I'm probably weird, but I really enjoy playing my films from a disc (you mentioned it as a con of physical media). Turning on the player, loading the disc, setting up the film in the menu... you can say it just takes more time, but it feels way more exciting to me than just hitting a play button.
I'm 38 father of a 7 and a 2 year old toddlers. My older boy looks at my physical media collection with admiration (not the case with the missus hehe). Still he lives in a world of streaming as I do subscribe a few popular services. I do it for convenience and ease of access. I'm a physical media advocate but I do not feel any need for taking sides. They both are just as valid.
I use streaming to check out movies and shows I haven’t seen before, and if I like it a lot i’ll go buy the blu-ray. That way I make sure to reduce blind buys on stuff I might not like. It’s also convenient for watching stuff on my phone while I’m on the train. But it’s definitely expensive, so all the services I share accounts with friends and family
Is the "theatre" being ranked so high is mainly about the experience, or is the quality of the content that much higher? Related note, while Bit rate isn't the be all and end all, and it quality would vary based on format used, but I am curious at what bit rate does theatres play movies at. I know that when they first started to switch to digital projection, or at least in the main stream, films would come to theatres on 500gig hard drives. I am guessing the theatre with this might be projecting at 2k.
I’m over the theater. Taking the family cost well over a hundred bucks each time. A great projector can be paid off in a year and the movie can be paused for bathroom breaks.
@@donsimpsonshead8809 If you can wait for the movie to be released in a home video format, or longer still streaming (except for HBO Max and Warner movies)
Good Reply. I’m the same since as someone who works in a minimum wage job with a small bank account. I have to pick and choose what I want, instead of buying tons on UHD Blu-Ray’s. Now would things be different if I won the lottery of course. Right how would I do things when it comes to my collection if I won the lottery. Well after converting a room into a home cinema setup, I would purchase some heavy duty boxes made out of a material that doesn’t rust, which can be stored in a space built below the home cinema with walls built to protect it against a range of things. Weather that is Nuclear War, Space Rocks hitting Earth, Fire, Natural Disasters, EMP’s Or looting. Not only for my pleasure and piece of mind, but it also allows future generations to enjoy movies that might vanish. Now how would I handle things when it comes to my collection if my future doesn’t improve. If I can keep it, I would donate it near the end of my life to an organise to keep it for future generations. However if that isn’t possible for me it would be sold or stored somewhere to let someone find it in some boxes.
Same; I can't justify buying everything and frankly I don't want to; I want (and own!) a small, curated collection of things I value and love and want to see again in the best quality possible. My family would stream whether I want them to or not; why should I not partake?
This is exactly what I do too. I love physical media because there has been times where I can’t find that good movie or I haven’t seen it in years and forget it existed. Mermaids with Cher is one of those for me, I forgot it existed 😂 great movie though. If I bought everything that came out I’ll run out of space
Another issue with streaming we're seeing, mainly with Disney+, are incomplete catalogues or instances of censorship/alterations. Was excited to watch the original Muppets for the first time but heard they're missing a handful of episodes and are out of order.
As far as I know, the only content missing from the Muppet Show on Disney Plus is due to licensing issues. The DVDs have the same problem, in fact the DVDs are worse.
We can do both. Streaming is so easy and faster to do but I stoped buying digital movies pretty much last year and have been buying physical yesterday I spent $200 on buying 4k movies. It’s very nice to have digital codes that comes with them and it’s convenient to watch them on the go or just go into an app on your Console or Smart tv to watch a movie but I enjoy physical media more and have been trying to rebuild my movie collection
Man I love your channel. It makes me happy! I’m a physical media fan too and what you are saying is the truth. I own all the Mission Impossible movies except for the crappy second one. They are all bluray except the most recent which is 4k. My kids are the right age now so I showed them all of them on disc but they were curious about the second one which I don’t have so we watched it on Netflix. What a contrast! Black levels are crap. Resolution was ok I guess but the sound was so anemic! What I love is when a great 4k movie is released. I am a big fan of The Mask of Zorro and bought the 4k disc. My kids were blown away! It just made the whole experience special and brought it up to the level of modern films. Crisp picture, incredible colours and a kick ass Dolby Atmos mix. Sorry streaming but not even close.
With streaming you pretty much have to have 5 diffrent apps to get all of the content you want and then buy a VPN to get access to a few extra shows/movies that might not be available in your country until next year.
One of the best reasons for physical media is the inability of any given publisher to censor something. I know times change but keeping things in tact allows perspectives not easily derived without viewing it unabridged. Let people decide for themselves
@@CarlFink true but one can find plenty of uncut, uncensored, unedited ones too. When you do find it is yours. No one can take it away. Streaming services take down movies all the time due to license agreements or cancel culture as of late.
I only pay for one streaming service at a time. And rotate to a different service after 4-6 months once I have caught up on their content. If I have watched something on it I like, I will try to find the physical media for it. Primarily I collect blu-ray/4k discs right now.
It's so nice to have all the streaming apps built right onto the LG. It's pretty disgusting how convenient this is. I'd never thought I'd say this, but AppleTV is the most amazing streaming service. The LG OS app that came baked into the CX is beautiful, amazing to use with LG's smart wand/remote, and the 4K quality is superb. What's even more impressive is their incomparable library. I love being able to rent whatever I want like back in the day. I wish I could have everything on disc but some of these titles are so expensive I can't ever conceive of owning them. Streaming is a great thing to fall back on.
Same. The only reason I use streaming services is for their original programming. I wish Jack Ryan wasn’t the only Amazon Prime show on physical media.
There is also a middle ground: rip your physical media to a DLNA NAS device for in-house streaming. Great for a binge party or those movies you watch over and over again. Less fingering and wear on the discs and less fiddling while you are busy playing host. Many home routers will accept a USB hard drive and stream its contents locally.
Great video man. I love physical media! Obviously! But to me, the more ways we have to watch, the better it is for the overall film industry. I want a world where both streaming and physical are booming!
Great content as always. I have bought physical media for around 35 years including 4K and now use Apple TV. I buy 4K movies on there usually they are released first and the quality is great. A review on Apple TV would be good?
