly the studios need to do less surport the DVD format & surport more of the bluray & 4k format. And if the studios do all this we would see the DVD format drop off & the bluray & 4k format would take over & dominate the whole format & the market charts sales would be higher then what they are now
VHS is the best. The owner of streaming don’t like it cus it’s the only uncut version of movies. They also don’t like the fact that you can fast forward thru the fbi warning etc. I like that I can stop a tape and it stays and can continue anytime anywhere
It’s easily breakable and doesn’t last long
I had a Panasonic DVD player that would resume where you left off at. You could also click on the nearest chapter and be there in a few seconds on any player.
I can watch shows and movies on streaming and resume from where I left off, too.
I can rip movies (DVD, BD, 4K BD) to my HDD and play just the movie using a media player. I can resume from the spot I stopped at using that, too.
Since I bought an HD TV in 2010, I have hardly purchased anything on DVD (nothing since 2014) and have been using bluray since then. Didn't start getting 4k until 2022 after buying an OLED TV.
I think your nostalgia is blinding you from seeing reality.
I still buy DVD, never buy on release though. However I hate to tell you more and more manufacturers are stopping making Blueray players. You might want to buy a few players!!!
Also blue and 4k don’t usually come with extra stuff in the case or interesting case itsaelf
DVDs will always look best on Plasma Tvs
I still buy dvd because my Panasonic UB420 can upscale dvd to 4k this is the only reason why people still buy dvd they looked damn good on 4k upscale. Of course I buy 4k today's newest dvd player have 1080p upscale this extended dvd life
The reason is they never got replaced. There is no standard def format that is more up to date than DVD. So if you still have standard def stuff maybe for a secondary set of stuff then it's your only option. And with upscale players they look fine on HD TVs
How many CRT TVs are you still watching stuff on?
Where I live, there are several OTA channels in 480i SD. You could watch that.
On a smaller HD TV, DVDs look OK. Once you buy a 4k TV that's 55" or more and see 4k HDR content, those DVDs won't look very good anymore.
@frommatorav1 I currently own 7 CRT TVs
@@Z64bit Wow, that is a lot. I have 2 CRT TVs and really only want to keep one of them. Both are 27".
Whoever asked the question 'why are DVD's still in production' are going to be in for a shock when VHS tapes get their revival and it's coming, I know it's coming.
only as a very very niche fun gimmick. Will not be a patch on the vinyl revival for the simple fact is vinyl sounds amazing whereas VHS looks crap and always looks crap no matter what your setup. That's why audio cassettes never took off again even though some bands release them as a sort of "gimmick".
@@andrewg2618 I always had the theory that if Napster and the MP3 era of music that forever reshaped the record industry bussiness of the early 2000s didn't happen at all, vinyl as a format would never had a come back and it's market for old records resurrected as it did.
By the late 90s the new formats war and players that were meant to retire CDs was in motion but got fucked up by the MP3s and only became a niche among a few audiophiles, and that's why new music still gets released on CDs despite the red book audio specs are two decades obsolete already.
If they really start making videotapes again then they should make d-vhs/d-theater tapes, they look awesome. Check it out here on youtube. But d-vhs players would be really scarce i'd imagine.
A blu-ray player starts around £74 here in the UK where as a DVD player can be aquired for as cheap as £18. The player prices for blu-ray/4K are too expensive and that didnt help adoption
I agree that current players cost too much. The best prices for bluray players was between 2012-2016. Because they aren't producing as many, the price went up as production was scaled down.
@@frommatorav1 Yep, i suspect the popularity of streaming is what reduced down producton of blu-ray players therefore increasing their cost. DVD players were cheap and mass produced, were common and everyone owned one, unlike blu-ray players.
Oh, I know this one. Because they sell the most. A lot of older people and people on the poorer side of collecting never bothered to upgrade to Bluray. They figured DVD still works, and even on HDTV's DVD players have a HDMI port. Like my father for instance, he never would have switched from VHS to DVD but Star Wars 3 wasn't going to be released on VHS. At least that was the one I used as an example with him to show him that they aren't making VHS anymore meaning we'd never get another new film. So we got one of those VHS/DVD combo packs. I didn't have a bluray player until I started working and had my own money. I went to a black Friday sale and got the player and whatever films I got that year during the sale. I didn't bother with 4K because I personally don't see the difference much, I own 4k's because they come in the Steelbooks, and have watched them or back with Black Friday was still a thing, I got a 4/Blu pack on sale at a better rate then blu by itself. They also seem to have a higher fail rating. I have a 4k player and PS5 (for now, I have it listed on ebay as i'm dumping it) and don't notice a difference in the blu or 4k difference, except 4 doesn't have any special features or sometimes even the visually impaired audio track. Which i sometimes use for either background noise or when I was still with my ex she was blind and that was how she got to enjoy the films with me.
In like 2012, I got a bluray player for $40. The average price was about $70. I wish 4k bluray players were that affordable now.
Best dvd examples that you cannot get on the bluray. Is Master and Commander is because all those special features aren't on the bluray. Along with the Troy Collector's dvd set. The pros and cons that some of the special features aren't ported over to the bluray or 4k yet. Also that's why there's out of print dvds that haven't made it to Bluray format. I have Dvds, Blurays and 4ks.