I bought my first 4K title on AppleTV the other day for cheap: A League of Their Own. Looks fantastic. Unobtainable on disc unless you buy the Columbia Classics box set. There is always a place for digital purchases: that film you've wanted to see forever but don't quite love enough to commit to an insane purchase price. 9/10 image quality, would buy again
@@EricMalette I don't think the Columbia Classics 4K box set came with an "insane purchase price." Sony did an excellent job with that release, and the price was very reasonable (imo). The 6 included films are amazing, and were painstakingly restored to virtual perfection. The included book was also well done, and the packaging is superb. I understand if you only wanted 'A League of their Own', but I still don't think the asking price was insane. I paid more for my copy of 'Dawn of the Dead' 4K Limited Edition import, and that's just for a single film (with lots of fantastic goodies). I paid $96 for the 4K Columbia Classics box set, and I think if you had purchased it, ... you would've probably found it to be money well spent. It's Sony's crown jewel 4K release, so far.
@@christopherbrown5023 It's insane if you just want one or two films out of that. I just don't know that I'll ever commit to it. It's $300! That's a sizeable investment for a bunch of films I don't really care about. Bottom line, I was using it as an example for when streaming is something to fall back on. You don't have to buy this ridiculous box set if you have a hankering for Geena Davis and Tom Hanks. Granted, I'd love to get Lawrence of Arabia, but 300 bucks is not something I'm willing to muster for it. It's not an economical purchase whatsoever. It's like 50 bucks per disk lol You were incredibly lucky to get it at that price. You didn't pay what it costs, essentially.
@@EricMalette To each their own, but that CC box set comes with incredible cinematic masterpieces. If you don't care, then that's perfectly fine. However, I still don't think the box set's ORIGINAL price wasn't unreasonable (all things considered). I praise Sony for giving their prized catalog titles such glorious 4K treatment, via that outstanding box set.
I’ll always buy the videos I want. However, I’m not interested in anything being put out today so I don’t know when I’ll ever buy another physical copy again.
I had to stop collecting physical im running out of disc space to put it all. So switched to digital. Plus if your house burns down you can still use digital. An important questions been hopping into minds as the economy gets worse. If there were a disater near your house what 4 things would you grab before leaving.
@@paulsmoviechannel What Eva said is correct. Switching to streaming is no guarantee youll find a HD version. There was no mention of any other options
@@paulsmoviechannel “If content DOESN’T have a HD version on PHYSICAL then STREAM IS THE ONLY OPTION! My preferred is always physical!” My comment was to how he worded his statement. I CAPITALIZED the parts that contradict each other because somethings AREN’T in HD on streaming. Some stuff ONLY has an SD version available to stream. Take older movies and shows that will NEVER have a HD version because ONLY an SD is available to put on physical or to stream.
@@EvaFull my take on it was more that it isn't worth him getting it on physical if it isn't in HD and for the quality he doesn't mind just streaming if it's only SD content (so still an SD stream).
Great video and hopefully more people understand why we love physical media over streaming. I have a question that's not related to the video. I absolutely love the movie Tombstone and I can't find any information about it being remastered in 4k. Do you happen to know if it will be? If not I have thought about contacting Cinergi pictures to inquire about it. Have you ever done that and had any luck? Thanks! Love the content!
I predict, regarding the stance of there being "too many" streaming services, that the cable and satellite TV companies will eventually buy the rights to most streaming services and require you to pay for one or multiple packages in order to access certain streaming services, taking us back to the problems we had with cable TV before streaming came along.
The only problem with your leasing vs buying example is that it get pretty muddy as you are leasing a fleet of cars for less than a third the price of a single car. It also allows you tousle one car while a family member used another etc. Unfortunately the comparison isn't really easy to make.
Does buying movies digitally also have the same video/audio as streaming or can it be downloaded in a less compressed file making it more comparable to physical media?
I only have 2 streaming services Disney+ & Peacock. Although I haven't bought any physcal media in awhile,I would still buy certain movies on blu-ray, and soon 4K blu-ray disc and a 4K tv
I like having a Vudu library for sharing with friends and when I'm on a long car ride or trip, but when sitting at home, it leaves more to be desired. A lot more visual noise and varying audio quality even for a 4K stream. I do really love streaming at this time in quarantine because there's so much new content every week though. For immediacy or one-time watches, streaming is not only good but necessary. But I try to own every movie I really like or desire revisiting and it makes for a fun hobby to scavenge for the best deals.
I’m trying to cut down on streaming. I recently canceled Disney+ after the Mandalorian ended. I felt indifferent towards the series and I’m satisfied with they way the second season ended that I don’t feel the need to watch the next season. I’m thinking of cancelling Netflix since they keep increasing the price and I don’t feel I’m getting my money’s worth. For every good film/series they release (The Irishman, Marriage Story, Roma, The Queen’s Gambit), they release 100 bad ones. I just don’t really care for their original content. I use streaming to watch films I haven’t seen before and if I like it then I buy a physical copy. It has helped me not blind buy films and then have to try and sell them if I don’t like them. That’s the main benefit for me. I had the Disney/Hulu/Espn bundle but I only really use Hulu. TH-cam TV, Hulu and Amazon Prime are the ones I use the most and are probably the only ones I’ll keep in the long run.
Sound quality is the biggest issue for me...picture in the main is fairly reasonable (and can be exceptional at times) but the heavily compressed sound is the killer for me. I watched Starship Troopers on Disney last night and had to turn it off half-way through, as the sound was so bad. I find this a lot with older movies, where they are clearly only using the DVD Dolby Digital stream. Some of the Netflix produced shows are much better (first series of "Dark" was a good example of better sound quality) but generally there are always parts where the sound just doesn't go anywhere.
I love streaming but hate how all the content is divided and randomly goes away and comes back, so I'm buying physical media and iTunes content and putting it on a PLEX server.
I've said this before and i will always say it, i use streaming to check out titles and end up buying them if i like them. I rarely use streaming to do a rewatch, only been about one or two times so far. I kind of live in the city in a small place in Norway, but my internet is not exactly the strongest either. I rarely get to watch 2160p videos on here at all! I don't know what i would do if i didn't have my physical collection. There are also so many streaming exclusive titles i'm waiting on to be released, The Perfection being one of them.
Yeah, physical media just feels right, especially Films. It gives the nostalgic vibe of going to blockbuster. I stream hbomax for their original content, Disney for marvel and star wars only.
a topic i haven't seen a single person cover is the quality of blu ray anime vs streaming. It would be great if you made a video about if you actually get noticeable better visuals on anime blu ray vs stream. Also, is the audio better? such as more bass or surround sound effects. Anime blu ray is incredibly expensive and i'm a big fan of a lot of series, but i can't bring myself to buy for that price unless i'm sure i'm actually getter noticeable better audio/visual
I don't see why one can't just embrace both. Don't get me wrong--I love my discs. Ain't nothing better. However, renting a movie on the stream is what it's all about. It's there to watch the movies you don't want to have in your collection. Having all the streaming services baked into my panel is just totally preem. It's never been easier to access film and TV. I cannot stress how impressive it is to be able to rent almost anything on AppleTV--and I hate Apple. The quality and variety of their library is truly next-level.
@@EricMalette yeah I like streaming but for me I just like having something I can hold. Streaming I primarily use for travel. Although it's probably not really streaming. I download it to my phone first.
@@StaticBlaster I'm not much for material possessions. I cannot wait for the day that streaming allows for Blu Ray quality. All I care about is the content. I suffer the discs because I have to. They are delicate, they take forever to load and they require handling. Give me straight ones and zeroes through the ether please! Until then, I'll be a staunch supporter of physical media, but only out of necessity.
I have had a recent development with my 4K player having trouble with 100GB discs, even though I have had the player since 2018 and has been fine until recently. This has got me looking and thinking of what the future may hold if we don't have players to play the media. Samsung, one of the biggest electronic companies, stopped making the players years ago. In 2018 OPPO stopped making players and they were arguably the best player one could buy. Pioneer players had some great reviews but their website says their 4K players are discontinued. Even though Sony still makes them, they haven't upgraded their models to have auto switching from HDR to Dolby Vision with alone any other updates. I have an LG and new it is the same model as what I got in 2018. From what I understand not a single new or upgraded model was introduced at CES this year. What are your sources saying? Are we even going to have players being made for physical media, specifically 4K, in another 3-5 years?
I do not blind buy movies on physical media. I either watch a movie at the cinema, streaming service, or borrow the movie from a friend. If I like the movie enough to own then I buy it on physical media only. I don't buy digital movies ever.
The only thing I really enjoy streaming for are multi season tv shows where you have to jump around. Especially for Clone Wars, it's much easier to binge the better arcs since you have to jump back and forth between seasons.
There are people who can have a series marathon. that is, they sit and watch several episodes of a series, perhaps 5-6 episodes or the entire series in a single day
Yea I believe there’s room for both . I typically stream the basic stuff on new releases. I might buy a new release if it’s from one of my favorite directors. I mostly buy physical stuff I liked growing up, stuff I’ve heard about that’s hard to find on streaming and Basically movies that define me I collect. Sorta building my physical collection that’s a reflection of me . I’ve started picking up some 4k’s stuff too.
I stream because I've been burned doing blind buys and I don't want to just spend a ton of money. So now I'll watch the movie and if it's really good I'll buy it. I've only downside is the first time I don't see the superior version.
I'm a big advocate for physical because I like to watch strange cult films and trashy horror and so many titles are just not available on streaming services.
Lots of trashy horror on two free relatively new streaming apps, Kino Cult, and Midnight Pulp. Have both on my Roku TV, and use to supplement physical blu ray.
I subscribe to several streamers for several reasons, space and simplicity and I have 2 kids...Movies I care about I own on dvd, bluray and best of all 4k. I agree with you 1,000% about availability. I wanted to watch "Trick or Treat" from 1986, no streamer has that movie. So I still have yet to see it
Streaming is convenient you can watch on any device but streaming services take out movies and tv shows and even their own original shows and movies physical you keep forever and their is more available to choose from it physical media preserves movies and tv shows the way they were ment to be at the end of the day I choose physical media these are very good points.
Hey, enjoyed the video. I had an unrelated question though. Have you heard anything about a Blu-ray release for the film, The Empty Man? It came and went in theaters and then got dumped to digital and Redbox (dvd only) and isn’t available for sale in physical format anywhere that I can find other than Redbox. It’s a Fox title, so I’m worried that it’s in limbo or something. Really hoping it gets a release, because I thought it was surprisingly pretty great.
I'm weird. I hate music streaming and only buy CDs but haven't bought a DVD in years. I guess I just don't re-watch many movies these days. Too much I want to watch. can't waste time on something I've already seen when there's a ton of titles on my watch-list.
I have mubi, criterion channel, fubo tv, Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, ESPN+, Disney plus and showtime. also have a big physical collection. While I love my disks I don’t really mind streaming things. The problem that I run into is when I like a show on say Netflix and it doesn’t get a physical release. I would like both. Also I think it’s fair to say that after cutting the cable I’m paying about the same price a month on streaming sites so that’s kinda dumb.
You've convinced me to invest in some physical copies since I've started watching your channem. It's usually things that are true 4k content. If it's 2k upscale or anything else, I'll just stick to digital copies since it's already sub par quality. Especially since atm I don't have high quality sound.
Streaming is great for exploring, especially the classics, world cinema, the Criterion Channel, MUBI, et cetera that may not require jacked up DTS. I'll also rent BluRay to check out new release titles. Blu is king, but I don't buy unless I love it and want a longer term relationship with the movie. And I must love many because I've got like 800 discs.
Cable is going to make a comeback when all these studio make their own streaming services and take all their content off the bigger services. Mark my words.
I rarely watch movies from streaming services like Netflix,Disney+,Amazon Prime. I watch only their exclusive contents. If I want to watch a movie I go for either iTunes or physical media. iTunes movies with a good internet connection via Apple TV 4K is almost as good as physical versions.
7:42 Good analogy, except with cars they're just plain maintenance hogs, vs. physical copies of movie & music media (particularly CD's for music), which, as long as they're handled properly and stored properly at climate controlled conditions, are practically maintenance free (i.e., no additional cost associated with them). On the other hand, I decided to start leasing cars b/c after buying cars for years, I noticed that once you paid them off, it was almost immediately repair after repair after repair. ONE typical major repair on ONE of our two vehicles averaged $200 a month for a year (taking advantage of a Synchrony Car Care card with zero interest for the first year). Had I had another major problem occur AT THE SAME TIME as the repair I was already paying on - 'cause remember, Murphy's Law waits for no one - that would have been a new car payment! (That is, if I wanted to pay within a year to avoid climbing interest.) Let alone if/when my wife's car would have problem($). So screw it, if you're essentially always going to be paying on a car anyway, might as well put the money on a good new car every three years, I say. But with physical media for movies & music, I buy once and I'm done.
I believe in both. Loyal subscriber to The Criterion Channel for $11/mo. So much great content on Criterion there's no way I can watch all the titles in my list que, much less subscribe to another service at same time. And streaming lets me screen and find the really select titles I want to own on Blu Ray.
I can’t stream without quality shifts and buffering. Also, you forgot to mention censorship and censored/edited content. I refuse to sign up for streaming services (Hulu I get for free and I have Amazon prime) because I don’t want to add to the $ being spent on streaming.