My car only plays dvd so when I got it put in recently went to Walmart to get a dvd for my drive and got the hangover trilogy for 5$ on 2 discs. I own none of them and you can’t stream them anymore
Normal people buy DVDs because they consider Blu-ray as something high end..
alot of people don't care about picture quality that much and its all about the price and dvds are the cheapest format to buy so people keep buying them
You could set a DVD on top of a potato and it would probably start playing. 😂
I always buy dvds new cheap and picture quality doesn't bother me I only buy blu ray if cant get it on dvd
dvds at walmart are the biggest waste of space at least at my store. the few 4ks sell out day 1 of release and the dvds linger for months. at least they could have equal amounts on the shelve but it's 90% dvd 7% blu and 3% 4k
All the comedies,documentaries, music performance,some old horror DVD is perfect for
not everyone can afford blu ray/4k hope this clarifies things for you
Today it is not worth having a DVD player, even if you only collect DVDs as a Blu ray player also plays DVDs, and with the Blu ray player's upscaling function DVDs look better when played on a Blu ray player. And in terms of image quality differences between DVD and Blu ray, it is a little more complicated. Among other things, due to the upscaling function. For example, if I put Mad Max Fury Road on first on DVD and then on Blu-ray, you basically can't tell the difference. If I put on a DVD with a film from the 80s, and it is, for example, Indiana Jones Raiders of the lost art that is HD, restored and remastered, it looks fantastic. If it is a film from the same period that has not been restored or remastered, it is just as bad or worse than VHS. A few examples are Missing in action with chuck Norris and weekend with Bernie. Almost unwatchable. What makes me stick to DVDs, in addition to being cheaper, is that in order for Blu Rays to be played, the player needs to be connected to the internet in order to download firmware updates. And it's a must, because if you don't download the firmware, your Blu Rays simply can't be played. And if you have to be connected to the internet, I could just as well have streaming. For reference, I have a 55 Qled TLC TV.
i seen 4k's and blu rays for over 40 dollars and steel books where from 40 to 70 dollars and its out of control
That's true. I choose not to buy those. I've gotten new blurays for $3 and $5 and 4k UHD BD for $10 and $20 frequently. I've paid $25 for a couple of 4Ks.
The only time I've paid over $30 was for 5-disc Jurrasic Park 4k/bluray set and Avatar 4k Collector set and that was $33 each on ebay, months apart.
@@frommatorav1 oh k those are some good deals u got and good for u on finding them
I only collect dvd.refuse to upgrade they are still better than vhs and just slighty worse than bluray
Blu ray and DVD are competing formats. That's why dvd will never die
DVDs look great on my small 34 cm Sony Trinitron CRT in my study. They look crap on my big screen hi def TV. Washed out colours and soft image.
People are tired of switching shit. Just got clearer picture. Not worthy.
2002 Sanyo TV
dvds are the cheapest ones to buy and blu rays and 4k's are way to expensive and 4k's have not taken off like dvds or blu rays have at all and its not even close
@@iloveblue7920 i have look the prcies up for blue rays there are expensive by the way and 4k players are even more expensive
@@iloveblue7920 i don't see dvds going anywhere at all and they won't lower the prices of blu rays or 4k's because they won't make money doing that
I just want to watch the movie and like it. Format is irrelevant.
Hey bud. The way theres all kinds of content creators getting into physical media collecting and they’re all saying it’s DVDs they’re referring to, then you have the actual collector market not even knowing anybody who collects DVDs, there’s another page about to turn and another regime of taste makers reinsuring interest into DVDs, and I wouldn’t surprised if the blu ray 4k collectors basically miss out on what the hip thing will be in a few years. I think it will have to do with the vintageness of the DVDs. Just saying it’s a possibility because all the hipsters went out and got all the DVDs from the thrift stores it turns out being a situation where an old mega produced 2002 edition of uncle buck on DVD is worth more than mad max seven on 8k. Food for wondering
Uncle Buck is soon coming to 4k tho 🤔 you want a theater experience from blu /4k, or you want jaggies?
The hipsters can keep their Uncle Buck DVD. I'd never pay extra to get worse quality. I like to get better quality at the same price but will pay more if I have to, but not a lot more.
DVD should have been phased out for bluray, like he suggested in the video. If only common sense could have prevailed back then.
2 reasons dvds are sill being made. 1. they still sell like like gold, actually they still outsell blurays and 4Ks. 2. not all films can be scanned for a bluray or 4K, because thier original film elements are missing or dont exist anymore, so if they did get a bluray or 4K it would be a super upscaled picture instead of a native 1080p or 4K image which theres no point to, because it would be cheaper to just put out a lower quality scan on a dvd
Dvd upscaling is good on Sony TVs. They are more than adequate for some sitcoms where you don't need to pay top dollar. Dvds have the best menu systems - you can tell the attention to detail in the menus.
I would take DVD over 4K anyday
Interesting. I'm curious to hear your thoughts?
@@Nick-4K His name says it all.
You will not believe how many people still use cable box receivers and DVD players with analogue cables..
This is the most obnoxious and judgey video I've ever seen in the physical media space on TH-cam. First off, like it or not, the world is dominated by DVD not Blu ray and 4k - the math is there for you to peruse at your leisure anytime you like. You and this Aussie content creator have alternately insulted peoples' economic means in buying DVDs; you've insulted peoples' intelligence in buying DVDs and you've even bagged on old folks for buying DVDs! And then your answer to this supposed "problem" is "why don't we just push all DVDs off a cliff so no one can buy them anymore". What the hell are you two on??? And more importantly, what dog do you have in this fight? -- especially in light of the fact their purchasing choices have absolutely no impact on yours! Do your parents have stock in blu ray and 4k manufacturing?
Interesting take away from this video. I didn't mean to sound malicious if I did. I'm just replying to his thoughts. Sorry if I offended you. That was not my intention.
another reason is that blu ray and 4k players cost way to much money to
Is your 4k player can upscale dvd to 4k? If not your missing the fun
VHS is the best. The owner of streaming don’t like it cus it’s the only uncut version of movies. They also don’t like the fact that you can fast forward thru the fbi warning etc. I like that I can stop a tape and it stays and can continue anytime anywhere