I don't consider streaming evil or anything like that but it's just a fact that it affects physical media collecting negatively. I miss the endless isles of physical media sections of my local super markets. I usually did my collecting during grocery shopping or during my wife did grocery shopping... Also the one thing I love about older DVDs, the packaging even the most basic release was superior compared to today's flimsy cases and barebones presentation and if you want anything nicer you have to pay up the ass for it.
I feel you people always ask me why do I have so many Blu-Rays I say because streaming is going to 100% Quality and sound if you want the best Blu-ray is a way to go Blu-ray supports Dolby Atmos DTS it's a big difference I played Ready Player One on HBO Max it was good but then bought it on Blu-ray DTS it blew it out of the water
I always buy my favourites to add to my collection but use Netflix etc as well but that's more for casual viewing. I have a region free player so can usually get what I want on region one or two blue rays.
Great video ❤️ I know I’m one of the rare few who still LOVES 3D Blu-ray Discs, but as you know, the content is few and far between. When a release comes out, I’m quick to purchase. That being said, sometimes the releases are expensive (WW84 3D and Croods 2 3D are 35-ish$) and it sucks when I spend a lot to find it on sale for 10-16$ later. What’s your advice on this? I want to show my support and snatch these releases up (as some can be difficult to obtain later or even get MORE expensive) but a part of me is wondering if I should wait for them to cheapen up..if they do end up doing just that! 🤔
I always prefer blu ray and 4k blu ray over streaming. But, also use streaming for tv shows and the original movies. But I always want the best possible fidelity when watching movies and will always look to physical media for this. Great video thanks
I pay for hbomax, peacock.my sister pays for Disney + and my aunt pays for Netflix and Hulu. We all share our accounts amongst the family. I still buy Blu-ray’s and 4ks if it’s a movie I enjoyed. Got about 50 Blu-ray’s and a handful of 4ks.
I couldn't imagine if we didn't have physical media it would be a sad day. I only stream if I have too. It's the compressed audio and video I don't like. I love Atmos and imax enhanced and love collecting 4ks that have those formats.
I have HBOMAX and Prime and will use Tubi because I love HBOMAX's content and some of the shows like "MadTV" doesn't have physical availability. Not to mention the fact that I can watch some movies that are I can't go to the movies for. I have Prime because I buy a lot of blu rays off of Amazon. And Tubi has so much content for free. Admittedly I had so many streaming services that I got rid of and literally went back to cable.
I buy physical when I can find what I want and if it's not more than I'm willing to pay. One upside to streaming is finding out about things you wouldn't otherwise know about. The other is if you aren't able to catch something when it originally airs.
Im a huge physical media fan but most of the movies i watch are just on pirate servises coz I just simply dont have enough movie to buy everything. but i do have netfix that I just use from someone's account and u gotta admit that there are a multitude of films that arent on there so I watch them on pirate servises because i dont consider paying money for digitals coz its just empty air
I’m both. Streaming and physical. The physical side of my collection have to be special though. So Steelbook, collectors editions etc, I do have a few standard blu rays though. For example. Dead Mans Shoes is only available on Blu-Ray here. It’s not on DVD, streaming or collectors edition, so Blu-Ray for me.
I'm actually thinking of having just a projector in my home, no TVs. I assert that most TV is a waste of time. Two shows a year are excellent, watch those. The rest we wont remember in 6 months, so why spend that time watching in the first place? Better to invest that time instead in high quality film.
I buy every movie i like and or want and then stream everything else. Streaming is convenient but will not be anywhere near a disk in the next few years. I like how a discs i can just get what i want not what the service would want me to get
excuse me bro, i was thinking, on the concept that there are stuff that will probably never get remastered to 1080p, much less 4k, and, talking about many old content like old anime, and movies with rights issues or lost source, or even weird cases in which the remaster is bad (rip buffy the vampire slayer fans), as well as old games and it's retro look, don't you think it would be a good idea to implement a sort of filter that provides a "crt" look or a scanline filter?, there´s many content that would benefit from that filter and would make things look less badly in that big ass screen. Also, how is it that we haven't gotten filters for our smart tv's at this point?, i would like to make things look like old film, or like an old cinema, i mean, people love filters on their phones, wouldn't people like the idea of them on their tv to experience the content they watch in the way they want? i don´t know, just a tought, i just don't think it's that difficut at this point.
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I digital for a backup just in case
I use streaming as a tool. If I see a movie, and I like it a lot, to the point I can rewatch again, I'll add it on the Disc list.
I do the same. A movie that I only need to watch once is a movie that I dont care to see in the highest Quality.
@@jeffreykaufmann2867 I'd have a bigger collection if I didn't have streaming, many being in the "Why did I buy this?" pile.
I'm probably weird, but I really enjoy playing my films from a disc (you mentioned it as a con of physical media). Turning on the player, loading the disc, setting up the film in the menu... you can say it just takes more time, but it feels way more exciting to me than just hitting a play button.
Plus the menus and the logos are better
The discs also let you go to your favorite scene. It lets you get to where you left off easier and faster.
I'm 38 father of a 7 and a 2 year old toddlers. My older boy looks at my physical media collection with admiration (not the case with the missus hehe). Still he lives in a world of streaming as I do subscribe a few popular services. I do it for convenience and ease of access. I'm a physical media advocate but I do not feel any need for taking sides. They both are just as valid.
I agree. You have to do what fits your life, and a mix of service and physical is a valid and rational move.
I use streaming to check out movies and shows I haven’t seen before, and if I like it a lot i’ll go buy the blu-ray. That way I make sure to reduce blind buys on stuff I might not like. It’s also convenient for watching stuff on my phone while I’m on the train. But it’s definitely expensive, so all the services I share accounts with friends and family
We all know what the real chain is if you are a die hard movie fan:
theater > physical media > download > streaming
Is the "theatre" being ranked so high is mainly about the experience, or is the quality of the content that much higher?
Related note, while Bit rate isn't the be all and end all, and it quality would vary based on format used, but I am curious at what bit rate does theatres play movies at. I know that when they first started to switch to digital projection, or at least in the main stream, films would come to theatres on 500gig hard drives. I am guessing the theatre with this might be projecting at 2k.
I’m over the theater. Taking the family cost well over a hundred bucks each time. A great projector can be paid off in a year and the movie can be paused for bathroom breaks.
*home theater
@@robertt9342 most theaters don't have 4k projectors. Pretty sure he's saying experience
@@donsimpsonshead8809 If you can wait for the movie to be released in a home video format, or longer still streaming (except for HBO Max and Warner movies)
I only buy the movies and TV shows I really like on physical media everything else I just stream
Good Reply. I’m the same since as someone who works in a minimum wage job with a small bank account. I have to pick and choose what I want, instead of buying tons on UHD Blu-Ray’s. Now would things be different if I won the lottery of course. Right how would I do things when it comes to my collection if I won the lottery.
Well after converting a room into a home cinema setup, I would purchase some heavy duty boxes made out of a material that doesn’t rust, which can be stored in a space built below the home cinema with walls built to protect it against a range of things.
Weather that is Nuclear War, Space Rocks hitting Earth, Fire, Natural Disasters, EMP’s Or looting. Not only for my pleasure and piece of mind, but it also allows future generations to enjoy movies that might vanish. Now how would I handle things when it comes to my collection if my future doesn’t improve.
If I can keep it, I would donate it near the end of my life to an organise to keep it for future generations. However if that isn’t possible for me it would be sold or stored somewhere to let someone find it in some boxes.
Same; I can't justify buying everything and frankly I don't want to; I want (and own!) a small, curated collection of things I value and love and want to see again in the best quality possible. My family would stream whether I want them to or not; why should I not partake?
Here in the UK I use a rental service for physical media. Best of both worlds imo. US Netflix still has the disc service.
This is the way!
This is exactly what I do too. I love physical media because there has been times where I can’t find that good movie or I haven’t seen it in years and forget it existed. Mermaids with Cher is one of those for me, I forgot it existed 😂 great movie though. If I bought everything that came out I’ll run out of space
Another issue with streaming we're seeing, mainly with Disney+, are incomplete catalogues or instances of censorship/alterations. Was excited to watch the original Muppets for the first time but heard they're missing a handful of episodes and are out of order.
As far as I know, the only content missing from the Muppet Show on Disney Plus is due to licensing issues. The DVDs have the same problem, in fact the DVDs are worse.
was not the Muppets from the UK
@@Andersljungberg Nopers-they were originally on show called "Sesame Street" on Public Broadcasting here in the states.
I’ve been waiting for someone to talk about this! Thanks
We can do both. Streaming is so easy and faster to do but I stoped buying digital movies pretty much last year and have been buying physical yesterday I spent $200 on buying 4k movies. It’s very nice to have digital codes that comes with them and it’s convenient to watch them on the go or just go into an app on your Console or Smart tv to watch a movie but I enjoy physical media more and have been trying to rebuild my movie collection
Man I love your channel. It makes me happy! I’m a physical media fan too and what you are saying is the truth. I own all the Mission Impossible movies except for the crappy second one. They are all bluray except the most recent which is 4k. My kids are the right age now so I showed them all of them on disc but they were curious about the second one which I don’t have so we watched it on Netflix. What a contrast! Black levels are crap. Resolution was ok I guess but the sound was so anemic! What I love is when a great 4k movie is released. I am a big fan of The Mask of Zorro and bought the 4k disc. My kids were blown away! It just made the whole experience special and brought it up to the level of modern films. Crisp picture, incredible colours and a kick ass Dolby Atmos mix. Sorry streaming but not even close.
With streaming you pretty much have to have 5 diffrent apps to get all of the content you want and then buy a VPN to get access to a few extra shows/movies that might not be available in your country until next year.
One of the best reasons for physical media is the inability of any given publisher to censor something. I know times change but keeping things in tact allows perspectives not easily derived without viewing it unabridged.
Let people decide for themselves
That’s what’s up!
There are plenty of edited/censored DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
@@CarlFink true but one can find plenty of uncut, uncensored, unedited ones too. When you do find it is yours. No one can take it away. Streaming services take down movies all the time due to license agreements or cancel culture as of late.
I only pay for one streaming service at a time. And rotate to a different service after 4-6 months once I have caught up on their content. If I have watched something on it I like, I will try to find the physical media for it. Primarily I collect blu-ray/4k discs right now.
Got to say I also love physical media last weekend for example I broke out my Batman Forever LaserDisc and started watching that
It's so nice to have all the streaming apps built right onto the LG. It's pretty disgusting how convenient this is. I'd never thought I'd say this, but AppleTV is the most amazing streaming service. The LG OS app that came baked into the CX is beautiful, amazing to use with LG's smart wand/remote, and the 4K quality is superb. What's even more impressive is their incomparable library. I love being able to rent whatever I want like back in the day. I wish I could have everything on disc but some of these titles are so expensive I can't ever conceive of owning them. Streaming is a great thing to fall back on.
The original productions from streaming services are the only real pro. Personally I would love to own The Boys on 4K/Blu-ray.
Same. The only reason I use streaming services is for their original programming. I wish Jack Ryan wasn’t the only Amazon Prime show on physical media.
Not much of a pro they steal shows and make them exclusive
The main pro is space and discs not getting damaged for me
There is also a middle ground: rip your physical media to a DLNA NAS device for in-house streaming. Great for a binge party or those movies you watch over and over again. Less fingering and wear on the discs and less fiddling while you are busy playing host. Many home routers will accept a USB hard drive and stream its contents locally.
Great video man. I love physical media! Obviously! But to me, the more ways we have to watch, the better it is for the overall film industry. I want a world where both streaming and physical are booming!
Great content as always. I have bought physical media for around 35 years including 4K and now use Apple TV. I buy 4K movies on there usually they are released first and the quality is great. A review on Apple TV would be good?
ill never buy a movie digitally maybe rent one but never buy
Same. I give all my digital copies that come with physical copies away for free. I don’t even try selling them.
I bought my first 4K title on AppleTV the other day for cheap: A League of Their Own. Looks fantastic. Unobtainable on disc unless you buy the Columbia Classics box set. There is always a place for digital purchases: that film you've wanted to see forever but don't quite love enough to commit to an insane purchase price.
9/10 image quality, would buy again
@@EricMalette I don't think the Columbia Classics 4K box set came with an "insane purchase price."
Sony did an excellent job with that release, and the price was very reasonable (imo). The 6 included films are amazing, and were painstakingly restored to virtual perfection. The included book was also well done, and the packaging is superb.
I understand if you only wanted 'A League of their Own', but I still don't think the asking price was insane. I paid more for my copy of 'Dawn of the Dead' 4K Limited Edition import, and that's just for a single film (with lots of fantastic goodies).
I paid $96 for the 4K Columbia Classics box set, and I think if you had purchased it, ... you would've probably found it to be money well spent. It's Sony's crown jewel 4K release, so far.
@@christopherbrown5023 It's insane if you just want one or two films out of that. I just don't know that I'll ever commit to it. It's $300! That's a sizeable investment for a bunch of films I don't really care about. Bottom line, I was using it as an example for when streaming is something to fall back on. You don't have to buy this ridiculous box set if you have a hankering for Geena Davis and Tom Hanks. Granted, I'd love to get Lawrence of Arabia, but 300 bucks is not something I'm willing to muster for it. It's not an economical purchase whatsoever. It's like 50 bucks per disk lol You were incredibly lucky to get it at that price. You didn't pay what it costs, essentially.
@@EricMalette To each their own, but that CC box set comes with incredible cinematic masterpieces. If you don't care, then that's perfectly fine.
However, I still don't think the box set's ORIGINAL price wasn't unreasonable (all things considered).
I praise Sony for giving their prized catalog titles such glorious 4K treatment, via that outstanding box set.
I’ll always buy the videos I want. However, I’m not interested in anything being put out today so I don’t know when I’ll ever buy another physical copy again.
I had to stop collecting physical im running out of disc space to put it all. So switched to digital. Plus if your house burns down you can still use digital. An important questions been hopping into minds as the economy gets worse. If there were a disater near your house what 4 things would you grab before leaving.
I stream rentals of movies I'm curious about. I buy physical copies of what I love. I think it's a good balance.
If the content doesn't have a HD version on physical then stream is the only option! My preferred is always physical!
Not all streaming is in HD. Some is still in SD only. So how does that help you watch it in HD?
@@EvaFull what? He just said physical first then stream next. What other options are there? Lmao
@@paulsmoviechannel What Eva said is correct. Switching to streaming is no guarantee youll find a HD version. There was no mention of any other options
@@paulsmoviechannel “If content DOESN’T have a HD version on PHYSICAL then STREAM IS THE ONLY OPTION! My preferred is always physical!”
My comment was to how he worded his statement. I CAPITALIZED the parts that contradict each other because somethings AREN’T in HD on streaming. Some stuff ONLY has an SD version available to stream. Take older movies and shows that will NEVER have a HD version because ONLY an SD is available to put on physical or to stream.
@@EvaFull my take on it was more that it isn't worth him getting it on physical if it isn't in HD and for the quality he doesn't mind just streaming if it's only SD content (so still an SD stream).
Loving this channel mate, found it just the other day!
Appreciate that! Spread the word!
Great video and hopefully more people understand why we love physical media over streaming. I have a question that's not related to the video. I absolutely love the movie Tombstone and I can't find any information about it being remastered in 4k. Do you happen to know if it will be? If not I have thought about contacting Cinergi pictures to inquire about it. Have you ever done that and had any luck? Thanks! Love the content!
I predict, regarding the stance of there being "too many" streaming services, that the cable and satellite TV companies will eventually buy the rights to most streaming services and require you to pay for one or multiple packages in order to access certain streaming services, taking us back to the problems we had with cable TV before streaming came along.
Love your videos man!
The only problem with your leasing vs buying example is that it get pretty muddy as you are leasing a fleet of cars for less than a third the price of a single car. It also allows you tousle one car while a family member used another etc. Unfortunately the comparison isn't really easy to make.
Does buying movies digitally also have the same video/audio as streaming or can it be downloaded in a less compressed file making it more comparable to physical media?
I only have 2 streaming services Disney+ & Peacock. Although I haven't bought any physcal media in awhile,I would still buy certain movies on blu-ray, and soon 4K blu-ray disc and a 4K tv
Maybe I heard it wrong, but did you compare HD streaming quality to DVD quality?
I like having a Vudu library for sharing with friends and when I'm on a long car ride or trip, but when sitting at home, it leaves more to be desired. A lot more visual noise and varying audio quality even for a 4K stream. I do really love streaming at this time in quarantine because there's so much new content every week though. For immediacy or one-time watches, streaming is not only good but necessary. But I try to own every movie I really like or desire revisiting and it makes for a fun hobby to scavenge for the best deals.
I primarily use physical media. But there are shows that you can't easily find anywhere, which I use streams for. Then vise versa. Really depends
I typically only use a streaming service for a limited time and then go to a different service. There aren't many I'd want to keep all the time.
And I have a nice collection of DVDs and Blu-rays
I’m trying to cut down on streaming. I recently canceled Disney+ after the Mandalorian ended. I felt indifferent towards the series and I’m satisfied with they way the second season ended that I don’t feel the need to watch the next season. I’m thinking of cancelling Netflix since they keep increasing the price and I don’t feel I’m getting my money’s worth. For every good film/series they release (The Irishman, Marriage Story, Roma, The Queen’s Gambit), they release 100 bad ones. I just don’t really care for their original content. I use streaming to watch films I haven’t seen before and if I like it then I buy a physical copy. It has helped me not blind buy films and then have to try and sell them if I don’t like them. That’s the main benefit for me. I had the Disney/Hulu/Espn bundle but I only really use Hulu. TH-cam TV, Hulu and Amazon Prime are the ones I use the most and are probably the only ones I’ll keep in the long run.
You should watch some films/shows from other countries. There quite good shows out here.
Sound quality is the biggest issue for me...picture in the main is fairly reasonable (and can be exceptional at times) but the heavily compressed sound is the killer for me. I watched Starship Troopers on Disney last night and had to turn it off half-way through, as the sound was so bad. I find this a lot with older movies, where they are clearly only using the DVD Dolby Digital stream. Some of the Netflix produced shows are much better (first series of "Dark" was a good example of better sound quality) but generally there are always parts where the sound just doesn't go anywhere.
I love streaming but hate how all the content is divided and randomly goes away and comes back, so I'm buying physical media and iTunes content and putting it on a PLEX server.
I've said this before and i will always say it, i use streaming to check out titles and end up buying them if i like them. I rarely use streaming to do a rewatch, only been about one or two times so far. I kind of live in the city in a small place in Norway, but my internet is not exactly the strongest either. I rarely get to watch 2160p videos on here at all! I don't know what i would do if i didn't have my physical collection. There are also so many streaming exclusive titles i'm waiting on to be released, The Perfection being one of them.
Yeah, physical media just feels right, especially Films. It gives the nostalgic vibe of going to blockbuster. I stream hbomax for their original content, Disney for marvel and star wars only.
But star wars and marvel are on physical media any format you want
a topic i haven't seen a single person cover is the quality of blu ray anime vs streaming. It would be great if you made a video about if you actually get noticeable better visuals on anime blu ray vs stream. Also, is the audio better? such as more bass or surround sound effects. Anime blu ray is incredibly expensive and i'm a big fan of a lot of series, but i can't bring myself to buy for that price unless i'm sure i'm actually getter noticeable better audio/visual
There are a few pros to streaming but overall the cons outweigh the pros. I much prefer physical media over anything else. Physical media FTW!
I don't see why one can't just embrace both. Don't get me wrong--I love my discs. Ain't nothing better. However, renting a movie on the stream is what it's all about. It's there to watch the movies you don't want to have in your collection. Having all the streaming services baked into my panel is just totally preem. It's never been easier to access film and TV. I cannot stress how impressive it is to be able to rent almost anything on AppleTV--and I hate Apple. The quality and variety of their library is truly next-level.
@@EricMalette yeah I like streaming but for me I just like having something I can hold. Streaming I primarily use for travel. Although it's probably not really streaming. I download it to my phone first.
@@StaticBlaster I'm not much for material possessions. I cannot wait for the day that streaming allows for Blu Ray quality. All I care about is the content. I suffer the discs because I have to. They are delicate, they take forever to load and they require handling. Give me straight ones and zeroes through the ether please! Until then, I'll be a staunch supporter of physical media, but only out of necessity.
I have had a recent development with my 4K player having trouble with 100GB discs, even though I have had the player since 2018 and has been fine until recently. This has got me looking and thinking of what the future may hold if we don't have players to play the media. Samsung, one of the biggest electronic companies, stopped making the players years ago. In 2018 OPPO stopped making players and they were arguably the best player one could buy. Pioneer players had some great reviews but their website says their 4K players are discontinued. Even though Sony still makes them, they haven't upgraded their models to have auto switching from HDR to Dolby Vision with alone any other updates. I have an LG and new it is the same model as what I got in 2018. From what I understand not a single new or upgraded model was introduced at CES this year. What are your sources saying? Are we even going to have players being made for physical media, specifically 4K, in another 3-5 years?
I do not blind buy movies on physical media. I either watch a movie at the cinema, streaming service, or borrow the movie from a friend. If I like the movie enough to own then I buy it on physical media only. I don't buy digital movies ever.
The only thing I really enjoy streaming for are multi season tv shows where you have to jump around. Especially for Clone Wars, it's much easier to binge the better arcs since you have to jump back and forth between seasons.
There are people who can have a series marathon. that is, they sit and watch several episodes of a series, perhaps 5-6 episodes or the entire series in a single day
I do both. There’s tons of movies on streaming that aren’t available physically. Criterion Channel, Shudder, and Netflix have a ton.
Yea I believe there’s room for both . I typically stream the basic stuff on new releases. I might buy a new release if it’s from one of my favorite directors. I mostly buy physical stuff I liked growing up, stuff I’ve heard about that’s hard to find on streaming and Basically movies that define me I collect. Sorta building my physical collection that’s a reflection of me . I’ve started picking up some 4k’s stuff too.
I stream because I've been burned doing blind buys and I don't want to just spend a ton of money. So now I'll watch the movie and if it's really good I'll buy it. I've only downside is the first time I don't see the superior version.
I'm a big advocate for physical because I like to watch strange cult films and trashy horror and so many titles are just not available on streaming services.
Lots of trashy horror on two free relatively new streaming apps, Kino Cult, and Midnight Pulp. Have both on my Roku TV, and use to supplement physical blu ray.
I subscribe to several streamers for several reasons, space and simplicity and I have 2 kids...Movies I care about I own on dvd, bluray and best of all 4k. I agree with you 1,000% about availability. I wanted to watch "Trick or Treat" from 1986, no streamer has that movie. So I still have yet to see it
Is it me or is audio on the video not in sync
Streaming is convenient you can watch on any device but streaming services take out movies and tv shows and even their own original shows and movies physical you keep forever and their is more available to choose from it physical media preserves movies and tv shows the way they were ment to be at the end of the day I choose physical media these are very good points.
Is it possible to watch Netflix VPN on 4K smart TVs?
You probably want to know that the film is good before you buy it, especially if it costs a lot to buy
i believe in a healthy balance between theaters, physical media, and the streaming platforms if they all succeed its the consumer that ultimately wins
Interesting and useful video, Jeff. "Balance" is one key to life, IMHO 😉. Thanks.
Hey, enjoyed the video. I had an unrelated question though. Have you heard anything about a Blu-ray release for the film, The Empty Man? It came and went in theaters and then got dumped to digital and Redbox (dvd only) and isn’t available for sale in physical format anywhere that I can find other than Redbox. It’s a Fox title, so I’m worried that it’s in limbo or something. Really hoping it gets a release, because I thought it was surprisingly pretty great.
I'm weird. I hate music streaming and only buy CDs but haven't bought a DVD in years. I guess I just don't re-watch many movies these days. Too much I want to watch. can't waste time on something I've already seen when there's a ton of titles on my watch-list.
Thank you for a balanced examination. It's rare to hear both sides these days!
@Films At Home
I've always wondered everytime i watch your videos, what movie is that thick dark red bluray behind u on your left?
If it starts with an "A" then i think its Apocalypse Now
Third! Great topic thanks man.
I have mubi, criterion channel, fubo tv, Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, ESPN+, Disney plus and showtime. also have a big physical collection. While I love my disks I don’t really mind streaming things. The problem that I run into is when I like a show on say Netflix and it doesn’t get a physical release. I would like both. Also I think it’s fair to say that after cutting the cable I’m paying about the same price a month on streaming sites so that’s kinda dumb.
There is 4k streaming of Disney show content
You've convinced me to invest in some physical copies since I've started watching your channem. It's usually things that are true 4k content. If it's 2k upscale or anything else, I'll just stick to digital copies since it's already sub par quality. Especially since atm I don't have high quality sound.
Streaming is great for exploring, especially the classics, world cinema, the Criterion Channel, MUBI, et cetera that may not require jacked up DTS. I'll also rent BluRay to check out new release titles. Blu is king, but I don't buy unless I love it and want a longer term relationship with the movie. And I must love many because I've got like 800 discs.
Its one thing to say you buy physical media but any streaming subscription shows support for it no matter what you watch or buy physical.
In 2021 it’s unavoidable to have some streaming. Embracing both is the realistic future
it doesn't take that much effort to change a disk every now and then it's not like working out or going to the gym and breaking a sweat
Cable is going to make a comeback when all these studio make their own streaming services and take all their content off the bigger services. Mark my words.
Who's gonna pay for cable, with no content? The cable companies get what the studios let them have.
I rarely watch movies from streaming services like Netflix,Disney+,Amazon Prime. I watch only their exclusive contents. If I want to watch a movie I go for either iTunes or physical media. iTunes movies with a good internet connection via Apple TV 4K is almost as good as physical versions.
7:42 Good analogy, except with cars they're just plain maintenance hogs, vs. physical copies of movie & music media (particularly CD's for music), which, as long as they're handled properly and stored properly at climate controlled conditions, are practically maintenance free (i.e., no additional cost associated with them).
On the other hand, I decided to start leasing cars b/c after buying cars for years, I noticed that once you paid them off, it was almost immediately repair after repair after repair. ONE typical major repair on ONE of our two vehicles averaged $200 a month for a year (taking advantage of a Synchrony Car Care card with zero interest for the first year). Had I had another major problem occur AT THE SAME TIME as the repair I was already paying on - 'cause remember, Murphy's Law waits for no one - that would have been a new car payment! (That is, if I wanted to pay within a year to avoid climbing interest.) Let alone if/when my wife's car would have problem($). So screw it, if you're essentially always going to be paying on a car anyway, might as well put the money on a good new car every three years, I say. But with physical media for movies & music, I buy once and I'm done.
Hi. What 4K blu-ray player do you own and why please? X
I believe in both. Loyal subscriber to The Criterion Channel for $11/mo. So much great content on Criterion there's no way I can watch all the titles in my list que, much less subscribe to another service at same time. And streaming lets me screen and find the really select titles I want to own on Blu Ray.
I can’t stream without quality shifts and buffering. Also, you forgot to mention censorship and censored/edited content. I refuse to sign up for streaming services (Hulu I get for free and I have Amazon prime) because I don’t want to add to the $ being spent on streaming.
I don't consider streaming evil or anything like that but it's just a fact that it affects physical media collecting negatively. I miss the endless isles of physical media sections of my local super markets. I usually did my collecting during grocery shopping or during my wife did grocery shopping... Also the one thing I love about older DVDs, the packaging even the most basic release was superior compared to today's flimsy cases and barebones presentation and if you want anything nicer you have to pay up the ass for it.
I feel you people always ask me why do I have so many Blu-Rays I say because streaming is going to 100% Quality and sound if you want the best Blu-ray is a way to go Blu-ray supports Dolby Atmos DTS it's a big difference I played Ready Player One on HBO Max it was good but then bought it on Blu-ray DTS it blew it out of the water
You have the Patagonia sweater! that's where I live, Argentina 👍🏻
I love buying and owning physical media...hope it will be produced forever.
Both for me. I buy the films I love. Often stream and then buy. Nice post Jeff.
Why can’t we have both?
Thanks for another detailed, informative video.
I really hope the mcu shows get a 4K blu-ray release or at least a blu-ray, want the complete physical mcu
I always buy my favourites to add to my collection but use Netflix etc as well but that's more for casual viewing. I have a region free player so can usually get what I want on region one or two blue rays.
Samsung the premiere projector review?
Great video ❤️ I know I’m one of the rare few who still LOVES 3D Blu-ray Discs, but as you know, the content is few and far between. When a release comes out, I’m quick to purchase. That being said, sometimes the releases are expensive (WW84 3D and Croods 2 3D are 35-ish$) and it sucks when I spend a lot to find it on sale for 10-16$ later. What’s your advice on this? I want to show my support and snatch these releases up (as some can be difficult to obtain later or even get MORE expensive) but a part of me is wondering if I should wait for them to cheapen up..if they do end up doing just that! 🤔
I always prefer blu ray and 4k blu ray over streaming. But, also use streaming for tv shows and the original movies. But I always want the best possible fidelity when watching movies and will always look to physical media for this.
Great video thanks
I will not start to stream until I'm forced to do it to be able to watch anything.
I pay for hbomax, peacock.my sister pays for Disney + and my aunt pays for Netflix and Hulu. We all share our accounts amongst the family. I still buy Blu-ray’s and 4ks if it’s a movie I enjoyed. Got about 50 Blu-ray’s and a handful of 4ks.
I couldn't imagine if we didn't have physical media it would be a sad day. I only stream if I have too. It's the compressed audio and video I don't like. I love Atmos and imax enhanced and love collecting 4ks that have those formats.
I have HBOMAX and Prime and will use Tubi because
I love HBOMAX's content and some of the shows like "MadTV" doesn't have physical availability. Not to mention the fact that I can watch some movies that are I can't go to the movies for.
I have Prime because I buy a lot of blu rays off of Amazon. And Tubi has so much content for free.
Admittedly I had so many streaming services that I got rid of and literally went back to cable.
I buy physical when I can find what I want and if it's not more than I'm willing to pay. One upside to streaming is finding out about things you wouldn't otherwise know about. The other is if you aren't able to catch something when it originally airs.
Im a huge physical media fan but most of the movies i watch are just on pirate servises coz I just simply dont have enough movie to buy everything. but i do have netfix that I just use from someone's account and u gotta admit that there are a multitude of films that arent on there so I watch them on pirate servises because i dont consider paying money for digitals coz its just empty air
Could you do another 4k collection complete overview because alot more 4ks come from 2019 to 2021
I’m both. Streaming and physical. The physical side of my collection have to be special though. So Steelbook, collectors editions etc, I do have a few standard blu rays though. For example. Dead Mans Shoes is only available on Blu-Ray here. It’s not on DVD, streaming or collectors edition, so Blu-Ray for me.
I'm actually thinking of having just a projector in my home, no TVs. I assert that most TV is a waste of time. Two shows a year are excellent, watch those. The rest we wont remember in 6 months, so why spend that time watching in the first place? Better to invest that time instead in high quality film.
Love your channel and glad you got rid of the old intro song
Is that a Packers jersey?
I use streaming to vet what I get for my library haha. Criterion channel and HBO max are probs the ideal ones
I buy every movie i like and or want and then stream everything else. Streaming is convenient but will not be anywhere near a disk in the next few years. I like how a discs i can just get what i want not what the service would want me to get
excuse me bro, i was thinking, on the concept that there are stuff that will probably never get remastered to 1080p, much less 4k, and, talking about many old content like old anime, and movies with rights issues or lost source, or even weird cases in which the remaster is bad (rip buffy the vampire slayer fans), as well as old games and it's retro look, don't you think it would be a good idea to implement a sort of filter that provides a "crt" look or a scanline filter?, there´s many content that would benefit from that filter and would make things look less badly in that big ass screen.
Also, how is it that we haven't gotten filters for our smart tv's at this point?, i would like to make things look like old film, or like an old cinema, i mean, people love filters on their phones, wouldn't people like the idea of them on their tv to experience the content they watch in the way they want? i don´t know, just a tought, i just don't think it's that difficut at this point.